Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by flyingcitrus

Been updating this chart a lot more frequently recently and I think it reflects the music I like and listen to better than ever. My hope is that everyone who finds this chart will come away with at least one new album to enjoy.

I'm still in the process of adding notes to my picks, so bear with me!

• Chart updated: 05/24/2019 02:15
• (Created: 04/10/2016 02:45).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 

 Wilco

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Indie Rock, Art Rock

It took me a long time to get into this album. I fell in love with "Jesus Etc." instantly, but otherwise I couldn't figure out the hype. Over time as I kept revisiting the album I figured out bits and pieces, finding something new to enjoy every time. That, to me, is the joy of discovering and listening to music, something that I never engaged in quite so actively before this album. No other album have I personally found as musically and emotionally rewarding upon listen after listen. I recognize that this probably isn't the album to do that for you, but I wanted to share that philosophy since I think and hope everyone can find an album to feel so strongly about.

Best moment: At the end of "War on War" where the cacophony dissipates into feedback and immediately transitions into the gentle strings of "Jesus Etc." [First added to this chart: 04/12/2016]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,671 charts

Rank Score:

17,336

Rank in 2002:

1

Rank in 2000s:

6

Overall Rank:

60

Average Rating:

 85 (1,957 votes)

Comments:

172

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Kid A 

 Radiohead

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Art Rock, Electronic

Kid A was one of the first albums I listened to where I really felt like I didn't understand what artists were doing since I had never heard anything like it before. For a long time I preferred OKC, IR, and even A Moon Shaped Pool. What makes it so incredible to me, though, is that after studying and finding love for its influences like Aphex Twin and Talking Heads I found it more enjoyable and even more creative than I did on first listen. The fact that Radiohead made such niche genres in the scheme of pop music like post-punk and IDM into an album that topped the charts is incomprehensible to me. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2016]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,209 charts

Rank Score:

42,962

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 89 (4,456 votes)

Comments:

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Turn On The Bright Lights 

 Interpol

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2016]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,285 charts

Rank Score:

13,240

Rank in 2002:

2

Rank in 2000s:

9

Overall Rank:

90

Average Rating:

 84 (1,620 votes)

Comments:

128

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Since I Left You 

 The Avalanches

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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2018]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

834 charts

Rank Score:

7,792

Rank in 2000:

4

Rank in 2000s:

32

Overall Rank:

197

Average Rating:

 82 (939 votes)

Comments:

69

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Madvillainy 

 Madvillain

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2016]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,069 charts

Rank Score:

14,473

Rank in 2004:

2

Rank in 2000s:

8

Overall Rank:

86

Average Rating:

 86 (1,209 votes)

Comments:

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2016]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,913 charts

Rank Score:

44,356

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,939 votes)

Comments:

395

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Is This It 

 The Strokes

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2016]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,465 charts

Rank Score:

28,879

Rank in 2001:

1

Rank in 2000s:

4

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 86 (3,027 votes)

Comments:

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Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2016]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,890 charts

Rank Score:

34,816

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,659 votes)

Comments:

401

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Deathconsciousness 

 Have A Nice Life

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2018]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

374 charts

Rank Score:

4,304

Rank in 2008:

5

Rank in 2000s:

62

Overall Rank:

393

Average Rating:

 81 (439 votes)

Comments:

34

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Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? 

 of Montreal

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2018]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

416 charts

Rank Score:

3,075

Rank in 2007:

13

Rank in 2000s:

91

Overall Rank:

564

Average Rating:

 79 (491 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	2	2%
1960s	13	13%
1970s	20	20%
1980s	9	9%
1990s	25	25%
2000s	22	22%
2010s	9	9%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Led Zeppelin	3	3%
David Bowie	3	3%
Radiohead	3	3%
Kendrick Lamar	2	2%
Talking Heads	2	2%
フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]	2	2%
Portishead	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	52	52%
	25	25%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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This chart is rated in the top 1% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 91.6/100, a mean average of 93.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 93.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.7.

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From VitorHugoP 05/17/2019 23:30

Just a shame that give up writing descriptions after the fifth one, great chart!

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From Paule 05/17/2019 09:57

Awesome chart, we have lots in common!

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From ForegroundNoise 05/17/2019 08:05

Really great mix of genres and time periods, plus I love the notes you've written so far. That Russian album is the only one not on my radar, will have to give it a listen!

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From DommeDamian 05/01/2018 19:34

Great chart, but it's weird that this, with similars, misses Eminem

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From ForegroundNoise 05/01/2018 09:24

Decided not to give a rating because you've said it's not finished, will check back in future!!

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From jlancast1996 02/17/2018 05:39

Love it!

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From RandolphCarterJr 07/29/2017 04:57

Truly Excellent chart! Zoso is my number 2 too!

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