Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by steve397 
This is my favourite albums of all time. I see other charts on here often limit to only 1 or 2 albums per artist meaning it is effectively a top artists list and not a top albums list, so there are no such limits here.
- Chart updated: 4 days ago
- (Created: 04/28/2016 22:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Best tracks: Powerslave, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Aces High, 2 Minutes to Midnight, The Duellists,
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1984
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4,115
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Best tracks: Ghost Love Score, Nemo, Dark Chest Of Wonders, The Siren, Wish I Had An Angel, Romanticide
[First added to this chart: 04/19/2021]
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Best tracks: Dance Macabre, Rats, Miasma, Witch Image
[First added to this chart: 05/05/2025]
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Best tracks: Caroleon's Prayer, A Lifetime of War, Long Live the King, Carolus Rex, Gott Mit Uns, 1648
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2017]
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Best tracks: The Trooper, Revelations, Where Eagles Dare, Flight of Icarus, Still Life, To Tame A Land
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
Year of Release:
1983
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1,695
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Best tracks: The Evil That Men Do, Infinite Dreams, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, The Clairvoyant, Can I Play with Madness
[First added to this chart: 05/16/2016]
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1988
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2,478
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Best tracks: Endless Forms Most Beautiful, Yours Is An Empty Hope, Edema Ruh, Weak Fantasy, Élan, Alpenglow
[First added to this chart: 06/05/2021]
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Best tracks: Respite On The Spitalfields, Griftwood, Call Me Little Sunshine, Spillways
[First added to this chart: 05/28/2025]
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Best tracks: Dark Wings, Ice Queen, Mother Earth, Never-Ending Story
[First added to this chart: 08/18/2025]
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Best tracks: Knights Of Cydonia, City Of Delusion, Starlight, Exo-Politics
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2016]
Year of Release:
2006
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6,197
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2010s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2020s | 11 | 11% |
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| Iron Maiden | 11 | 11% | |
| Sabaton | 10 | 10% | |
| Nightwish | 9 | 9% | |
| Black Sabbath | 8 | 8% | |
| Within Temptation | 6 | 6% | |
| Muse | 6 | 6% | |
| Ghost | 6 | 6% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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35 | 35% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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| ! | 02/19/2026 09:15 |  Tamthebam | 657 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2025 12:18 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,088 | 86/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 10/10/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5461): By steve397“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by steve397 () 1. (1984) 2. (2018) 4. by by (1983) 6. by (1988) 7. by (2022) 9. by (2000) 10. by by by (1982) 13. by (2002) 15. by (2000) 16. (1975) 17. (2025) 21. by (2011) 23. by by (2006) 26. by (1980) 27. by (2007) 28. (2015) 29. by by by…”
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Moondance 03/04/2024 09:57 | #302355
We walk very different musical pathways so I was surprised that we had 9 albums in common - and that made me smile. Your passion is yours to enjoy. (Edited)
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mrmcrook 09/18/2020 03:54 | #258362
Lot of good albums. Couple not my cup of tea but that's the joy of music. If we all liked exactly the same, how dull life would be (Edited)
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panapsal 01/23/2017 09:41 | #183976
the only non hard rock,heavy metal I ve counted is Jethro Tull, Neil Young, Muse, and some Eagles and Stones. Raelly rare combination....I am not a metal fan but I assume this is a great collection for all metal fans. As a comment to this, I would expect some Nazareths and Uriah Heeps instead of to many Lizzys, Purples and Sabbaths....
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niewolnikmafii 01/23/2017 12:13 | #183979
niewolnikmafii 01/23/2017 12:13 | #183979
Good, but for me, there is too many albums from one band...
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slurpdurp 01/23/2017 21:10 | #184001
slurpdurp 01/23/2017 21:10 | #184001
A metal chart is so rare, I'm really happy to see one. But I wish you had more variety between bands. Regardless, this is a great metal chart especially your top 10.
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