Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
infinitejester 
My favorite albums as of January 2020
My initial plan was to update this chart and the other charts every 6 months or so, time permitting. This way, I can also see the shifts in taste and progressions of what I listen to.
When I first started this, my scope of music tastes fell within what I guess you would call "my generation" of music. I'm sure that's natural, of course. Being born in the mid 80s would mean being a teenager and early 20s during the 2000s, so a lot of albums from that time hold a particular meaning.
Granted, that is also why I got interested in this site in the first place: to explore more music while documenting the progress.
Enjoy.
- Chart updated: 01/07/2020 18:15
- (Created: 05/03/2016 21:16).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 45 | 45% | |
| 2010s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Explosions In The Sky | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Okkervil River | 3 | 3% | |
| The Kinks | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
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58 | 58% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 10 from 76th to 66th Tago Mago by Can |
| Up 8 from 94th to 86th Sun Structures by Temples |
| Up 7 from 64th to 57th Rain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 60th to 65th All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone by Explosions In The Sky |
| Down 5 from 80th to 85th The Richest Man In Babylon by Thievery Corporation |
| Down 5 from 87th to 92nd Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear |
| New entries |
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 Viet Congby Viet Cong |
| St. Vincent by St. Vincent |
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75/100  | 10/01/2020 01:57 | Szyfman | | 85/100 |
95/100 | 09/30/2020 15:00 |  Keatownrodriguez | | 94/100 |
90/100 | 09/30/2020 10:56 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
90/100 | 09/30/2020 10:47 |  DommeDamian | | 90/100 |
90/100 | 09/30/2020 10:18 |  ssteve | | 92/100 |
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Keatownrodriguez 09/30/2020 15:00
Great calssics and lesser known picks
Larcx13 09/30/2020 10:57
Good chart!
ForegroundNoise 03/23/2019 11:13
You know what I'm gonna say don't you ... (see LedZep for my thoughts on your chart) BUT I appreciate the conscious effort you've stated in your chart to explore stuff out of your comfort zone. Seeing as you like stuff with a more modern feel, I'll try and recommend some older picks that have an ahead of time quality:
The United States Of America - The United States Of America
Nico - Desertshore
Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians
Faust - Faust IV
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
Pretty good chart, I like some of the same ones
ExTeaSea 01/16/2019 13:56
Excellent chart! Some great ones in common.
Nice chart! Some cool albums from the last decade
Cool to see Mos Def, Mars Volta and Panda Bear in your list. A lot of new stuff but thats cool.
LedZep 05/14/2017 20:27
Ah too much 21st century for me. Not a bad chart by any means, just not my style
Check out Rated R by Queens of the Stone Age! Great list though!
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