Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Wasinski 
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Made strictly according to a self-inflected "just one record per band"-rule,
- Chart updated: 12/31/2025 15:45
- (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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6,850
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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]
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1997
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5,773
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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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407
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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]
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1989
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29,886
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But I was wrong. Hardcore Canadian existentialism.
[First added to this chart: 04/30/2011]
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1989
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1,231
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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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1,574
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Lee is God. Anyways, weird, wonderful and moving cowboy-psychedelia.
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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]
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1981
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3,355
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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]
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1974
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1,308
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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]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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% |
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| Nick Drake | 1 | 1% | |
| Discharge | 1 | 1% | |
| Amon Düül II | 1 | 1% | |
| Gong | 1 | 1% | |
| Scorn | 1 | 1% | |
| Faust | 1 | 1% | |
| Hey Colossus | 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
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Up 7 from 84th to 77th |
Up 2 from 95th to 93rd |
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Down 3 from 75th to 78th |
Down 3 from 78th to 81st |
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BestEverAlbums 05/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5306): By Wasinski
BestEverAlbums 05/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5306): By Wasinski“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. Ramones by Ramones (1976) 2. Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill (1997) 3. You by Gong (1974) 4. Doolittle by Pixies (1989) 5. Wrong by NoMeansNo (1989) 6. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks (1979) 7. Cowboy In Sweden by Lee Hazlewood…”
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BestEverAlbums 12/26/2024 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4810): By Wasinski“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Wasinski () 1. Ramones by Ramones (1976) 2. Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill (1997) 3. You by Gong (1974) 4. Doolittle by Pixies (1989) 5. Wrong by NoMeansNo (1989) 6. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks (1979) 7. Cowboy In Sweden by Lee…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 04/25/2024 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4566): By Wasinski
BestEverAlbums 04/25/2024 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4566): By Wasinski“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Wasinski () 1. Ramones by Ramones (1976) 2. Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill (1997) 3. You by Gong (1974) 4. Doolittle by Pixies (1989) 5. Wrong by NoMeansNo (1989) 6. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks (1979) 7. Cowboy In Sweden by Lee…”
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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. (Edited)
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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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Rounder89 06/27/2013 05:28 | #79926
Very unique chart. I don't want to rate it yet because I've heard very few of what is on your list, but your comment about Bowie's album The Man Who Sold The World made me want to check it out and it is a remarkable album. "Black Country Rock" is possibly now my favorite song I've heard of his.
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ForegroundNoise 06/14/2018 09:42 | #216714
ForegroundNoise 06/14/2018 09:42 | #216714
Such a great chart!! Love the write-ups and the inclusion of picks that stray from the norm. But if I had to criticise (only if I had to!!) I'd say that the emphasis upon the 70s stems from a neglect of genres outside of rock and dub/reggae, with no electronic (bar Kraftwerk), hip-hop or ambient. Would love to see more modern records that carve out their own musical niche. Otherwise genuinely really unique and great chart! :)
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hairymarx1 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/04/2011 00:51 | #23885
A great chart with many eclectic surprises....I like your approach to music.
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