Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 24kgoldie 
- Chart updated: 36 hours ago
- (Created: 12/20/2015 23:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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96.88
randy described eternity, i would hurt a fly, out of site [First added to this chart: 10/14/2016]
randy described eternity, i would hurt a fly, out of site [First added to this chart: 10/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1997
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6,019
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96.25
wesley's theory, institutionalized, for sale?, momma, complexion, you ain't gotta lie [First added to this chart: 12/24/2015]
wesley's theory, institutionalized, for sale?, momma, complexion, you ain't gotta lie [First added to this chart: 12/24/2015]
Year of Release:
2015
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31,542
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95
Favourite tracks: whats going on, mercy mercy me (the ecology), inner city blues [First added to this chart: 12/20/2015]
Favourite tracks: whats going on, mercy mercy me (the ecology), inner city blues [First added to this chart: 12/20/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,995
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95
[First added to this chart: 05/25/2016]
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1965
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15,759
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2025]
Year of Release:
1969
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7,834
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11. (=)
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94.09
the modern age, barely legal, someday, last nite, hard to explain [First added to this chart: 12/22/2015]
the modern age, barely legal, someday, last nite, hard to explain [First added to this chart: 12/22/2015]
Year of Release:
2001
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28,617
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94.08
[First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,624
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93.33
the grudge, the patient, parabola, lateralus [First added to this chart: 08/24/2016]
the grudge, the patient, parabola, lateralus [First added to this chart: 08/24/2016]
Year of Release:
2001
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8,540
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91.4
[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,909
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93.46
liquid swords, gold, 4th chamber [First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
liquid swords, gold, 4th chamber [First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
Year of Release:
1995
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5,543
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 28 from 83rd to 55th Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| Up 19 from 76th to 57th Surfer Rosa by Pixies |
| Up 9 from 75th to 66th Hot Rats by Frank Zappa |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 36 from 64th to 100th Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever by Explosions In The Sky |
| Down 29 from 69th to 98th Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones |
| Down 26 from 62nd to 88th Stratosphere by Duster |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Deathconsciousness by Have A Nice Life |
| The Bends by Radiohead |
| Undertow by Tool |
| Jeopardy by The Sound |
| White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground |
| Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/07/2025 09:12 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2025 07:21 |  seb7 | 115 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2024 06:52 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2024 20:18 | Jaygold28 | 1 | 100/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2019 11:51 | Johnnyo | 2,551 | 80/100 |
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From Jaygold28 06/23/2024 20:19 | #304069
This list is very avant-garde! So cool!
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From Johnnyo 08/20/2019 11:51 | #241440
Outstanding chart
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From 24kgoldie 01/03/2016 17:20 | #155666
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From kevindunn 12/30/2015 01:57 | #155348
Great list. We have a lot in common.
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| Best Artists of the 2000s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Arcade Fire | |
| 3. The Strokes | |
| 4. Coldplay | |
| 5. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 6. Muse | |
| 7. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 8. Wilco | |
| 9. Animal Collective | |
| 10. The White Stripes | |
| 11. Kanye West | |
| 12. Phil Elverum | |
| 13. Interpol | |
| 14. Modest Mouse | |
| 15. Queens Of The Stone Age | |
| 16. Madvillain | |
| 17. LCD Soundsystem | |
| 18. Godspeed You! Black Emperor | |
| 19. The National | |
| 20. The Flaming Lips |
