Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by daCritic 
- Chart updated: 07/20/2025 13:45
- (Created: 11/14/2010 08:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2010]
Year of Release:
1966
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36,528
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More for content, really. It was not extremely innovative or influential, per say, but its just the best sounding album ever.
[First added to this chart: 11/14/2010]
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1973
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56,352
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2010]
Year of Release:
1965
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25,247
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2010]
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1959
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20,863
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Changed the guitar...
[First added to this chart: 11/14/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
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20,608
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2020]
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1994
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15,257
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7. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2020]
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1993
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2,394
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2020]
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1961
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983
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Threw progressive rock into a whole new ball park!
[First added to this chart: 11/14/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
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37,429
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2010]
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1971
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18,321
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 26 | 26% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/05/2025 09:04 |  MadhattanJack | 345 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/09/2025 13:31 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/18/2023 20:29 | Johnnyo | 2,683 | 80/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 04/11/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5279): By daCritic
BestEverAlbums 04/11/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5279): By daCritic“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan (1965) 4. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis (1959) 5. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967) 6.…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 08/05/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5031): By daCritic
BestEverAlbums 08/05/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5031): By daCritic“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by daCritic () 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan (1965) 4. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis (1959) 5. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 08/18/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4315): By daCritic
BestEverAlbums 08/18/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4315): By daCritic“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by daCritic () 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan (1965) 4. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis (1959) 5. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience…”
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Johnnyo 08/18/2023 20:30 | #298688
Good chart and Would have been a higher score if there were a few more “newer albums”. Good chart non the less
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Moondance 11/12/2022 20:46 | #291241
cool chart
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leniad 08/30/2021 04:48 | #273062
good one
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ForegroundNoise 08/19/2019 10:59 | #241387
ForegroundNoise 08/19/2019 10:59 | #241387
Definitely some nice picks, but a little too 60s orientated for my liking ...
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gidgidi 08/19/2019 10:05 | #241386
gidgidi 08/19/2019 10:05 | #241386
Good chart.
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