Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Imaybeparanoid 
I'm sorry for all the english mistakes you're going to read.
Some honorable mentions:
High Violet - The National | Teen Dream - Beach House
Strangeways, Here We Come - The Smiths | Tago Mago - Can
Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan | Hunky Dory - David Bowie
A Love Supreme - John Coltrane | Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin
Bee Thousand - Guided By Voices | Liquid Swords - GZA
London Calling - The Clash | Ocean Rain - Echo & the Bunnymen
Carrie & Lowell - Sufjan Stevens | Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco
Emergency & I - The Dismemberment Plan | Fragile - Yes
- Chart updated: 01/30/2017 21:15
- (Created: 09/12/2015 13:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"It's as good as anything" - Win Butler (Arcade Fire frontman)
I'd like to have an original number one, but I can't lie and pretend this is not a truly special album to me.
Best tracks: The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One; In the Aeroplane Over the Sea; Two-Headed Boy; Holland,1945. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
I'd like to have an original number one, but I can't lie and pretend this is not a truly special album to me.
Best tracks: The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One; In the Aeroplane Over the Sea; Two-Headed Boy; Holland,1945. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1998
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29,712
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Simply amazing: this album has got beautiful vocals, beautiful lyrics and beautiful instrumentation.
Best tracks: Breathe; Time; Us and Them; Brain Damage; Eclipse. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Breathe; Time; Us and Them; Brain Damage; Eclipse. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1973
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56,041
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This is probably the album I liked the most at first listen. Every track is beautiful (it's a shame that Time of the Season is the only one quite popular).
Best tracks: Care of Cell 44; Brief Candles; This Will Be Our Year; Time of the Season. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Care of Cell 44; Brief Candles; This Will Be Our Year; Time of the Season. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1968
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13,215
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Psychedelic perfection.
Best tracks: Alone Again Or; This House Is Not a Motel; Andmoreagain; The Daily Planet; Old Man; You Set the Scene.
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Alone Again Or; This House Is Not a Motel; Andmoreagain; The Daily Planet; Old Man; You Set the Scene.
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1967
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14,840
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"Not since 1967, with the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, had so many major critics agreed immediately, not only on an album's merits, but on its long-term significance, and its ability to encapsulate a particular point in history." - Tim Footman (british journalist and editor)
This is simply my favourite album by my favourite band.
Best tracks: Paranoid Android; Let Down; Karma Police; No Surprises; Lucky.
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
This is simply my favourite album by my favourite band.
Best tracks: Paranoid Android; Let Down; Karma Police; No Surprises; Lucky.
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1997
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59,183
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An extraordinary record from every point of view, certainly one of the best of the century and one of the finest debut albums ever.
Best tracks: Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels); Neighborhood #3 (Power Out); Crown of Love; Wake Up; Rebellion(Lies). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels); Neighborhood #3 (Power Out); Crown of Love; Wake Up; Rebellion(Lies). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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2004
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31,620
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Led Zeppelin at their best. Everyone talks about Stairway to Heaven (that is of course the best song on the album), but When the Levee Breaks is terrific as well.
Best tracks: Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1971
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36,124
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Not the best but probably the most consistent Radiohead record.
Best tracks: Nude, All I Need, Reckoner, House of Cards, Jigsaw Falling Into Place. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Nude, All I Need, Reckoner, House of Cards, Jigsaw Falling Into Place. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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2007
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40,273
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Honestly I think Takk... is even more breathtaking than Ágætis byrjun.
Best tracks: Glósóli; Hoppípolla; Sæglópur; Mílanó. [First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]
Best tracks: Glósóli; Hoppípolla; Sæglópur; Mílanó. [First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]
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2005
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One of the few records with no weak tracks on it.
Best tracks: Cemetry Gates; Bigmouth Strikes Again; The Boy With the Thorn in His Side; There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Cemetry Gates; Bigmouth Strikes Again; The Boy With the Thorn in His Side; There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1986
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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 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Muse | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 2% | |
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BestEverAlbums 08/31/2017 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2139): By Imaybeparanoid
BestEverAlbums 08/31/2017 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2139): By Imaybeparanoid“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Imaybeparanoid () 1. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies (1968) 4. Forever Changes by Love (1967) 5. OK Computer by Radiohead…”
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BestEverAlbums 07/05/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1722): By Imaybeparanoid“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Imaybeparanoid () 1. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies (1968) 5. Led Zeppelin IV by Led…”
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/25/2025 10:09 | #310676
Not a huge fan of your #1 pick but I know that it is highly regarded. The rest of the chart is right up my street. Great chart (Edited)
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jeffrey-hodgson 10/12/2018 02:00 | #222380
Interesting list, don't like Radiohead and Arcade Fire but otherwise excellent. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea at number 1 is controversial but it is a great record. Rock on man (Edited)
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DommeDamian 04/16/2018 11:50 | #213027
DommeDamian 04/16/2018 11:50 | #213027
13 artists and 9 albums in common yes!
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RasmV 01/03/2018 21:11 | #204506
RasmV 01/03/2018 21:11 | #204506
A third of the albums in your chart are in my chart aswell.
Will check the rest out at some point.
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