Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by imimesis

There are (still) so many albums that I want to hear, so I have undoubtedly missed something that will someday be in this list. As such, this reflects what I intentionally and carefully listened to and what stands apart from the crowd in some artistic or classic sense.

While I would like to keep the list to one album per artist, that just isn't possible when an artist is so good that they put out consistently excellent albums.

One final note: I recently moved Revolver to the top of the list and moved Modern Vampires of the City from #1 to #4. Absolute ranking is hard and anything in the top 10 could be arguably #1.

That is all for now.

• Chart updated: 05/24/2024 00:15
• (Created: 12/30/2015 17:08).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Computerwelt [Computer World] 

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[First added to this chart: 01/30/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

470 charts

Rank Score:

3,452

Rank in 1981:

2

Rank in 1980s:

81

Overall Rank:

528

Average Rating:

 80 (528 votes)

Comments:

33

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	4	4%
1960s	13	13%
1970s	20	20%
1980s	16	16%
1990s	16	16%
2000s	17	17%
2010s	12	12%
2020s	2	2%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	3	3%
Joanna Newsom	2	2%
Spoon	2	2%
Michael Jackson	2	2%
Aretha Franklin	2	2%
Sufjan Stevens	2	2%
Radiohead	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	51	51%
	29	29%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 5 from 30th to 25th Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Up 3 from 15th to 12th Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
Up 1 from 16th to 15th Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 14th to 16th The Joshua Tree by U2
Down 2 from 27th to 29th Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Down 1 from 12th to 13th Homogenic by Björk

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80/100	03/01/2024 11:50	ffudnebbuh	653	91/100
90/100	02/24/2024 23:13	Moondance	455	85/100
90/100	02/24/2024 12:32	Bach	945	78/100
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From leniad 07/02/2022 05:56

really liked your chart, i can say you like folk and not the go to albums from some artists, good taste friend

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From Moondance 08/18/2021 01:57

Congratulations on a well considered and diverse list - and I couldn't agree more on the need to give credit to the female artists in the album world. I would also suggest that music outside the USA/UK bastions, need to be better acknowledged - something you have given thought to. Good to see Australians bands getting a mention - 3 in your top 100 is a good start (lol). Cheers!

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From mianfei 12/08/2020 08:00

A very good chart, Steeleye Span is particularly noteworthy. Although I have not fully heard them, the Books, Ella Fitzgerald and Wanda Jackson are worth noting as well. There are a few over-familiar choices here, but they are more than balanced by the number of exceptional records like ‘Divers’, ‘Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven’, ‘Dummy’, ‘Hounds of Love’, and ‘Hejira’.

Some you may not have heard of but really would be worth your time to listen to:

— ‘New York Tendaberry’ by Laura Nyro
— ‘Parallelograms’ by Linda Perhacs
— ‘The Christ Tree’ by the Trees Community
— ‘St. Radigunds’ by Spirogyra
— ‘Swing the Statue’ by Victoria Williams
— ‘Native Speaker’ by Braids
— ‘Love Agenda’ by Band of Susans

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From StefanR10 12/06/2020 18:10

Really interesting and good chart very unique and I found something new thank you for Over-the-rhine and Steeleye Span.

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From zrommeke 12/06/2020 17:58

Totally my cup of tea, and more!!

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From jnfbn 12/06/2020 17:45

Great chart!

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From LedZep 03/27/2019 23:02

Some of my 2nd tier favourites here, bands that aren't in my top 100 but could be on a different day. From Yo La Tengo and St. Vincent to Aphex Twin and Glass. Seems like the only thing I'm not a fan of here is Vampire Weekend lol. A great chart

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From flyingcitrus 03/27/2019 15:16

I like the amount of female artists here and I think that's an underrated aspect of a good chart and honestly something mine could be more inclusive of, too. I appreciate how much non-western music here too--a lot of good stuff to dig into!

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From Rivera 03/27/2019 13:41

Outstanding chart: very diverse and interesting.

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From Ulf 05/24/2018 12:38

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