Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Lowkey 
In the process of updating the descriptions, it probably won't be where I want it to be until early '26
anyways, of course this is always a work in progress
glad to still see this site alive after all these years :)
- Chart updated: 5 days ago
- (Created: 11/03/2015 14:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Indie Rock x Dream Pop
This album brings back memories you wish you had. It captures the essence of August-October perfectly, it's meditative all while present. Dreamy indie rock with a slight beachy-feel, you can't go wrong with it. It does have a similar vibe throughout, but it's one that's truly unique and one that I can't stop coming back to.
From Cutting My Fingers Off:
"To make you go
To make you go, to make you go
I never wanted to make you go
You might be a stranger now
And I just wanted to let you know
That I meant what I said
And every dream I've ever had has been of myself
And every dream I've ever had's been of a
Better view with a ten month summer
Losing you is like cutting my fingers off
And even with that summer
Without you I'd rather cut my fingers off" [First added to this chart: 12/28/2019]
This album brings back memories you wish you had. It captures the essence of August-October perfectly, it's meditative all while present. Dreamy indie rock with a slight beachy-feel, you can't go wrong with it. It does have a similar vibe throughout, but it's one that's truly unique and one that I can't stop coming back to.
From Cutting My Fingers Off:
"To make you go
To make you go, to make you go
I never wanted to make you go
You might be a stranger now
And I just wanted to let you know
That I meant what I said
And every dream I've ever had has been of myself
And every dream I've ever had's been of a
Better view with a ten month summer
Losing you is like cutting my fingers off
And even with that summer
Without you I'd rather cut my fingers off" [First added to this chart: 12/28/2019]
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Red Dirt x Americana
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Rage x Trap
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Indie Folk x Art Pop
Pastel art in the form of music, this is quite possibly the prettiest album I have ever heard. These songs evoke a time and a place, a specific time and place, like no other album does. Everything on this record feels ethereally abstract but totally tangible. The use of dynamics here really helps to sell that point and is best observed on the final track. This record makes me feel like I am on a field in Iceland, lying down and staring at the sky, nothing but wondrous divine thought.
"Christmas night, it clutched the light, the hallow bright
Above my brother, I, and tangled spines
We smoked the screen to make it what it was to be
Now, to know it in my memory
And at once, I knew
I was not magnificent" [First added to this chart: 08/16/2019]
Pastel art in the form of music, this is quite possibly the prettiest album I have ever heard. These songs evoke a time and a place, a specific time and place, like no other album does. Everything on this record feels ethereally abstract but totally tangible. The use of dynamics here really helps to sell that point and is best observed on the final track. This record makes me feel like I am on a field in Iceland, lying down and staring at the sky, nothing but wondrous divine thought.
"Christmas night, it clutched the light, the hallow bright
Above my brother, I, and tangled spines
We smoked the screen to make it what it was to be
Now, to know it in my memory
And at once, I knew
I was not magnificent" [First added to this chart: 08/16/2019]
Year of Release:
2011
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8,367
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Americana
This album is a punch to the heart, mind, and soul. Many of the lyrics and stories on this record remind me much of my own life with how honest they are. The self-doubt, self-destruction, and earnest self-hatred all come through really well on every song that touches on those topics. In addition, his imagery about his life growing up in a small town is always on point and avoids a lot of the modern tropes. This, in a way, is very much so a coming-of-mind album in how these thoughts seem to be those that would come up at a personal crossroad. The whole album is a highlight, but the main one here is Sweet DeAnn. The songwriting is heart-breaking but also optimistic, and I think that's a good way to describe this album.
"I need calling you right about now
Tell you stories of a pretty fine gal
Remind you of the things that your boy's into
How he looks and he acts and he talks like you
This world's not meant for showin' mercy
I got pictures of us that hurt me
Cause I'm squeezin' you and you're smilin' through
That flash up on the wall" [First added to this chart: 04/24/2020]
This album is a punch to the heart, mind, and soul. Many of the lyrics and stories on this record remind me much of my own life with how honest they are. The self-doubt, self-destruction, and earnest self-hatred all come through really well on every song that touches on those topics. In addition, his imagery about his life growing up in a small town is always on point and avoids a lot of the modern tropes. This, in a way, is very much so a coming-of-mind album in how these thoughts seem to be those that would come up at a personal crossroad. The whole album is a highlight, but the main one here is Sweet DeAnn. The songwriting is heart-breaking but also optimistic, and I think that's a good way to describe this album.
"I need calling you right about now
Tell you stories of a pretty fine gal
Remind you of the things that your boy's into
How he looks and he acts and he talks like you
This world's not meant for showin' mercy
I got pictures of us that hurt me
Cause I'm squeezin' you and you're smilin' through
That flash up on the wall" [First added to this chart: 04/24/2020]
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Progressive Rock x Art Rock
[First added to this chart: 04/07/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,722
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Future Garage
There are few things as magical as driving through a big city whilst listening to this album. It is an absolute metropolitan slab of garage perfection. The end of Shell of Light is musical bliss, one of the most cathartic moments I’ve ever had listening to music. [First added to this chart: 11/04/2015]
There are few things as magical as driving through a big city whilst listening to this album. It is an absolute metropolitan slab of garage perfection. The end of Shell of Light is musical bliss, one of the most cathartic moments I’ve ever had listening to music. [First added to this chart: 11/04/2015]
Year of Release:
2007
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5,006
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Country
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2020]
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Jangle Pop x Indie Pop
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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34,213
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Progressive Rock x Art Rock
Mind bending. That's the term that comes to mind when I'm listening to this album. Listening to this is like listening to the world's best musicians record their best work for 42 minutes. As complex and progressive as this is, this album still comes off as catchy. It's pure wizardry. [First added to this chart: 04/07/2022]
Mind bending. That's the term that comes to mind when I'm listening to this album. Listening to this is like listening to the world's best musicians record their best work for 42 minutes. As complex and progressive as this is, this album still comes off as catchy. It's pure wizardry. [First added to this chart: 04/07/2022]
Year of Release:
1969
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28,369
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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 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2020s | 19 | 19% |
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| Zach Bryan | 6 | 6% | |
| Wicca Phase Springs Eternal | 3 | 3% | |
| Burial | 2 | 2% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 2 | 2% | |
| Gabe Lee | 2 | 2% | |
| Charles Wesley Godwin | 2 | 2% | |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 2% | |
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68 | 68% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 38 from 74th to 36th Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| Up 38 from 62nd to 24th Dookie by Green Day |
| Up 36 from 99th to 63rd Big Blood & The Bleedin' Hearts by Big Blood & the Bleedin' Hearts |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 78 from 20th to 98th Kentucky by Panopticon |
| Down 51 from 22nd to 73rd Stick Season by Noah Kahan |
| Down 46 from 30th to 76th In Return by Odesza |
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From Johnnyo 06/26/2023 06:50 | #297798
As already mentioned, a unique chart and a distinctive feel to it. I like it
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From Moondance 06/26/2023 01:07 | #297796
I like this chart a lot. There is a uniquely special feeling when you discover an artist (or 2) that flies under the radar of commercial success and hits at the heartstrings in a uniquely personal way. This chart is full of such artists/albums ¬ and well worth a deep dive rather than a cursory glance.
The Australian album in this list - Go Further Into Darkness - is well worth a listen. Of the 2 albums we have in common, this is one of them.
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Mercury 12/05/2021 17:56 | #277130
Mercury 12/05/2021 17:56 | #277130
Great and unique and individual chart with some really intriguing recommendations.
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StefanR10 11/12/2020 18:44 | #260715
StefanR10 11/12/2020 18:44 | #260715
Very interesting choice it is a good chart with underrated pearls.
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From BraddlesHendo 11/12/2020 02:03 | #260683
Most interesting list. 90% of artists I know nothing about
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arthurbittencourt 11/11/2020 15:54 | #260638
arthurbittencourt 11/11/2020 15:54 | #260638
One of my favorite spiritual guidance in the internet is this chart right here. King.
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DommeDamian 11/11/2020 11:48 | #260618
DommeDamian 11/11/2020 11:48 | #260618
I will now listen to that Zach Bryan album.
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doubleA 04/04/2020 09:19 | #249520
doubleA 04/04/2020 09:19 | #249520
Holy shit what an absolutely bananas list. It goes fucking everywhere and never stops to... Impress? Like, I feel in a way that this many obscure picks would feel forced, as if it's trying too hard to be special, but in a way I also feel it's all coming from a genuine place. Nonetheless, props to you! This'll definitely be my go-to place for when I need some new stuff to listen to.
Also, amongst everything, mad respect to someone with แห่สดดนตรีพื้นบ้านหนองโก ชุดที่ 8 + 9 in their chart. I salute you.
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travelful 02/02/2020 00:21 | #247397
travelful 02/02/2020 00:21 | #247397
The Year Of Hibernation!!!
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From Thad 12/13/2019 21:49 | #245682
This is a really cool chart, I love a lot of these artists, gotta say your hip hop picks shock me though. Lil Peep made the best hip hop album ever? But hey, its a personal list so I digress. Great choices overall
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