Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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dfulfo01 
I've only been listening to music for the past few years so my list is made up of very recent albums.
Artists make music for the time they're in and the things are experiencing now, not people who will be around in 50 years. And yes music is timeless, but i feel more of a connection with the artists in my generation making music for my time. Hope you find something new you enjoy.
*currently going through the 70s, 80s and 90s. Found some good stuff. The most incredible albums i've listened to so far are starting to creep onto my chart. If you have any suggestions hit up the comment section. peace.
- Chart updated: 12/07/2021 15:15
- (Created: 04/05/2011 01:35).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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I'm saved. Oh could you believe it? You won't regret if you choose to believe it.
Bradford Cox is a very strange man, yet (consequently?) he continues to create some of the most incredible music of this generation. Halcyon Digest is the pinnacle of the beautifully complex, inexplicably understated, Deerhunter catalogue. Bradford Cox will always be the centre of praise, but if it weren't for the rest of the Deerhunter crew, he could never be this good. [First added to this chart: 09/12/2011]
Bradford Cox is a very strange man, yet (consequently?) he continues to create some of the most incredible music of this generation. Halcyon Digest is the pinnacle of the beautifully complex, inexplicably understated, Deerhunter catalogue. Bradford Cox will always be the centre of praise, but if it weren't for the rest of the Deerhunter crew, he could never be this good. [First added to this chart: 09/12/2011]
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2010
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If I could just leave my body for the night
MPP excites the senses. The first time I listened (also my first exposure to Animal Collective) I didn't really get it, it seemed like a lot of unnecessary noise that took too much effort to listen to. The 'noise' was disorienting, but when I quit trying organize it and allowed it to wash over me, Merriweather Post Pavilion became the most enjoyable album I have ever listened to. [First added to this chart: 09/29/2011]
MPP excites the senses. The first time I listened (also my first exposure to Animal Collective) I didn't really get it, it seemed like a lot of unnecessary noise that took too much effort to listen to. The 'noise' was disorienting, but when I quit trying organize it and allowed it to wash over me, Merriweather Post Pavilion became the most enjoyable album I have ever listened to. [First added to this chart: 09/29/2011]
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2009
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I went out to pick a fight with anyone
The only music i heard growing up was my mom playing hymns on the piano. My parents didn't ever listen to music, not even the radio, and all I ever did was play sports. In the ninth grade at my first girlfriends house, she played me Funeral. That night my eyes were opened to what music was and what it could be, and I also had my first kiss! Funeral has never let me down, and continues to get better with every listen. [First added to this chart: 04/04/2011]
The only music i heard growing up was my mom playing hymns on the piano. My parents didn't ever listen to music, not even the radio, and all I ever did was play sports. In the ninth grade at my first girlfriends house, she played me Funeral. That night my eyes were opened to what music was and what it could be, and I also had my first kiss! Funeral has never let me down, and continues to get better with every listen. [First added to this chart: 04/04/2011]
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2004
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Wear it out til it feels right
It isn't right to sit around and think about the awful things that get you down
You've gotta try to wear a smile no matter how hard it can be to do
I could make myself go crazy crying over times I've chased my broken dreams
But what is life without a dream and even I know dreams can still come true [First added to this chart: 06/17/2011]
It isn't right to sit around and think about the awful things that get you down
You've gotta try to wear a smile no matter how hard it can be to do
I could make myself go crazy crying over times I've chased my broken dreams
But what is life without a dream and even I know dreams can still come true [First added to this chart: 06/17/2011]
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2009
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We used to dream, now we worry about dying
Well you can keep tomorrow
after tonight we're not gonna need it
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Well you can keep tomorrow
after tonight we're not gonna need it
[First added to this chart: 06/17/2011]
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What a mischief you would bring young darling, when the onus is not all your own
This album is a place that rely's heavily on you. It invites you in and says "you are free, now feel". It never forces you to feel a certain way. It never takes it's own issues and expects you to somehow relate. The lyrics are strangely specific but seemingly unrelated and can be completely nonsensical if you try to interpret them on their own. Bon Iver intentionally leaves room for you to make the connections and understand the story from your own experience, dreams, and failures. Don't pick it apart, don't analyze the musical influences or any of that crap. If you're bored listening to this album it's because you're doing it wrong. This album is mine, because this album is me. [First added to this chart: 06/17/2011]
This album is a place that rely's heavily on you. It invites you in and says "you are free, now feel". It never forces you to feel a certain way. It never takes it's own issues and expects you to somehow relate. The lyrics are strangely specific but seemingly unrelated and can be completely nonsensical if you try to interpret them on their own. Bon Iver intentionally leaves room for you to make the connections and understand the story from your own experience, dreams, and failures. Don't pick it apart, don't analyze the musical influences or any of that crap. If you're bored listening to this album it's because you're doing it wrong. This album is mine, because this album is me. [First added to this chart: 06/17/2011]
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2011
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My brother and my sister don't speak to me, but I don't blame them
[First added to this chart: 04/04/2011]
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2011
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All we gotta do is be brave and be kind
The best way I can describe Alligator is "everyday heartbreak". It's not elaborate or exaggerated at all, it's simple and very familiar. I think it's the familiarity amplified by the swirling guitars, soft plucks, and subtle strings that makes this album so particularly moving. We all know heartbreak, and not the kind of heartbreak we hear on popular radio; everyday heartbreak is felt by all, realized by few, and scarcely remedied. But hey, we know it, we own it, now look at me baby, we'll be fine. [First added to this chart: 03/15/2012]
The best way I can describe Alligator is "everyday heartbreak". It's not elaborate or exaggerated at all, it's simple and very familiar. I think it's the familiarity amplified by the swirling guitars, soft plucks, and subtle strings that makes this album so particularly moving. We all know heartbreak, and not the kind of heartbreak we hear on popular radio; everyday heartbreak is felt by all, realized by few, and scarcely remedied. But hey, we know it, we own it, now look at me baby, we'll be fine. [First added to this chart: 03/15/2012]
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2005
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It's no good unless it grows
Teen Dream is flawless from start to finish. The way the album is structured carries you through on a cloud, meshing everything together with accents in all the right places. Some people I've talked to think this makes the album uninteresting; I strongly disagree. I feel that it brings everything together and makes the listening experience even more enjoyable as a whole. To be honest, I don't know what it is about Beach House that is so unique and satisfying, but whatever it is they perfected it here. In addition, Take Care is one hell of a closing track. [First added to this chart: 04/04/2011]
Teen Dream is flawless from start to finish. The way the album is structured carries you through on a cloud, meshing everything together with accents in all the right places. Some people I've talked to think this makes the album uninteresting; I strongly disagree. I feel that it brings everything together and makes the listening experience even more enjoyable as a whole. To be honest, I don't know what it is about Beach House that is so unique and satisfying, but whatever it is they perfected it here. In addition, Take Care is one hell of a closing track. [First added to this chart: 04/04/2011]
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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 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2000s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2010s | 63 | 63% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| Animal Collective | 4 | 4% | |
| Fleet Foxes | 4 | 4% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 4 | 4% | |
| Bon Iver | 4 | 4% | |
| No Age | 3 | 3% | |
| Deerhunter | 3 | 3% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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BestEverAlbums 09/10/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3608): By dfulfo01
BestEverAlbums 09/10/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3608): By dfulfo01“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by dfulfo01 () 1. Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter (2010) 2. Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective (2009) 3. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 4. Album by Girls (2009) 5. Post-Nothing by Japandroids (2009) 6. Bon Iver by Bon Iver (2011) 7.…”
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BestEverAlbums 10/22/2017 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2191): By dfulfo01“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by dfulfo01 () 1. Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter (2010) 2. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 3. Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon Iver (2011) 4. Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective (2009) 5. Album by Girls (2009) 6. Blonde by Frank Ocean (2016)…”
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BestEverAlbums 04/06/2017 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1997): By dfulfo01“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by dfulfo01 () 1. Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter (2010) 2. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 3. Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon Iver (2011) 4. Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective (2009) 5. Album by Girls (2009) 6. Alligator by The National…”
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FlorianJones 04/13/2014 19:36 | #109172
FlorianJones 04/13/2014 19:36 | #109172
Nice chart, It's very similar to mine, a lot of new music and a couple choice albums from previous decades. We even have some of the same older ones (self-titled albums from The VU and The Femmes are both so good)
You seem to know a lot of the new Music, so I'll suggest a couple older ones. Disintegration by The Cure, and The Queen is Dead by The Smiths are two of my favorites, give em a try.
Also, I recently bought Lonerism and Halcyon Digest which were two of your favorites, and I love them both. They will probably find a place on my chart shortly.
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dfulfo01 10/12/2012 03:21 | #52163
dfulfo01 10/12/2012 03:21 | #52163
@nitro2K11 Did you not read the chart notes? I know there are plenty of awesome albums pre 2K, and as I discover more of them for the first time i'm really enjoying them and they are making their way onto my chart. But who cares if it's new music or old music? It's good music regardless when it was made. seriously
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Lamprophonickid 12/21/2012 11:34 | #58434
There's some really, really good choices on here, including a lot of my personal favourites. I hope you continue to revisit the past decades, because based on your taste, I think you would enjoy quite a lot of it. Great chart!
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jstolarczyk 09/12/2012 13:12 | #50426
jstolarczyk 09/12/2012 13:12 | #50426
Greatest thing I've seen in a while. Very Personal and true. Like that you identify with the music of your time. I hate MPP, but this one is worth 100/100!
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JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/17/2017 07:01 | #198115
JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/17/2017 07:01 | #198115
Some good stuff, although it is heavily biased towards modern times. I get what you're talking about with relating more to modern artists, but still. I'd make the argument that most music isn't personal enough to depply relate to anyway, regardless of when it was made. Also, there's lots of great music out there regardless of lyrical content.
Anyway, love to see Age of Adz get recognition! It deserves it.
Recs:
Radiohead: Kid A; OK Computer; A Moon Shaped Pool
The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Push the Sky Away; Skeleton Tree
Slowdive: Souvlaki
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