Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by SubzeroButcher 
This is my personal favorite top 100 albums.
They have to be albums that I own, listen to frequently, & have as little filler as possible.
Plenty of typical BEA (i.e. Abbey Road, OK Computer, Blonde on Blonde, etc.) have been omitted because they do not meet one of the criteria above.
Let me know what you think of it.
- Chart updated: 10/20/2025 07:45
- (Created: 04/03/2011 00:18).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 19 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Greatest Music Albums has an average rating of 82 out of 100 (from 37 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
Intense and Fragile. The aesthetics of this album perfectly encapsulate everything I want in a band and, in general, appeals to me on a core level. The melodies, the rhythms, and the verses are now etched into my being. This album was the career-defining change for the band that has become insanely influential on newer bands, and I still find new moments to love with each listen
[First added to this chart: 05/26/2011]
Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,860
Rank in 2000:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Rough and Gentle. Small and Massive. Calm and Furious. Every song on this album is solid, and I can't get enough of the sound. They took the quiet/loud formula of their contemporaries and spun it into perfected euphoric wonder. As far as I'm concerned this is Shoegaze but it's also so much more.
[First added to this chart: 05/26/2011]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
A journey of the body, soul, and mind. Through Middle-earth battlefields, upon the mystic stairways, and all the way to the murky South. The template for heavy rock was set here. This is the Old Testament of how it is done, and it is good.
[First added to this chart: 07/06/2011]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
38,628
Rank in 1971:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Abrasive, Funky, Loud, Punk. This debut comes barreling through and never really lets up. A ball of energy that reinvents the duo trope away from blues-rock parody and instead creates more brashness with less, but also makes you wanna shake what you got.
Also, they have the best bass sound I've ever heard! [First added to this chart: 05/26/2011]
Also, they have the best bass sound I've ever heard! [First added to this chart: 05/26/2011]
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
Rank Score:
902
Rank in 2004:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Mount Rushmore of guitarists, lead singers, music producers, and all-around musicians. Some of his best works are all in one very fun package that propelled the artist into the eternal pop zeitgeist. There are layers in each song that still come to the light of day decades later.
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2011]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
15,922
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
An album forged out of tragedy but that rebirthed a career. After having lost an original member to a horrible accident, the band came back to the studio and created something in solidarity for the first time in a long time. This is the sound of an experienced band back on the right tracks and creating something very fresh for a new generation.
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2011]
Year of Release:
2010
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,057
Rank in 2010:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
There are songs that take you to very specific moments. Memories unlocked by a lingering note, a good beat drop, a fantastic lyric. This album is the reminiscence of that feeling right when you unlock that hidden gem stored in the far reaches of your skull. It's a comfort that only really hits when you are alone in thoughts and allowed to take the sounds to their final destination. Beautiful.
[First added to this chart: 09/17/2020]
Year of Release:
2016
Appears in:
Rank Score:
12,784
Rank in 2016:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
One of the greatest works of art ever made.
If you are reading this then you know that everything to be said has been. This one is simply one of the best
If you are reading this then you know that everything to be said has been. This one is simply one of the best
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
60,040
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
9. (2) 7
Safe Mode: On Certain images on this site may contain sensitive content and are flagged as 'unsafe'. BestEverAlbums.com does not display these images by default, but you may choose to show or hide these images from your profile page. If you choose to hide these images, you'll see an image with a warning message instead of the actual image. If you choose to show them, you'll see these images no differently than regular (safe) images.
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Post IV Zeppelin. Lush landscapes and bigger instrumentation fill in where swagger and scrappiness once prevailed. Their scope of the world has enlarged, and so has the sonic palette.
Seriously, every song is a drop-dead classic that any band would be lucky to have written. [First added to this chart: 07/06/2011]
Seriously, every song is a drop-dead classic that any band would be lucky to have written. [First added to this chart: 07/06/2011]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,680
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Lyricism like a road map of Americana life, Music that comes from the heart, and singles that nobody can resist. Tom Petty is attitude, romance, and rock and roll. As mighty with a pen and paper as he is with a guitar and amplifier. Each song is a gem and part of the fabric of classic rock and storytelling in general.
[First added to this chart: 07/06/2011]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,275
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2010s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2020s | 4 | 4% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Deftones | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Gorillaz | 3 | 3% | |
| Queens Of The Stone Age | 3 | 3% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 3 | 3% | |
| Tyler, The Creator | 2 | 2% | |
| Kings Of Leon | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 47 from 93rd to 46th Never Hungover Again by Joyce Manor |
| Up 34 from 83rd to 49th 180 by Palma Violets |
| Up 26 from 78th to 52nd Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 67 from 23rd to 90th Manipulator by Ty Segall |
| Down 49 from 50th to 99th House Of Balloons by The Weeknd |
| Down 32 from 7th to 39th Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys |
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 50 Music Albums of the 2010s | SubzeroButcher | 2010s decade chart | 2020 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | martinjaa | Overall chart | 2025 |  |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums |  22erik22 | Overall chart | 2019 |  |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | yummybuds | Overall chart | 2022 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | jrbaker | Overall chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums |  Hattori300 | Overall chart | 2014 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Siromynian | Overall chart | 2025 |  |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | smrtboi2120 | Overall chart | 2018 | |
| 33rd Birthday: Favorite Albums of All Time 2023 edition | smrtboi2120 | Custom chart | 2023 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | NamibiaStarr | Overall chart | 2015 |  |
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 37 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/26/2023 20:10 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2023 12:45 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2021 19:16 |  seb7 | 115 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2021 10:24 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2020 07:34 |  ssteve | 207 | 92/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.3/100, a mean average of 81.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 14.8.
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums favourites
Showing all 5 members who have added this chart as a favourite
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums comments
Showing latest 10 comments | Show all 19 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From seb7 07/01/2021 19:16 | #271213
seb7 07/01/2021 19:16 | #271213
While 90% of your picks aren’t even in the realm of my music taste, your chart is pretty good.
However, your favor of the 2010s is INSANE
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Johnnyo 07/01/2021 10:24 | #271200
Excellent chart
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From LankyLen 09/26/2019 10:47 | #243086
Really like your criteria. Also like all the newer music. Being an old guy, there’s a lot here I’m not familiar with. I pulled up a random album and sm currently listening to Courtney Barnett for the first time. Thanks for the intro, great album so far!!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Thad 09/26/2019 09:44 | #243085
Definitely a bit rock-heavy, but among the sea of rock artists are some great acts. Especially love the respect for Refused and IDLES.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From dexmc 01/24/2019 00:43 | #230354
Hell yeah, My No 1 is Led Zep 2 and my No 2 is Deftones Around the Fur. Ours is just reversed. lol
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
LedZep 01/23/2019 18:44 | #230341
LedZep 01/23/2019 18:44 | #230341
So many great recent albums, from Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall to Tyler and St. Vincent, too good! Also never been a big Deftones fan, but I've never listened to anything apart from Gore and White Pony. Might do a Deftones session now.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
elo269megv 01/23/2019 14:07 | #230315
elo269megv 01/23/2019 14:07 | #230315
Came for Deftones, stayed for Refused... A lot of lowkey really good albums here... Swervedriver, Hum, Fugazi.... We share great taste
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Granny-Smith 01/23/2019 13:43 | #230314
Good Chart, a lot of modern stuff. Like to see: DFA 1979; Deftones, Ty Segall, Parquet Courts, Meatbodies and Idles.
I guess, if i´ll check out your Chart in one year a lot of changes will happend.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
ForegroundNoise 01/23/2019 09:42 | #230310
ForegroundNoise 01/23/2019 09:42 | #230310
A much more varied list than I was expecting after the first couple of picks! Nice to see the smattering of hip hop in the mix - that said I think there's a little too much focus on the current decade!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From badger 09/05/2017 16:23 | #197329
rated this 5 years ago and stumbled across it again, great selection on here
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Your feedback for Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Email Address | |
|---|---|
| Forgotten passwords and other site notifications are sent to the email address saved on your profile. If you've changed your email address recently, please remember to update it on your profile page. (If you can't remember your password, and your email address is out of date, please contact us for assistance getting back into your account). |
