Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
corenfro 
*Not necessarily in order yet beyond the top 10-20 or so*
I'm going to try to do the "one album per artist" as much as it pains me to do so. Shoutout to the many albums by The Who, The Beach Boys, Miles Davis, Radiohead, Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, David Bowie, Yes, Genesis, and Kendrick Lamar. Some of them were VERY hard to pick a "only album from X artist" since some have 2 (or more) really important albums w/ vastly different stories that deserve inclusion (smile vs. pet sounds, tommy vs. who's next, kid a vs. ok computer, to pimp a butterfly vs. good kid madd city, lonerism vs. currents, sgt. pepper vs. others, kind of blue vs. bitches brew). But until I can unlock decade charts I must do this to fit a wider variety of music (there are well over 100 great albums that I really want to consider a top 100 album).
On a site littered with contrarians I actually tried to make a "top greatest music albums" list as opposed to a "top obscure albums you've never heard of" list. Because of this, when choosing which album from an artist to include, I generally err on the side of the more euphonic record when in doubt.
Hipsters and snobs: feel free to downvote at how mainstream I am.
- Chart updated: 05/18/2025 00:15
- (Created: 06/07/2015 21:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1966
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 4 | 4% |
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| Supertramp | 1 | 1% | |
| Kate Bush | 1 | 1% | |
| Mike Oldfield | 1 | 1% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 1 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 1 | 1% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 1 | 1% | |
| Sigur Rós | 1 | 1% | |
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54 | 54% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Down 1 from 10th to 11th Igor by Tyler, The Creator |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12th How I'm Feeling Now by Charli XCX |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13th Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/18/2025 16:18 |  Keatownrodriguez | 84 | 95/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2025 17:55 | EyeKanFly | 209 | 88/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2025 12:39 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2025 09:02 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
| ! | 12/24/2024 22:07 | Exist-en-ciel | 126 | 99/100 |
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From Keatownrodriguez 11/18/2025 16:19 | #311708
Keatownrodriguez 11/18/2025 16:19 | #311708
You definitely love the classics, nothing wrong with that but I really love the unique/ unexpected picks mixed in
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DommeDamian 09/11/2024 14:00 | #305235
DommeDamian 09/11/2024 14:00 | #305235
A highlight on this site. Also love the authenticity in your descriptions
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From thepurplemartin 09/11/2024 12:41 | #305234
I’m really fascinated to see how brat sounds into the future and how influential it’ll end up being. It almost sounds like it could be an end cap of an era as much as it could be the start of an entirely new one, but time will tell. Great list, I personally can’t do no duplicate artists, but I respect your effort!
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From Johnnyo 01/25/2023 10:43 | #293241
Love the note accompanying this entries. Don’t agree with the one album per artist thing but that’s a personal choice. Not going to criticise you for that. Great chart
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From Moondance 01/25/2023 10:06 | #293240
Nice chart with a fairly even split across the decades (which is not something you see that often). Overall, a bit too USA focussed ~ and only one album from south of the Equator....
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From roberto71 08/15/2020 13:53 | #257037
Very good selection of classic rock albums. Particularly Tommy and Moody Blues. I don't know why you never see Tommy too much anymore. I guess it's not as popular as it used to be for some strange reason.
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Goliath 07/25/2020 16:39 | #256191
Goliath 07/25/2020 16:39 | #256191
I find it difficult to condone the one album per artist thing, seems arbitrary to me, what's the rational? I agree with you on the 'top obscure albums you've never heard of' comment, this site is full of charts containing albums that make me think, can those albums really be favorites or just 'clever' picks?
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From DommeDamian 07/19/2020 09:54 | #255813
DommeDamian 07/19/2020 09:54 | #255813
YOU GET A FAVORITE FROM ME!
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jnfbn 07/19/2020 09:52 | #255812
jnfbn 07/19/2020 09:52 | #255812
Remarkable descriptions, great chart!
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ExTeaSea 03/08/2020 04:24 | #248568
ExTeaSea 03/08/2020 04:24 | #248568
27 artists in common! That's a bunch! Great chart!
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