Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Joeingram 
The Life changers, Good Music, and Boundary Pushing Art. These are the 100 Best Albums Ever. (In my opinion)
1 Album per artist
Chart of the Day: 02/23/2017, 09/10/2017, 4/22/2018, 2/26/2019, 3/21/2022, 12/30/22, 7/6/2023, 3/5/2024
- Chart updated: 03/06/2024 01:45
- (Created: 06/28/2015 20:39).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Dream Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Dub,
This album was the greatest aural experience I've ever had when I first listened to it. I never felt this way about any music before. Even after listening to it for many years, I still can't find any other music to be as innovative and beautiful as this. It's a perfect representation of everything I love about music as a whole combining several different sounds of the 90s. This album is so timeless and also very far ahead of its time to me. This is easily my top album recommendation for anyone who loves music the same way I do.
Favorite Track- Long Season, Walking in the Rhythm [First added to this chart: 01/17/2017]
This album was the greatest aural experience I've ever had when I first listened to it. I never felt this way about any music before. Even after listening to it for many years, I still can't find any other music to be as innovative and beautiful as this. It's a perfect representation of everything I love about music as a whole combining several different sounds of the 90s. This album is so timeless and also very far ahead of its time to me. This is easily my top album recommendation for anyone who loves music the same way I do.
Favorite Track- Long Season, Walking in the Rhythm [First added to this chart: 01/17/2017]
Year of Release:
1999
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4,822
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So many different compositions, textures, and sounds create an atmosphere that is as difficult to describe as pronouncing the title of this album. This album has it all from fast and complex to fluid and gorgeous. I love the serene ambient tracks just as much as the more intense IDM.
Favorite Track- Bbydhyonchord/ Cock/Ver10 [First added to this chart: 03/05/2019]
Favorite Track- Bbydhyonchord/ Cock/Ver10 [First added to this chart: 03/05/2019]
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2001
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1,544
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This album really changed how I listened to music because of the context behind it. J Dilla created this album in his deathbed, and it shows how he died for his love of music. It's a portrait of the soul that feels like life flashing past your eyes before you die. The analog samples and unquantized beat sequences highlight just how talented he was with music and the equipment of that era. The sound is very relevant to modern day music, especially Hip-hop. I personally think of J Dilla as the Jimi Hendrix of hip hop.
Favorite Track- Time, the Donut of the Heart/ Don't cry [First added to this chart: 01/24/2017]
Favorite Track- Time, the Donut of the Heart/ Don't cry [First added to this chart: 01/24/2017]
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2006
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4,065
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This band's discography is so fantastic it's hard for me to choose just one album. "Geogaddi" is a bit more complex than this while "Music Has The Right To Children" I find to be a bit more accessible. I find this record to be a good middle ground housing some of my favorite cuts from the discography. Very essential and definitive for the Boards of Canada as well as the genre they built upon. Songs like Peacocks Tail simply feel like they're alive. This album has an emotion that sort of feels nostalgic and calming. It encapsulates the same comfort as a peaceful childhood memory.
Favorite Track- Peacock Tail [First added to this chart: 07/18/2018]
Favorite Track- Peacock Tail [First added to this chart: 07/18/2018]
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2005
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1,015
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Nocturnal, Atmospheric, Cold. I love the overall aesthetic of this album. It feels like a cyberpunk Noir film.
Impeccable vibes.
Favorite Track- Raver [First added to this chart: 05/05/2016]
Impeccable vibes.
Favorite Track- Raver [First added to this chart: 05/05/2016]
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2007
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5,044
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The KLF is one of the greatest music enigmas.
True art never serves a purpose other than itself
Favorite Track- Madrugada Eterna [First added to this chart: 03/05/2019]
True art never serves a purpose other than itself
Favorite Track- Madrugada Eterna [First added to this chart: 03/05/2019]
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1990
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715
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My all time favorite movie soundtrack. I can watch the movie in my head with just this playing. Such a beautiful score.
Favorite Track- Strip Tease [First added to this chart: 07/03/2021]
Favorite Track- Strip Tease [First added to this chart: 07/03/2021]
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Personal Radiohead Favorite, though OK Computer is pretty much the same level of entertaining to me. This just has it beat in terms of production and musical innovations in my opinion. I really appreciate the more electronic music style on here.
Favorite Track- Reckoner [First added to this chart: 02/13/2018]
Favorite Track- Reckoner [First added to this chart: 02/13/2018]
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2007
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Easy to listen to, always gives me inspiration. The band has so much to offer on this record.
Favorite Track- C [First added to this chart: 03/20/2017]
Favorite Track- C [First added to this chart: 03/20/2017]
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Favorite Track- I, The Blacker The Berry, Alright, Momma
[First added to this chart: 07/28/2015]
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2015
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 41 | 41% | |
| 2000s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 6 | 6% |
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| The KLF | 1 | 1% | |
| Eno | 1 | 1% | |
| Sigur Rós | 1 | 1% | |
| Cruel Santino | 1 | 1% | |
| Madlib | 1 | 1% | |
| Grandaddy | 1 | 1% | |
| Exuma | 1 | 1% | |
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56 | 56% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 28th to 25thParallel by Four Tet |
| Up 3 from 21st to 18thLahai by Sampha |
| Up 3 from 20th to 17thSubaru Boys: Final Heaven by Cruel Santino |
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| Down 10 from 27th to 37thDisintegration by The Cure |
| Down 5 from 15th to 20thLeak 04-13 (Bait Ones) by Jai Paul |
| Down 4 from 23rd to 27thThe Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones |
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| ! | 01/15/2025 18:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 145 | 98/100 |
| ! | 03/10/2024 21:32 | liquidbottle | 3 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2023 12:03 | Untitled | 15 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/12/2023 13:10 | fred234q | 4 | 93/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2022 00:09 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
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From liquidbottle 03/10/2024 21:32 | #302408
You have a great taste in music
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From Moondance 12/31/2022 00:19 | #292343
I prefer charts like this that have one album per artist - that canvas and recognise the musical genius across the decades, genres & nations. The comments on some of the album choices are 'gold' and the selections are deep & full of surprises.
I also like it that I have ZERO top 100 albums in common with this chart (not surprising as we are likely to be 2 generations apart in age) - but this chart will be my 'musical education' for the week!
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From Johnnyo 12/30/2022 19:17 | #292332
Ace chart
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From leniad 03/21/2022 17:03 | #283170
great selections, also La Planète Sauvage is awesome
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seb7 12/07/2020 17:43 | #262225
seb7 12/07/2020 17:43 | #262225
This is one of the best charts on the site.
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From Kurtco 02/26/2019 17:01 | #232668
Exellent ! I love the albums of the 90's.
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Paule 02/26/2019 13:02 | #232654
Paule 02/26/2019 13:02 | #232654
A lot of good stuff in there ;)
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From 
ForegroundNoise 02/26/2019 09:34 | #232652
ForegroundNoise 02/26/2019 09:34 | #232652
Again stand by my last comment, adore this chart and your little write-ups. I've listened to a lot more stuff since last April however, so can give you a few 60s/70s recommendations that have an ahead-of-their-time quality you might enjoy:
The Red Krayola - The Parable Of Arable Land (1967)
The United States Of America - The United States Of America (1968)
Nico - Desertshore (1970)
Tangerine Dream - Zeit (1972)
Faust - Faust IV (1973)
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From 
Boltzmann 04/23/2018 05:37 | #213469
Boltzmann 04/23/2018 05:37 | #213469
I cringe a bit at your hiphop picks, but at least they’re there. Although I would deem Graduation far from Kanye’s greatest album, the best track on there is indeed ‘Flashing Lights’. Furthermore, your taste looks very Pitchfork, I would have loved to see more personality in your chart (aside from the Japanese picks). But not a bad list at all.
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From PaperVinnie 04/22/2018 21:34 | #213446
Great chart.
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