Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Bungalowracoon

Apologies again - a quick update for July 2020 -as tastes change and new music is discovered and there were some glaringly obvious omissions (stone roses) -more detailed reasons as described below in 2017

Apologies to the people who kindly took the time to rate and comment on my chart before September 2017, but I am changing/adding to my original chart as my music collection has grown - so your ratings may not reflect the updated chart - sorry !

Basically due to besteveralbums.com I discovered Led Zeppelin !!

due to besteveralbums.com I discovered that there was more to Fleetwood Mac then 'Tango in the night'!

And because of besteveralbums.com I discovered 'Born to run' and fell in love with the entire works of Bruce Springsteen !!!!!!!

So thank you besteveralbums and the people who use it ......... My updated chart (September 2017) is as follows .......

• Chart updated: 08/14/2020 20:15
• (Created: 01/16/2016 10:08).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Automatic For The People 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,829 charts

Rank Score:

19,154

Rank in 1992:

1

Rank in 1990s:

6

Overall Rank:

48

Average Rating:

 84 (2,217 votes)

Comments:

177

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Born In The U.S.A. 

 Bruce Springsteen

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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2017]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

930 charts

Rank Score:

7,853

Rank in 1984:

4

Rank in 1980s:

25

Overall Rank:

196

Average Rating:

 78 (1,336 votes)

Comments:

82

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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 

 Coldplay

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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

744 charts

Rank Score:

5,039

Rank in 2008:

4

Rank in 2000s:

52

Overall Rank:

338

Average Rating:

 75 (1,483 votes)

Comments:

114

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Rio 

 Duran Duran

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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2016]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

473 charts

Rank Score:

2,937

Rank in 1982:

8

Rank in 1980s:

90

Overall Rank:

579

Average Rating:

 76 (581 votes)

Comments:

40

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Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2017]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,308 charts

Rank Score:

30,784

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,644 votes)

Comments:

188

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Stadium Arcadium 

 Red Hot Chili Peppers

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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

476 charts

Rank Score:

3,060

Rank in 2006:

9

Rank in 2000s:

91

Overall Rank:

566

Average Rating:

 73 (945 votes)

Comments:

55

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The Suburbs 

 Arcade Fire

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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,869 charts

Rank Score:

19,160

Rank in 2010:

2

Rank in 2010s:

4

Overall Rank:

47

Average Rating:

 84 (2,733 votes)

Comments:

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Goats Head Soup 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

302 charts

Rank Score:

1,020

Rank in 1973:

35

Rank in 1970s:

318

Overall Rank:

1,662

Average Rating:

 75 (477 votes)

Comments:

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Siamese Dream 

 The Smashing Pumpkins

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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,614 charts

Rank Score:

17,847

Rank in 1993:

1

Rank in 1990s:

9

Overall Rank:

55

Average Rating:

 85 (1,951 votes)

Comments:

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,922 charts

Rank Score:

43,901

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,945 votes)

Comments:

396

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Country	Albums	%
	51	51%
	38	38%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%

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90/100  !	04/17/2021 04:36	Purplepash	1,689	88/100
95/100  !	04/15/2021 15:21	Keatownrodriguez	84	95/100
95/100  !	09/19/2020 05:31	Szyfman	174	85/100
100/100  !	09/18/2020 21:51	Rhyner	1,456	99/100
95/100  !	09/18/2020 08:17	BraddlesHendo	497	91/100

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From Keatownrodriguez 04/15/2021 15:21 | #268569

Great list

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From areminder 09/19/2020 05:45 | #258413

Really enjoyed going through your chart! Some great albums in the pocket there. I loved seeing Goat's Head Soup rated so high, man that record is special. Nice to Alanis making the chart as well, I know she sold millions, but sometimes I don't think she gets the critical respect she deserves. haha
anyways, keep on truckin, take care.

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From BraddlesHendo 09/18/2020 08:18 | #258369

Duran Duran deserve this much love.

This is amazing

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80/100

From Ashmark 02/16/2018 01:49 | #208397

Some really good music here. You might like The Moon and Antarctica by modest mouse, if you haven’t heard it already. It is older but I just started listening to it recently.

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From RoundTheBend 10/07/2017 05:54 | #199213

Much in common. And fantastic number one.

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95/100

From CharlieBarley 10/06/2017 23:44 | #199198

Very cool chart - good number one. My favourite album of the 90s by far. And a top one of mine.
Some really good albums, good to see the Breeders and The Top by The Cure. I am listening to songs from that album loads at the minute. Never one of my favourite Cure albums, aside from The Caterpillar, I am beginning to love it now that songs from it keep coming up on my iPod when I play it on shuffle, which I do a lot.
I too am getting into Bruce Springsteen right now.

Some top selections here.

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85/100

From vancevisuals 10/06/2017 19:03 | #199191

Goats Head Soup (or Let It Bleed)is probably my favorite my favorite Stones album as well.

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85/100

From LedZep 10/06/2017 18:20 | #199189

Really good stuff!

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From DommeDamian 10/06/2017 08:45 | #199175

Just yet another fantastic one of they's

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70/100

From JulianR 09/15/2017 05:14 | #198025

Nice stuff! I'd recommend:

Pink Floyd - The Wall
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
Tame Impala - Lonerism
Slowdive - Slowdive
Slowdive - Souvlaki

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