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.

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Matt Berninger and his brothers in arms play a lights-down late night conversation on the couch that lingers forever. Resonant, rich, dark and moody. Absolutely abidingly one of my favourite listens of recent years. Rich with beautiful songs and uniquely visionary music-making. [First added to this chart: 01/03/2012]
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2007
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Intimate meditation, experimental success, rich lyrical exploration in a banquet of epic song craft. Beautiful song piled upon beautiful, beautiful song. This is admirable for its many individually stirring moments and the overall cohesiveness of the vision and the ambition. [First added to this chart: 12/24/2010]
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2005
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Tweedy and posse create a great album of new essential songs on essential themes of war, nostalgia, religion and love. The very first time I heard this, I thought, if I could make an album, I would make something like this. It's catchy yet original and odd -- even jarring; widely-varied in theme yet so easily flowing; intelligent and progressive-minded, yet so down-to-earth. [First added to this chart: 12/24/2010]
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2002
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James Mercer's melodic, melancholic masterpiece. Choke-me-up, eye watering beauty abounds from start to finish. So many years later, this still rings out as a simply epic turn in the studio, an indie legend that holds one of the best love songs and the best country and western song ever, along with so much other pure musical joy. [First added to this chart: 05/06/2012]
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2003
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Steven Wilson is a brilliant artist, and in my opinion this is PT's finest hour (though they have many fine hours for sure). Hard, gorgeous, intelligent, punctuated often by musical bliss. Amazing how much this continues to grow on me to this day, having more casually liked it for so many years. This album contains so many amazing sequences, solos AND songs. [First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
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2005
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Canada's contentious rock god alchemizes anger, death and mental illness into an album of great songs, powerfully sung. Few other people get this album. Well, it's greatness is all mine, then. To my mind, as passionate, candid and great as itAotS, Illinois or Benji. [First added to this chart: 12/24/2010]
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2007
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A punk epic the times called for, by the only band that answered the call. Unfairly maligned by some idiots for its bombast or pretention, but it's just too damn good an outcry against American idiocy ... which just continues. [First added to this chart: 12/24/2010]
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2004
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A truly great band reaches a peak in the second coming of Frusciante: Zephyr Song, This is the Place, Dosed, Universally Speaking... epic track after epic track. This was also the album that cemented my love for Anthony Keidis's mature poetry. This is the band's most cohesive, leanest album, their time, their tear, can't stop, addicted to the shindig this band has been putting on their entire career. [First added to this chart: 04/29/2012]
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2002
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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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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. [First added to this chart: 12/24/2010]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


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%
Country Albums %


United States 55 55%
United Kingdom 27 27%
Canada 11 11%
Ireland 3 3%
Australia 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 1 1%
Jamaica 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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From 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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From 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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From 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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From 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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@scotsindie lol.
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From 11/08/2017 16:14
The only pick I strongly disagree with is Ten, but nice still.
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good stuff?
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From 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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From 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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