Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
Wasinski 
In the making
Made strictly according to a self-inflected "just one record per band"-rule,
- Chart updated: 05/27/2024 20:45
- (Created: 04/29/2011 12:45).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Their first three albums are pure rock-art.
[First added to this chart: 04/30/2011]
Year of Release:
1976
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6,897
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But don't forget the songs, That made you cry
And the songs that saved your life [First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
And the songs that saved your life [First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
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5,997
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Fill your teapot up with tea. Daevid Allen's Gong is an experience every human being should try at least once. Angels Egg is up there too.
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1974
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414
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A revolution and my "own band" as a young teenager. And I was right.
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,534
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But I was wrong. Hardcore Canadian existentialism.
[First added to this chart: 04/30/2011]
Year of Release:
1989
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1,273
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Punk rocks greatest "singles band", this 12" has every one of them is collected.
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
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1979
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1,633
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Lee is God. Anyways, weird, wonderful and moving cowboy-psychedelia.
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
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Kraftwerk should be as known and respected as the Beatles. (All their records 1974-1981 deserve high charting on a list like this)
[First added to this chart: 11/22/2011]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,490
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"Here Come the Warm Jets" and "Another Green World" should also be mentioned as some of the best albums ever recorded. Several of his more ambient records are also quite allright.
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2011]
Year of Release:
1974
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1,537
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Convulsed into oblivion,from laughter or from fright. A good place to start to know the residents.
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 36 | 36% | |
| 1980s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
| XTC | 1 | 1% | |
| Judas Priest | 1 | 1% | |
| Songs: Ohia | 1 | 1% | |
| Neil Young | 1 | 1% | |
| Dr. John, The Night Tripper | 1 | 1% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 1% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 47th to 46th Skylarking by XTC |
| Up 1 from 25th to 24th Bryter Layter by Nick Drake |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 24th to 25th The Magnolia Electric Co. by Songs: Ohia |
| Down 1 from 46th to 47th Thank Christ For The Bomb by The Groundhogs |
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| ! | 02/21/2025 12:50 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2025 16:59 | Exist-en-ciel | 143 | 98/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2024 14:06 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/23/2024 22:56 | mrmcrook | 756 | 92/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2023 09:36 |  MadhattanJack | 260 | 85/100 |
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LedZep 04/16/2022 12:00 | #284292
LedZep 04/16/2022 12:00 | #284292
11/10 chart. Anyone who has Sparks at number 1 has my respect. There are even a handful of great 2010s records which I haven't heard. Hey Colossus was a lot of fun too, good to see it. Plenty of recs, plenty of albums I love, a lot of personality. Interesting choice for Voivod, don't think I've heard Angel Rat yet.
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TheDude85 09/22/2021 18:17 | #274063
TheDude85 09/22/2021 18:17 | #274063
A tremendous chart full of diversity of eras, genres, and styles. I added so many items here to my wishlist based on your evaluations! I really enjoyed the effort you gave to describe each album and include it in your chart. Top marks!
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From Steppenwolf666 12/02/2020 19:43 | #261828
Excellent chart, and some good notes/info.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From BraddlesHendo 10/31/2020 09:24 | #259988
Makes my chart and me look really dorky. Very cool
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From RioBravo 09/09/2020 00:07 | #257928
Love the list. But saying The Spits are better than the Ramones is a bit like showing a modern urinal at some art exhibition and saying that you urinal is "better" than Duchamp's. You can argue yours is a more accomplished urinal but Duchamp came up with his when it mattered. Not that I think the Ramones can't stand on their own musical merits leaving historical context aside, but those merits are linked to a spirit and attitude that's unique to their time, and to a musical landscape they were playing in and, more importantly, against. All of this should be audible in their music. It's not just chords we're dealing with.
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ExTeaSea 02/29/2020 16:25 | #248340
ExTeaSea 02/29/2020 16:25 | #248340
Very original, very cool chart! That Wolf City album is great. There's a bunch I need to check out so I'll have to add this chart to my favorites.
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NoisyBeast 01/27/2020 07:50 | #247209
NoisyBeast 01/27/2020 07:50 | #247209
Really great!!! A lotta diversity across the decades, and commentary with an acerbic wit to hold my attention throughout. Fun ride!! :)
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From Krokolito 12/29/2019 19:53 | #246032
You seem a bit eccentric.
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dihansse 12/04/2019 21:01 | #245367
dihansse 12/04/2019 21:01 | #245367
This is about the most original chart and at the same time a chart which made my wishlist grow the most in a Long time.
The only thing I couldn't understand is why you put Intolerance over any of the Hüsker Dü records.
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From pctrooper 10/09/2019 22:29 | #243596
What a beautiful and diverse chart! Lots of great stuff I haven't listened to in a while.
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