Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by paologabriel

Chart updated: 05/23/2025 11:45
(Created: 08/07/2015 20:52).
Chart size: 100 albums.

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Pink Moon

Nick Drake

[First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,568 charts

Rank Score:

16,572

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,878 votes)

Comments:

144

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The Marble Index

Nico

[First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,275

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

141

Overall Rank:

1,350

Average Rating:

76 (269 votes)

Comments:

3. (17) 14

Geek The Girl

Lisa Germano

[First added to this chart: 08/10/2023]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

1,233

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

247

Overall Rank:

1,396

Average Rating:

77 (158 votes)

Comments:

4. (3) 1

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

[First added to this chart: 08/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

450 charts

Rank Score:

3,645

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

103

Overall Rank:

461

Average Rating:

78 (564 votes)

Comments:

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The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico

[First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

37,320

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

89 (3,589 votes)

Comments:

357

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The Doors

[First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,451 charts

Rank Score:

25,459

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (2,871 votes)

Comments:

210

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In Den Gärten Pharaos

Popol Vuh (DE)

[First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

705

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

414

Overall Rank:

2,310

Average Rating:

77 (142 votes)

Comments:

8. (6) 2

Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ
Soundtrack

Peter Gabriel

[First added to this chart: 08/09/2015]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

865

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

296

Overall Rank:

1,955

Average Rating:

76 (211 votes)

Comments:

9. (8) 1

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

[First added to this chart: 08/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,384 charts

Rank Score:

25,239

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (2,843 votes)

Comments:

230

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Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

[First added to this chart: 06/05/2017]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,059 charts

Rank Score:

9,571

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

84 (1,128 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	25	25%
1970s	30	30%
1980s	20	20%
1990s	20	20%
2000s	4	4%
2010s	1	1%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%

Tim Buckley	3	3%
Frank Zappa	3	3%
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	2	2%
Klaus Schulze	2	2%
Nico	2	2%
Pink Floyd	2	2%
The Velvet Underground	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	56	56%
	21	21%
	8	8%
	7	7%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	1	1%
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Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 50 from 64th to 14th Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Up 47 from 66th to 19th Good by Morphine
Up 46 from 92nd to 46th Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Biggest fallers
Down 70 from 15th to 85th Happy Sad by Tim Buckley
Down 69 from 30th to 99th Allegory Of Hearing by Roy Montgomery
Down 55 from 10th to 65th Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk

New entries
X by Klaus Schulze
Fontanelle by Babes In Toyland
Y by The Pop Group
The Lion And The Cobra by Sinéad O'Connor
Fourth World Volume Two: Dream Theory In Malaya by Jon Hassell
Repeater by Fugazi
Slow, Deep And Hard by Type O Negative
Head Over Heels by Cocteau Twins
Surfer Rosa by Pixies
Absolutely Free by The Mothers Of Invention
Aviary by Julia Holter
Miss America by Mary Margaret O'Hara
When I Was A Boy by Jane Siberry
Whiskey For The Holy Ghost by Mark Lanegan
Cure For Pain by Morphine
Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
Nevermind by Nirvana
The Band by The Band
Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror by Harold Budd / Brian Eno
Frances The Mute by The Mars Volta

Leavers
Third Ear Band by Third Ear Band
Venus In Cancer by Robbie Băsho
Implosions by Stephan Micus
Marjory Razorblade by Kevin Coyne
Tago Mago by Can
Phallus Dei by Amon Düül II
Faust IV by Faust
Sadness Will Prevail by Today Is The Day
Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
Electro-Shock Blues by Eels
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
Lullaby Land by Vampire Rodents
Cosmic Interception by Von Lmo
Frigid Stars LP by Codeine
Harsh 70s Reality by The Dead C
Post To Wire by Heather Duby
La Nòvia by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
Engine by American Music Club

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90/100 (from 56 votes)

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BestEverAlbums 01/24/2026 09:00 in Chart of the day (#5202): By paologabriel

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. Pink Moon by Nick Drake (1972) 2. The Marble Index by Nico (1968) 3. Geek The Girl by Lisa Germano (1994) 4. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt (1974) 5. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) 6. The Doors by The…”

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BestEverAlbums 05/31/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4965): By paologabriel

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by paologabriel () 1. Pink Moon by Nick Drake (1972) 2. The Marble Index by Nico (1968) 3. Geek The Girl by Lisa Germano (1994) 4. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt (1974) 5. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) 6.…”

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BestEverAlbums 12/09/2023 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4428): By paologabriel

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by paologabriel () 1. Pink Moon by Nick Drake (1972) 2. The Marble Index by Nico (1968) 3. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt (1974) 4. The Doors by The Doors (1967) 5. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) 6. Passion:…”

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From Moondance 03/01/2023 09:48 | #294585

Interesting chart that I enjoyed checking out. Somewhat surprised to see no albums listed from after 2006, but I can appreciate the uniqueness of your musical journey. (Edited)