Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Roal 
- Chart updated: 12/11/2023 16:15
- (Created: 04/07/2011 14:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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The Beatles signals their final goodbye as they go out with a BANG.
[First added to this chart: 04/07/2011]
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1969
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53,409
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An alternative rock album time travels into the 90's.
[First added to this chart: 11/12/2011]
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1997
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58,911
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Fine mix of shoegaze and psychedelic rock. Listening to it is like BEING in a dream. Brings Shoegaze to its greatest heights.
[First added to this chart: 05/26/2013]
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1993
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732
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A dense wall of Sound is built by Shields and in it they fill it with snow, power and love.
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2014]
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1991
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26,548
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Its a quick dive in to the dreamy music of Slowdive. Musically its right on the other end of Shoegaze scene from Loveless.
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2014]
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1993
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Retro and reminds us of 60s,Pride of Britpop. Oasis shows its song writing talents the best here.
[First added to this chart: 11/18/2011]
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1995
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16,732
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2015]
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2006
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2,978
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No album in this list has grown on me like this one has. I first made this chart 10 yers back and this album didn't even make this list and now honestly its the top for me.
[First added to this chart: 01/01/2014]
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2013
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To be honest, all the masterpieces in this list I cant believe was ever created. If you dont believe in God then this is a legitimate reason to start believing in one because I cant believe Bon Iver made this masterpiece on his own. Everything is good in this album. Every stringing of guitar, beat of drum, that falsetto vocal. I am sorry if my description fails to communicate what I love about this album.
[First added to this chart: 12/09/2023]
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2011
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2023]
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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 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| The National | 4 | 4% | |
| Florence + The Machine | 2 | 2% | |
| Everything Everything | 2 | 2% | |
| The Verve | 2 | 2% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
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| ! | 11/16/2024 22:31 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2024 12:50 |  LedZep | 1,099 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2024 02:57 | Rivera | 49 | 98/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 11/16/2024 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4770): By Roal
BestEverAlbums 11/16/2024 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4770): By Roal“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Roal () 1. Abbey Road by The Beatles (1969) 2. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 3. A Storm In Heaven by The Verve (1993) 4. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine (1991) 5. Souvlaki by Slowdive (1993) 6. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis…”
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Mother Nature's Son TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/27/2013 15:49 | #77365
Mother Nature's Son TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/27/2013 15:49 | #77365
Thanks for your comment. Very great chart here!
Well.. the way I've ranked the songs on my chart is purely subjective. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" has one of the greatest intros, absolutely, and the first two minutes or so are pure bliss, but after that it gets just a little repetitive, "Space and Time" somehow moves me more.
Overall, "Led Zeppelin IV" is perfect, but "Four Sticks" and "Misty Mountain Hop" are the two songs that interest me the least, can't say why, but no way do I find "Rock and Roll" and "The Battle of Evermore" to be fillers. I don't expect one single person to agree with me on the song rankings, we all see different strengths and weaknesses in music.
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LAF2 05/24/2015 01:15 | #142308
LAF2 05/24/2015 01:15 | #142308
Lots of great classics here. I enjoyed seeing Souvlaki in the top 10, which bumped my rating up to a 90 here.
I also liked the psychedelic tilt. One album I'd recommend is Saucerful of Secrets by Pink Floyd. You may or may not have heard it due to its lesser fame. I actually prefer it to Piper, as it has a very good track listing built in some really trippy but dark space soundscapes.
Some other stuff that it seems you were lacking in was early underground music (Stooges), metal, and punk (Clash).
Also, thanks for your comment and rating on my chart.
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TheHolyKiwi TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/05/2017 09:24 | #195566
TheHolyKiwi TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/05/2017 09:24 | #195566
Now I don't dislike the chart or your taste. Just giving a recommendation here, I think it'd be good to spice the chart up a bit more with more variety. Do you think 6 Beatles albums is a necessity? (Edited)
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normshorg 05/25/2015 22:12 | #142412
You can have a little less British records
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Facetious 02/26/2012 13:19 | #37460
Facetious 02/26/2012 13:19 | #37460
Well, the thing is, Revolver is almost a tie with The Beatles (and if "Tomorrow Never Knows" were not on Revolver.......well, then The Beatles would probably be ranked higher) and Sgt. Pepper is nearly as good (those albums aren't too far apart on my chart, you'll notice). I think Abbey Road's polished feel sorta turned me off a bit, and Rubber Soul was fairly innovative for its time.
There are some artists whose best album was a live album (i. e. Johnny Cash, James Brown, MC5, Allman Brothers Band, etc.) I think Led Zeppelin was the same. But I also think that that live album was the one that just seemed like the definitive LZ record for me, you know, like a really great compilation or something which seems to be THE definitive album. I'd say, though, that some other LZ albums come pretty close to it.
Other than that, your chart is good, but I won't really comment on the choices right now because this long comment has exhausted me.
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