Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
jhuik 
I am now in my mid 50's. Music has meant many, many different things to me over the years, but these days it often means 'tinged with pain' as I have hearing loss and tinnitus. But I still love music ... that love just has a new form, some of it based on the memory of PURE LOUD NOISE (no longer possible for me) or just memory, and some of that love still able to thrive and evolve.
As I have said for over ten years on this site: Below are albums that have meant a lot to me, albums I have listened to innumerable times, albums that are duly classic or that I just fuckin like a lot for whatever reason. I have loved music for decades, have followed other lovers, and no one has perfect taste uncorrupted by bias or other limitations. When rating or commenting don't ever forget that any list of 'best ever' is ALWAYS a ridiculous exercise.
- Chart updated: 11/04/2019 01:15
- (Created: 12/24/2010 02:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Pantheistic panrock from a pantheon of rock gods, flashing music and instruments in a four-man melody army of some musical megapocalypse.
[First added to this chart: 01/21/2012]
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1969
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22,913
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Fresh synth, smashing drums and power vocals screaming some of the smartest lyrics ever... a declaration that rock and roll matters more than anything. Incredible track list ranging from those ragingly perfect bookends to the beautiful Behind Blue Eyes to the stirring Love Aint for Keeping to... all the rest of it. Moving down, though: it's been a long time since I've listened to this.
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2010]
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1971
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24,138
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A motherlode of beautiful, beautiful songwriting, harmonies and musicianship by heroes in my homeland. There's a reasonable argument that this band was alt-country before alt-country was so cool. Sure, they didn't invent singing and songwriting; the only thing this band did was write and play perfect song after perfect song.
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A folk blues, rock gospel, country soul double up that transcends the Stones.
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2013]
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1972
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22,544
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The band matures and creates a collection so strong and so loud it's too overwhelming to ever listen to in one sitting. Zach de la Rocha's rain of soul-on-fire diatribes and Morello's thunder and lightning guitar work create a perfect storm of angry rock'n'roll.
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2010]
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1999
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2,099
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The big league classic rocking statement by a true believer. We could tell that we were going to be good friends... for a long time to come.
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2010]
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2001
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6,181
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Kurt Cobain's desperately screaming pleas for something better than the world he was in.
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2010]
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1991
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41,996
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Still my all-time personal favourite Jack White, his opening statement blaring to anyone listening that there is a new rock god. What came later was great but this blissfully bluesy opening blast? Wow. Apple Blossom, Death Letter, Truth, Sister, Pack it Up have all gone through ad infinitum plays. So assured, so elemental, so excellent.
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2000
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2,020
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Rivers Cuomo's smashing, crashing, rocking, rolling, rollicking raw confessional.
[First added to this chart: 06/17/2011]
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1996
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11,818
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They decided how great albums should be made from thereon forward.
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2010]
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1969
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| The Tragically Hip | 3 | 3% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 3 | 3% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 3 | 3% | |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 3% | |
| The Pogues | 2 | 2% | |
| Rage Against The Machine | 2 | 2% | |
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89/100 (from 129 votes)
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 80/100  | 12/13/2018 16:51 | hailey | | 81/100 |
| 95/100 | 12/07/2018 11:24 |  Julelios | | 90/100 |
| 95/100 | 08/21/2018 23:08 |  CharlieBarley | | 94/100 |
| 75/100 | 08/21/2018 14:40 |  Boltzmann | | 79/100 |
| 100/100 | 08/21/2018 14:05 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 6% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.6/100, a mean average of 88.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 11.4.
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80/100
From hailey 12/13/2018 16:52
Really good chart in my opinion, I like all the descriptions you gave each album and i agree with most of the albums you have on there. Well, of the ones that i have listened to.
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95/100
From CharlieBarley 08/21/2018 23:09
CharlieBarley 08/21/2018 23:09
Refreshingly good. Great notes and some top picks. And some to check out too. Great stuff.
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80/100
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JulianR 03/13/2018 04:04
JulianR 03/13/2018 04:04
Haha I've come back to this chart for whatever reason, and that comment was supposed to have an exclamation mark. Anyway, tons of great stuff! Props for Hand Cannot Erase, its such an underappreciated album
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100/100
From 
ForegroundNoise 01/20/2018 09:17
ForegroundNoise 01/20/2018 09:17
It's a shame there's not more emphasis on experimental and electronic music but each to their own I guess! Still, astounding chart - love the bios and the careful picks so can appreciate a good taste when I see one
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From jhuik 11/30/2017 01:47
jhuik 11/30/2017 01:47
@scotsindie lol.
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5/100
From scotsindie 11/22/2017 10:33
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80/100
From PaperVinnie 11/08/2017 16:14
The only pick I strongly disagree with is Ten, but nice still.
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80/100
From JulianR 10/07/2017 05:00
JulianR 10/07/2017 05:00
good stuff?
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From jhuik 04/23/2017 22:55
jhuik 04/23/2017 22:55
You're right LedZep. I think they are prog-influenced, though, and others see it, too (e.g. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=94658) but yes, it is a bit obtuse to call them prog. I edited that comment as per yours. (y)
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90/100
From 
LedZep 04/23/2017 13:23
LedZep 04/23/2017 13:23
Totally agree with Mellon Collie description, listened to that album for the first time a several days ago, it's fantastic. Love the chart, but what you wrote about Alt-J really upset me, they aren't prog rock at all :/ As a prog fan I had to notice that sorry, it's a great chart all in all
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