Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Rhyner

Always a work in progress. Eventually, someday, I'll add notes for each album. Don't expect it anytime soon.

• Chart updated: 08/17/2023 01:15
• (Created: 03/10/2016 17:11).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2018]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,364 charts

Rank Score:

42,153

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 87 (2,845 votes)

Comments:

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Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,314 charts

Rank Score:

17,807

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

21

Overall Rank:

75

Average Rating:

 85 (1,435 votes)

Comments:

106

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Allo Darlin' 

 Allo Darlin'

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2018]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

550

Rank in 2010:

42

Rank in 2010s:

466

Overall Rank:

2,798

Average Rating:

 77 (60 votes)

Comments:

3

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Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,794 charts

Rank Score:

25,091

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,114 votes)

Comments:

165

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Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2018]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,524 charts

Rank Score:

18,424

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

70

Average Rating:

 84 (1,802 votes)

Comments:

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Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2018]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,489 charts

Rank Score:

21,083

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

49

Average Rating:

 87 (1,778 votes)

Comments:

141

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Europe 

 Allo Darlin'

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[First added to this chart: 08/23/2018]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

129

Rank in 2012:

212

Rank in 2010s:

1,909

Overall Rank:

9,260

Average Rating:

 71 (13 votes)

Comments:

0

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Chutes Too Narrow 

 The Shins

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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2016]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

583 charts

Rank Score:

5,314

Rank in 2003:

5

Rank in 2000s:

54

Overall Rank:

345

Average Rating:

 81 (750 votes)

Comments:

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Cassadaga 

 Bright Eyes

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2016]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

415

Rank in 2007:

69

Rank in 2000s:

621

Overall Rank:

3,541

Average Rating:

 75 (160 votes)

Comments:

5

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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 

 Wilco

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2016]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,618 charts

Rank Score:

21,858

Rank in 2002:

1

Rank in 2000s:

6

Overall Rank:

48

Average Rating:

 85 (1,892 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	9	9%
1970s	17	17%
1980s	8	8%
1990s	15	15%
2000s	32	32%
2010s	19	19%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Bright Eyes	5	5%
The Shins	4	4%
The Decemberists	4	4%
Radiohead	3	3%
Allo Darlin'	3	3%
The Beatles	2	2%
Life Without Buildings	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	57	57%
	35	35%
	4	4%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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100/100	04/11/2023 09:45	melisandre	59	88/100
95/100	03/24/2022 00:21	beatlematt	59	75/100
90/100	12/29/2021 09:11	PeterSmith	69	82/100
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90/100	11/25/2021 20:32	seb7	107	91/100

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90/100

From PeterSmith 12/29/2021 09:11

I like your chart - lots of it unknown to me however so I can delve into the unknown. Lots of 00's which I love after initially being a child of the 70's. Big call out for Keane's Hopes and Fears - what a great album! And only recently got Enos the Here Come The Warm Jets which was so unexpected

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95/100

From panapsal 11/30/2021 10:05

lovely chart !!!

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From sssvnnn 05/09/2021 12:00

I like te chart.
Warm and friendly albums based on folk music.
A lot of interesting an rare picks as well.

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90/100

From EyeKanFly 04/17/2021 11:55

Cool list, lots in common. I've never been big on Bright Eyes, but other than that I think everything here that I've heard, I like. Nice work, might need to take a few recs from here.

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50/100

From StreakyNuno 03/02/2021 23:13

Top ten are ridicolous

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From Larcx13 08/28/2020 16:58

Nice! I dont know a lot of your choices. Ill keep your list in mind when i want to discover new things.

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From jnfbn 07/02/2020 13:38

Couple of things i haven't heard of (now im going to) other than that, great chart!

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85/100

From TerryTezza 06/30/2020 22:32

So many great albums and many I don't know so will have to check it out. Nice personal collection.

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From salahshoori 01/26/2020 06:38

Any chart with NMH on top is a great chart! You can see that it's filled with sentiments.

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From buzzdainer 11/16/2019 01:16

Lots of overlap between our overall charts, starting with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, which made your top ten overall but just missed mine. I'm anticipating doing some shuffling in the near future, though, so it wouldn't be a shock to see Wilco joining the band that spawned them, Uncle Tupelo, in my own top ten.

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