Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
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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Favorite Track- Umi Says, New World Water
[First added to this chart: 01/01/2022]
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1999
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1,944
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Suspenseful, Excellent drum samples, High quality production. Basically a
Hip-Hop Horror Movie
Favorite Track- Building Steam With a Grain of Salt [First added to this chart: 08/25/2015]
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Favorite Track- Building Steam With a Grain of Salt [First added to this chart: 08/25/2015]
Year of Release:
1996
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10,190
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Top Tier record in basically every conceivable way.
Favorite Track- Rhinestone Cowboy [First added to this chart: 08/25/2015]
Favorite Track- Rhinestone Cowboy [First added to this chart: 08/25/2015]
Year of Release:
2004
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16,121
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An all time favorite. This album is fun and noisy. It excels at effortless creativity. J Mascis is a true Genius because he makes it all sound so easy and normal.
Favorite Track- Little Fury Things [First added to this chart: 07/28/2015]
Favorite Track- Little Fury Things [First added to this chart: 07/28/2015]
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1987
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5,919
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This album highlights so much of what makes Dev Hynes a great artist, and one of the very best in my opinion. I love Angels Pulse, but Negro Swan is more entertaining and has much stronger vocal performances. This album creates a modern classic sound with a socially conscious theme.
Favorite Track- Chewing Gum, Negro Swan, Take Your Time, Dagenham Dream [First added to this chart: 01/01/2022]
Favorite Track- Chewing Gum, Negro Swan, Take Your Time, Dagenham Dream [First added to this chart: 01/01/2022]
Year of Release:
2018
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602
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This is easily the best video game soundtrack in existence, and top tier ambient album at the same time.
Favorite Track- Sweden [First added to this chart: 01/01/2022]
Favorite Track- Sweden [First added to this chart: 01/01/2022]
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This is one of the most fun albums on this list. It has a wide range of futuristic sounds, that could be from a video game. The album is clearly intent on transporting you to a new dimension/ state of mind. Amazing performances from Santino & many of the guest features.
Favorite Track- Final Champion/ Sa-Kurachan/ Mermaid Aqua [First added to this chart: 03/05/2024]
Favorite Track- Final Champion/ Sa-Kurachan/ Mermaid Aqua [First added to this chart: 03/05/2024]
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Favorite Track- Jonathan L Seagull/ Dancing Circles
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I recognize James Blake as one of the great early innovators of Modern R&B. So many of his production and vocal styles have been taking over the genre.
Favorite Track- Limit to Your Love [First added to this chart: 05/05/2016]
Favorite Track- Limit to Your Love [First added to this chart: 05/05/2016]
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2011
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One of the most mysterious artists on this list. Jai . I actually really love the creativity of his production & vocal performances. While it's very unfinished and rough around the edges I feel like this could be a top 5 contender if it was never leaked and the project was finalized the way it was intended. Jai Paul's has such an original sound that is so expressive and vibrant. A very special artist that I need to hear more music from, and heavily anticipate his work in the future.
Favorite Track(s)- Str8 Outta Mumbai, Genevieve, Jasmine, Chix, BTSTU [First added to this chart: 03/05/2024]
Favorite Track(s)- Str8 Outta Mumbai, Genevieve, Jasmine, Chix, BTSTU [First added to this chart: 03/05/2024]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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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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| Grandaddy | 1 | 1% | |
| James Blake | 1 | 1% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 1 | 1% | |
| Mineral | 1 | 1% | |
| Erykah Badu | 1 | 1% | |
| Slowdive | 1 | 1% | |
| Alexisonfire | 1 | 1% | |
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56 | 56% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 28th to 25th Parallel by Four Tet |
| Up 3 from 21st to 18th Lahai by Sampha |
| Up 3 from 20th to 17th Subaru Boys: Final Heaven by Cruel Santino |
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| Down 10 from 27th to 37th Disintegration by The Cure |
| Down 5 from 15th to 20th Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones) by Jai Paul |
| Down 4 from 23rd to 27th The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones |
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
91/100 (from 65 votes)
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90/100  | 03/10/2024 21:32 | liquidbottle | | 90/100 |
 90/100 | 07/06/2023 12:03 | Untitled | | 84/100 |
| 90/100 | 04/12/2023 13:10 | fred234q | | 93/100 |
| 90/100 | 12/31/2022 00:09 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 12/30/2022 19:16 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 91.2/100, a mean average of 91.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.4.
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From liquidbottle 03/10/2024 21:32
You have a great taste in music
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90/100
From Moondance 12/31/2022 00:19
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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90/100
From Johnnyo 12/30/2022 19:17
Ace chart
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95/100
From leniad 03/21/2022 17:03
great selections, also La Planète Sauvage is awesome
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100/100
From 
seb7 12/07/2020 17:43
seb7 12/07/2020 17:43
This is one of the best charts on the site.
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100/100
From Kurtco 02/26/2019 17:01
Exellent ! I love the albums of the 90's.
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90/100
From 
Paule 02/26/2019 13:02
Paule 02/26/2019 13:02
A lot of good stuff in there ;)
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100/100
From 
ForegroundNoise 02/26/2019 09:34
ForegroundNoise 02/26/2019 09:34
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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80/100
From 
Boltzmann 04/23/2018 05:37
Boltzmann 04/23/2018 05:37
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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95/100
From PaperVinnie 04/22/2018 21:34
Great chart.
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