Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by M42K0

Hey, everybody o/

This is the list of albums I've carefully listened and rated in the past year or so (every song, then took their average and weighted average, and rarely added/subtracted a point or two). I usually don't put an album on the list until I've listened to it enough to be certain of its qualities and to understand where on the list I should put it. This is why there are so many Springsteen's albums - he's one of the rare artists I've had a chance to listen to that carefully.

All the suggestion are warmly welcomed. Hope you like the picks and that I gave you some incentive to research more about great music.

(And if not, I didn't care much about you anyways. Ha.)

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Albums that have ratings of 70+ but didn't make it to the list:

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (71)
Michael Buble - Crazy Love (71)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (71)
Eagles - Desperado (70)
Grimes - Art Angels (70)

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The first Beatles' album that made me rethink everything I know about music and finally start appreciating Beatles for their undeniable impact on pop and rock music. I just still don't know what it was that made me listen to it 5 times in a row the first time I heard it. I accepted the fact its songs (especially lyrically) aren't THAT amazing... so what is it? Is it its perfect cohesiveness that pulled me in so crazily? Maybe its influence? The innovations they made in arrangements and vocal performances? Who knows and, honestly, who cares. This one is undeniably a piece of art. Might be my favorite 60s album.

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95/100: Eleanor Rigby, For No One
90/100: Here There And Everywhere, Tomorrow Never Knows
85/100: Taxman, I'm Only Sleeping
80/100: And Your Bird Can Sing
75/100: Yellow Submarine, I Want To Tell You
70/100: She Said She Said, Good Day Sunshine, Got To Get You Into My Life
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50/100: Doctor Robert
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40/100: Love You To

Average song rating: 76.43/100
Weighted song average: 79.00/100

Album rating: 79/100
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[First added to this chart: 02/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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52,706
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90/100: The Fool On The Hill, Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane
85/100: Magical Mystery Tour, Your Mother Should Know, All You Need Is Love
80/100: I Am The Walrus, Hello Goodbye
75/100: Flying
70/100: Baby You're A Rich Man
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45/100: Blue Jay Way

Average song rating: 79.55/100
(I had to lower the song average because the album is somewhat considered a compilation)
Album rating: 78/100
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[First added to this chart: 02/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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15,509
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95/100: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, SPLHCB (Reprise)
90/100: With A Little Help From My Friends, She's Leaving Home, A Day In Life
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80/100: When I'm Sixty-Four
75/100: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Getting Better
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65/100: Fixing A Hole, Lovely Rita
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55/100: Good Morning Good Morning
50/100: Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
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40/100: Within You Without You

Average song rating: 74.23/100
Weighted song average: 75.00/100

Album rating: 76/100
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[First added to this chart: 11/20/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
46,289
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 17 17%
1970s 36 36%
1980s 10 10%
1990s 12 12%
2000s 18 18%
2010s 7 7%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Bruce Springsteen 9 9%
Genesis 4 4%
Pink Floyd 4 4%
Bob Dylan 4 4%
David Bowie 3 3%
Van Morrison 3 3%
The Beatles 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 52 52%
United Kingdom 36 36%
Sweden 4 4%
Canada 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Ireland 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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From 06/13/2016 17:14
I've had to bump up my rating, as I like your update(s).
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From 04/28/2016 22:22
Crimson a taste in music is not right or wrong its indefinable. Why not have a live album at number one, what is an album?
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From 04/22/2016 03:08
Very diverse and interesting chart! I love the inclusion of Funeral, Illinois, and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, which are also among my all-time favorites. Lots of stuff for me to dig into here.
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From 03/27/2016 14:23
Awesome list...thanks for the look on my page! Looking forward to listening some of the Springsteen and Genesis albums I haven't listened to yet.
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From 03/22/2016 04:40
10 springsteen on the chart and a little less than 10 on the honorable mentions.

Well alright then.
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From 02/06/2016 09:45
Yup, just as I wrote it. The number of his albums on the list will certainly fall below 10 the moment I start fill all the 100 spots and start cutting albums out. :)
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From 02/06/2016 09:40
A lot of the Boss, but I can see why :D Great :)
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From 02/06/2016 08:53
Honestly, as you probably noticed, it's still in progress.
Thanks for the comment. :) Appreciate it a lot.
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