Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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revolver94 
still basic after all these years
- Chart updated: 11/02/2021 20:15
- (Created: 05/14/2011 08:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Youth & love.
"god only knows" and "let's go away for awhile" [First added to this chart: 05/14/2011]
"god only knows" and "let's go away for awhile" [First added to this chart: 05/14/2011]
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1966
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36,230
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Synths & gemstones.
"take your face off" and "hologram" [First added to this chart: 05/31/2017]
"take your face off" and "hologram" [First added to this chart: 05/31/2017]
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"slowly" and "fade away"
[First added to this chart: 08/21/2015]
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2015
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1,123
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Struggle & nostalgia.
"the penalty" and "the flying club cup" [First added to this chart: 08/15/2014]
"the penalty" and "the flying club cup" [First added to this chart: 08/15/2014]
Year of Release:
2007
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765
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Religion & grandeur.
"8" and "33" [First added to this chart: 03/13/2017]
"8" and "33" [First added to this chart: 03/13/2017]
Year of Release:
2016
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4,299
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"i never learn" and "just like a dream"
[First added to this chart: 06/06/2018]
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2014
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474
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Blood & vampires.
"conceptual romance" and "female vampire" [First added to this chart: 08/10/2017]
"conceptual romance" and "female vampire" [First added to this chart: 08/10/2017]
Year of Release:
2016
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651
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Atmospheres & oblivion.
"finale" and "celebration" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2014]
"finale" and "celebration" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2014]
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Meadows & whimsy.
"peach plum pear" and "clam crab cockle cowrie" [First added to this chart: 07/17/2013]
"peach plum pear" and "clam crab cockle cowrie" [First added to this chart: 07/17/2013]
Year of Release:
2004
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2,440
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Tapestries & sunlight.
"only skin" and "emily" [First added to this chart: 12/26/2012]
"only skin" and "emily" [First added to this chart: 12/26/2012]
Year of Release:
2006
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8,181
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 54 | 54% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
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| Lana Del Rey | 5 | 5% | |
| Beirut | 4 | 4% | |
| Miranda Lambert | 3 | 3% | |
| Jenny Hval | 3 | 3% | |
| Julia Holter | 3 | 3% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
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56 | 56% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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| ! | 01/28/2025 03:05 |  seb7 | 114 | 91/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 10/16/2022 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4009): By revolver94“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by revolver94 () 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 2. Right From Real by Lydia Ainsworth (2014) 3. Ten Love Songs by Susanne Sundfør (2015) 4. The Flying Club Cup by Beirut (2007) 5. 22, A Million by Bon Iver (2016) 6. I Never Learn by…”
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Spyglass 04/04/2020 03:13 in What are your favorite music styles?“my favorite genre is definitely art pop. others i gravitate to tend to be similar (synthpop, electropop, baroque pop, indie pop, country pop, dream pop, etc.) my broader trend lately is that I've been delving more into electronic genres, especially house/house-adjacent music - artists like smerz,…”
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Antonio-Pedro TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/29/2014 18:30 | #128243
Antonio-Pedro TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/29/2014 18:30 | #128243
Not have Been here in a long time ( lol not in BEA in a long time) but it's still surprises me that always when I come back here everything seems new, even I already knowing some albums descriptions, it is amazing how you and music can say so much in two words, feels like there are little but vey little words between those biggest words, but they are so small that we can't read, but our subconscious part can, so it transmit to us that message unconsciously and we create so many images only in 2 words, and always inovating in the way to describe each one, that's why I love it so much too, each album really looks special for you, the feeling behind the descriptions....goddamn amazing chart
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Mercury TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/24/2013 05:37 | #76996
Mercury TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/24/2013 05:37 | #76996
Hey! First off, wow, 27 albums and 34 artists in common?!?!! Nice!
Next, I am really digging This Modern Lovers album a LOT! Gonna go in my chart soon I think! I thought of a recommendation for you while listening... Okay you already know about it, it's "So Alone" by Johnny Thunders . I think it's right up your alley. It's awesome!
Oh and check out the proto punk band Death, the album "...For The Whole World To See". I'm only just recently even hearing of them, but they were this great, undiscovered punk band in Detroit in the early 70s. You'll probably love that too.
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drakonium 04/12/2013 22:40 | #72722
drakonium 04/12/2013 22:40 | #72722
Wow. Truly super awesome chart. I don't know how I missed it. There are very few albums here that I don't love to death. And there are also a good amount of records I never listened to. I really need to get around that XTC album for example, it seems great. And I am actually listening to Haha Sound by Broadcast as I type this, it's pretty good ^^ I'll have to give it another spin though.
Anyway, very good job, your chart is mind-blowing :D
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cestuneblague TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/26/2017 15:20 | #196759
cestuneblague TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/26/2017 15:20 | #196759
Always love your chart College Boy, wonderful how it's not at all afraid to embrace the present. While there are some pecuilar choices from a personal standpoint (I definitely don't think Lana has made 4 of the greatest 100 albums ever) but which make sense with this likewise very personal chart, there are many wonderful little surprises that immediately brings a smile to the face, especially seeing Quarantine at the very end ^_^
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verilyverily 04/23/2012 01:04 | #40715
you have heroes at least...... AND YAY LIZ PHAIR UPVOTES max 10000000
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