Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by rliberty

This list is more focused on my personal enjoyment rather than what I necessarily think is the "greatest" or most influential. Bear with me if it seems front loaded with Pink Floyd and Radiohead, I just really love those albums that much. Always open to constructive criticism/music suggestions. For some that barely missed the cut check out my decade charts.

• Chart updated: 04/29/2019 17:45
• (Created: 11/01/2015 21:03).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2015]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,911 charts

Rank Score:

50,816

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 91 (3,940 votes)

Comments:

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,202 charts

Rank Score:

30,131

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 87 (3,408 votes)

Comments:

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2015]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,334 charts

Rank Score:

76,982

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,496 votes)

Comments:

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2015]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,041 charts

Rank Score:

71,270

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,199 votes)

Comments:

580

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Kid A 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2015]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,154 charts

Rank Score:

51,406

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 89 (4,349 votes)

Comments:

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Disintegration 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2016]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,760 charts

Rank Score:

27,828

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 86 (1,963 votes)

Comments:

150

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Red 

 King Crimson

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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2015]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

838 charts

Rank Score:

10,431

Rank in 1974:

1

Rank in 1970s:

36

Overall Rank:

144

Average Rating:

 86 (1,052 votes)

Comments:

71

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2018]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,423 charts

Rank Score:

39,182

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 88 (2,833 votes)

Comments:

264

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2015]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,709 charts

Rank Score:

25,620

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,717 votes)

Comments:

198

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Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2015]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,502 charts

Rank Score:

20,135

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 87 (1,802 votes)

Comments:

142

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	12	12%
1970s	24	24%
1980s	19	19%
1990s	20	20%
2000s	17	17%
2010s	8	8%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	6	6%
King Crimson	4	4%
R.E.M.	4	4%
David Bowie	4	4%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
The Beatles	4	4%
Sonic Youth	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	47	47%
	42	42%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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From ForegroundNoise 12/24/2019 10:36

Sure, your top six or so is a heavy dose of Radiohead and Pink Floyd but outside of that I've gotta say I really dig your picks here (with a surprising amount of variety!). Some notes added would push this to a really top of the range chart for me!!

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From Rivera 04/17/2019 13:14

What an outstanding chart! Have not been able to get into Modest Mouse, but for sure I'll have to give them another go.

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From CharlieBarley 09/02/2018 23:29

Excellent!

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From sssvnnn 05/27/2017 21:21

like it a lot.

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From LedZep 05/27/2017 12:04

That top 20 is soooo good. It's a bit too much Radiohead, but with 4 Cures, 3 King Crimsons and 4 REMs it's impossible not to give you 95

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From platus 05/27/2017 09:57

Very nice!

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