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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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]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,008
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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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38,621
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Almost as amazing as The Dark Side of the Moon and that's saying a lot.
Best tracks: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V); Wish You Were Here. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V); Wish You Were Here. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1975
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44,727
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Brilliant concept album by one of the greatest artists of all time.
Best tracks: Five Years; Starman; Ziggy Stardust; Suffragette City. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Five Years; Starman; Ziggy Stardust; Suffragette City. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1972
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43,280
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Best album by one of the greatest bands ever, an essential record.
Best tracks: Baba O'Riley; Behind Blue Eyes; Won't Get Fooled Again. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Baba O'Riley; Behind Blue Eyes; Won't Get Fooled Again. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1971
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21,019
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Wonderful album by one of the most underrated bands of all time, almost a greatest hits.
Best tracks: Ramble Tamble; Lookin' Out My Back Door; Up Around the Bend; Who'll Stop the Rain; Long as I Can See the Light. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Ramble Tamble; Lookin' Out My Back Door; Up Around the Bend; Who'll Stop the Rain; Long as I Can See the Light. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1970
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8,274
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Stunning progressive record.
Best tracks: Aqualung; Cross-Eyed Mary; Mother Goose; Locomotive Breath. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Aqualung; Cross-Eyed Mary; Mother Goose; Locomotive Breath. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1971
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Often overshadowed by the debut, but it's almost as good.
Best tracks: Fallen Angel; Starless. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Fallen Angel; Starless. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1974
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10,198
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Yes, maybe Paranoid has the best songs, but I think Master of Reality is better as a whole.
Best tracks: Sweet Leaf; After Forever; Children of the Grave; Into The Void. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
Best tracks: Sweet Leaf; After Forever; Children of the Grave; Into The Void. [First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1971
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Favourite album by one of the greatest artists of all time.
Best tracks: Out on the Weekend; Harvest; Heart of Gold; Old Man; The Needle and the Damage Done. [First added to this chart: 01/03/2016]
Best tracks: Out on the Weekend; Harvest; Heart of Gold; Old Man; The Needle and the Damage Done. [First added to this chart: 01/03/2016]
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1972
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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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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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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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Up 1 from 3rd to 2ndThe Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
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| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rdOdessey And Oracle by The Zombies |
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| ! | 08/25/2025 10:08 | Johnnyo | 2,565 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2025 14:12 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2024 15:16 | Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2021 18:34 |  zwiebel | 189 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2021 05:47 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 1% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 92.6/100, a mean average of 92.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 93.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.5.
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From Johnnyo 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
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From 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
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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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From Granny-Smith 12/19/2017 17:51 | #203571
Great chart
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From platus 08/31/2017 16:39 | #197030
Really good chart
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phantom1305 08/28/2017 22:31 | #196872
phantom1305 08/28/2017 22:31 | #196872
Great chart! ^_^
You've got a great variety here. Lots of classics, mixed with ones I've never heard of. I'm going to listen to some of your recs. :)
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JulianR 08/09/2017 22:41 | #195824
JulianR 08/09/2017 22:41 | #195824
really solid picks all the way through. I agree about takk...
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From quadrophenia17 07/01/2017 13:43 | #193519
Very nice!
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From JulianR 05/06/2017 06:45 | #190360
JulianR 05/06/2017 06:45 | #190360
You say The Bends isn't quite as good as Kid A and then rank it higher than Kid A...
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