Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Johnnyo 
The rules; I have to own it, no best of's or greatest hits. The occasional compilation is allowed
- Chart updated: 07/21/2025 07:45
- (Created: 01/22/2011 20:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 32 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 8 from 66th to 58th The Hazards Of Love by The Decemberists |
| Up 8 from 45th to 37th Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| Up 7 from 70th to 63rd Metallica by Metallica |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 18 from 72nd to 90th Primrose Green by Ryley Walker |
| Down 4 from 36th to 40th Rattle And Hum by U2 |
| Down 4 from 37th to 41st Stanley Road by Paul Weller |
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80/100  | 08/18/2025 23:23 |  LadyGodiva | | 97/100 |
 90/100 | 06/23/2025 23:00 | C0NB9NN | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 05/24/2025 13:28 |  SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
| 95/100 | 08/28/2024 22:11 | StreakyNuno | | 82/100 |
| 80/100 | 09/11/2023 21:14 |  Xxnu99etxX | | 90/100 |
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LadyGodiva 08/18/2025 23:26
Ah Stills and Young - love that! But the rest is a bit too rock for my personal taste… but hey it would be a dull world if we all liked the same stuff :)
Nice to see Supertramp
CharlieBarley 06/17/2023 21:37
Excellent, man. I think you introduced me to John Martyn. Great to see Maria McKee. And so much Neil Young.
Nice to see some of my favourite Neil Young, Porcupine Tree and The Jayhawks albums so high.
DommeDamian 12/09/2022 08:54
Nice job.
Hi Arthurknight. Agree about dream syndicate. My favourite track from the live album has to be John Coltrane stereo blues. Saw them play at the Lafayette in London a couple of weeks ago. Fantastic gig and they ended with a killer version of JCSB. Awesome night.
Arthurknight 11/09/2022 12:19
Thank you, yours is too. God that Dream Syndicate live album is killer – the version on there of Medicine Show is such an elevation of the studio release.
You nailed it moondance. Mid 60’s. Thanks for the positive comments.
I have finally got around to checking out your top 100 - and I am not disappointed. Just love seeing some of the 'underdogs' (Stephen Stills, Thin Lizzy, Ed Kuepper, The Waterboys, Crowded House & especially Lou Reed's "New York") making the grade.
I like to guess a "user" age based on where the majority of top 100 albums occur (& particularly the no 1 choice) - so I am guessing you are early - mid 60's. If so, we could almost be music-twins :).
I like it.
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