Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Top 20 Tracks of all time (One Per Artist):
1. Pink Floyd - Echoes (Meddle)
2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Blaise Bailey Finnegan III (Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada)
3. Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You (Live) (How the West Was Won)
4. Car Seat Headrest - Bodys (Twin Fantasy)
5. Bob Dylan - Mr Tambourine Man (Bringing It All Back Home)
6. Eminem - Sing For The Moment (The Eminem Show)
7. Fishmans - Long Season (Live) (98.12.28)
8. Radiohead - Let Down (OK Computer)
9. Joy Division - Disorder (Unknown Pleasures)
10. Silver Mt Zion - What We Loved Was Not Enough (Fuck Off Get Free)
11. David Bowie - Moonage Daydream (The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust)
12. The Rolling Stones - Miss You (Some Girls)
13. Neil Young - Powderfinger (Rust Never Sleeps)
14. The War on Drugs - Eyes To The Wind (Lost In The Dream)
15. Jeff Buckley - Forget Her (Grace)
16. Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness
17. Porcupine Tree - Trains
18. Placebo - Lady Of The Flowers
19. Jeff Rosenstock - We Begged 2 Explode
20. Guns N Roses - November Rain

• Chart updated: 01/15/2026 23:15
• (Created: 05/04/2016 20:37).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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In my opinion, The Wall features examples of everything that makes a rock album great. I believe that 'The Wall' contains the most coherent story ever given through a rock opera (compared to 'Tommy' and 'American Idiot', whose stories are relatively vague), with very little filler and songs linking together fantastically. The themes touched upon in this album are very wide reaching and though they may not be as universal as the themes of money, time and death covered in 'The Dark Side of the Moon', by following the life of 'Pink', we cover issues that many of us face, such as overprotective parenting, the British (and to an extent the worldwide) education system, isolation, growing up, divorce and madness. Throughout the 80 minutes of this record, we complete a journey, growing up with 'Pink' and the characters portrayed by Gilmour and Waters are 'acted' brilliantly. Aside from the story, we are treated to some of the best songs in Pink Floyd's catalogue, including 'Comfortably Numb', 'Mother' and 'Run Like Hell', not to mention the 1979 UK Christmas Number 1, 'Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2', which has became an anti-establishment anthem, so much so that it was banned in South Africa in 1980, as the song became the anthem of a national strike. This album, in my opinion, is flawless. Perhaps my only disappointment is that it is missing some of the long instrumentals of early Pink Floyd, though the continuous nature of the album results in it essentially being four 20 minute long songs.

Track Ranking:
26. Stop
25. Vera
24. Bring the Boys Back Home
23. The Show Must Go On
22. The Trial
21. Goodbye Blue Sky
20. Goodbye Cruel World
19. The Happiest Days of Our Lives
18. Waiting For The Worms
17. Empty Spaces
16. Outside The Wall
15. Young Lust
14. In The Flesh
13. Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 1
12. Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 3
11. Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2
10. In The Flesh?
09. Is There Anybody Out There?
08. Don't Leave Me Now
07. Nobody Home
06. Hey You
05. The Thin Ice
04. One of My Turns
03. Mother
02. Run Like Hell
01. Comfortably Numb

'If you should go skating
On the thin ice of modern life
Dragging behind you, the silent reproach
Of a million, tear stained eyes' - The Thin Ice

'When I was a child, I caught a fleeing glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye
I turned to look, but it was gone, I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown, the dream has gone...' - Comfortably Numb

Formats Owned: 2nd Pressing Vinyl [First added to this chart: 05/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,250 charts

Rank Score:

24,837

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 86 (3,507 votes)

Comments:

269

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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I don't think that there's anything that I can say about this album that hasn't already been said. It took me a while to get into it, like Radiohead in general, but once I began to get it... wow! Pretty much every track has been my favourite at some point and it is probably the most consistent album ever.

Track Ranking:
12. Subterranean Homesick Alien
11. Fitter Happier
10. Lucky
09. Electioneering
08. Airbag
07. Karma Police
06. The Tourist
05. Climbing Up The Walls
04. Paranoid Android
03. No Surprises
02. Exit Music (For a Film)
01. Let Down

'And either way you turn
I'll be there
Open up your skull
I'll be there
Climbing up the walls' - Climbing Up The Walls

'God loves his children
God loves his children, yeah!' - Paranoid Android

Formats Owned: CD [First added to this chart: 05/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,435 charts

Rank Score:

63,067

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,657 votes)

Comments:

859

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The Eminem Show 

 Eminem

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The best rap album ever, showing Eminem's progression from his slim shady persona to serious tracks about his family and childhood.

Track Ranking:
20. Curtains Close
19. Curtains Up
18. Paul Rosenburg
17. The Kiss
16. Steve Berman
15. My Dad's Gone Crazy
14. Drips
13. Square Dance
12. Without Me
11. When The Music Stops
10. Say What You Say
09. Business
08. Soldier
07. Say Goodbye Hollywood
06. White America
05. Cleanin' Out My Closet
04. Superman
03. Hailie's Song
02. Sing For The Moment
01. 'Till I Collapse

'Have you ever been hated or discriminated against?
I have; I've been protested and demonstrated against
Picket signs for my wicked rhymes, look at the times
Sick as the mind of the motherfuckin' kid that's behind
All this commotion. emotions run deep as oceans explodin'' - Cleanin' Out My Closet

'Now how the fuck did this metamorphosis happen?
From standing on corners and porches just rapping
To having a fortune, no more kissing ass
But then these critics crucify you, journalists try to burn you
Fans turn on you, attorneys all want a turn at you
To get they hands on every dime you have
They want you to lose your mind every time you mad' - Sing for the Moment

Formats Owned: CD [First added to this chart: 05/10/2016]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

429 charts

Rank Score:

2,547

Rank in 2002:

13

Rank in 2000s:

104

Overall Rank:

682

Average Rating:

 76 (808 votes)

Comments:

33

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Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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Last.fm Listening Rank: 6

Another amazingly consistent album, showing the heavy and light sides of the Stones. While Let It Bleed contains the best hits ("Gimme Shelter", "You Can't Always Get What You Want") and Exile on Main St provides the greatest variety, Sticky Fingers manages to say everything it needs to in a consise single album, with some of Mick Taylor's best guitar work and absolutely zero filler.

Track Ranking:
10. You Gotta Move
09. Moonlight Mile
08. Bitch
07. I Got The Blues
06. Dead Flowers
05. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
04. Brown Sugar
03. Sway
02. Wild Horses
01. Sister Morphine

"The scream of the ambulance is sounding in my ears
Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here?
What am I doing in this place?
Why does the doctor have no face?
Oh, I can't crawl across the floor
Ah, can't you see, Sister Morphine, I'm trying to score" - Sister Morphine [First added to this chart: 12/09/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,648 charts

Rank Score:

16,773

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 86 (1,933 votes)

Comments:

136

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Amused To Death 

 Roger Waters

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Last.fm Listening Rank: 15

Often overlooked in favour of Roger's output with Pink Floyd, along with OK Computer, this is probably one of the most prophetic albums of the nineties, perfectly capturing the influence of television, consumerism and almost forseeing the influence of the internet. A worthy sucessor to The Wall, The Final Cut and Pros and Cons.

Track Ranking:
14. The Ballad Of Bill Hubbard
13. Late Home Tonight Pt. 2
12. What God Wants Pt. 1
11. Perfect Sense Pt. 2
10. What God Wants Pt. 2
09. Late Home Tonight Pt. 1
08. Watching TV
07. What God Wants Pt. 3
06. Too Much Rope
05. The Bravery of Being Out Of Range
04. It's A Miracle
03. Perfect Sense Pt. 1
02. Three Wishes
01. Amused To Death [First added to this chart: 05/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

825

Rank in 1992:

34

Rank in 1990s:

350

Overall Rank:

2,000

Average Rating:

 75 (234 votes)

Comments:

12

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Slow Riot For New Zerø Kanada 

 Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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The most emotional music ever created, the build up of Moya is unmatched and BBF3 is the best thing I've heard live ever.

Track Ranking:
02. Moya
01. BBF3 [First added to this chart: 05/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

266 charts

Rank Score:

2,183

Rank in 1999:

16

Rank in 1990s:

137

Overall Rank:

788

Average Rating:

 84 (431 votes)

Comments:

17

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Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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One of the few non-conceptual double albums that manages to keep the listener enthralled from start to end. This album seems to build from Highway 61 and produce some of the best lyrics that Bob Dylan has ever written, benefitting from the ability to fit in those longer tracks.

Track Ranking:
14. Pledging My Time
13. Obviously Five Believers
12. Absolutely Sweet Marie
11. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
10. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
09. Temporary Like Achillies
08. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
07. Fourth Time Around
06. I Want You
05. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
04. Just Like A Woman
03. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)
02. Visions Of Johanna
01. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

Formats Owned: CD, Vinyl

"Louise, she’s all right, she’s just near
She’s delicate and seems like the mirror
But she just makes it all too concise and too clear
That Johanna’s not here" - Visions of Johanna [First added to this chart: 05/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,042 charts

Rank Score:

24,861

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 88 (2,412 votes)

Comments:

175

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Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven 

 Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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Track Ranking:
04. Static
03. Storm
02. Sleep
01. Like Antennas to Heaven... [First added to this chart: 05/11/2016]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

1,108 charts

Rank Score:

12,766

Rank in 2000:

2

Rank in 2000s:

10

Overall Rank:

92

Average Rating:

 86 (1,340 votes)

Comments:

107

9. (20) 11

"This Is Our Punk Rock", Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing, 

 The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-la-la Band With Choir

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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2020]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

165

Rank in 2003:

147

Rank in 2000s:

1,316

Overall Rank:

7,599

Average Rating:

 72 (31 votes)

Comments:

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10. (43) 33

Home, Like No Place Is There 

 The Hotelier

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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2022]

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

941

Rank in 2014:

31

Rank in 2010s:

283

Overall Rank:

1,787

Average Rating:

 75 (133 votes)

Comments:

3

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Country	Albums	%
	46	46%
	33	33%
	18	18%
	2	2%
	1	1%

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85/100  !	10/19/2023 02:31	eveningson	4	85/100
95/100  !	10/18/2023 16:00	Tamthebam	650	85/100
90/100  !	12/02/2022 21:21	Johnnyo	2,574	80/100
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From Johnnyo 12/02/2022 21:21 | #291723

Excellent chart. One of the best I’ve visited in a while

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From Rm12398 09/11/2022 23:00 | #289590

Absolutely fantastic collection of albums here.

Completely agree about your comment on my Top 100 about similar music tastes. Have not seen many similar charts to my music taste either so was great to see a list like yours.

Have not been to see Godspeed live yet due to living in the UK, but am hoping to catch them in the next couple of months when they come over here as I can only imagine how good it would be!

Have been meaning to listen to Roger Waters solo work and looking at your list has giving me the push to do so as you rate his albums so highly. Excited to see how your chart develops over time!

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From Larcx13 11/23/2020 01:11 | #261254

I dont have to necessarily agree but still a good chart with some descriptions too

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From glynspsa 03/29/2018 17:58 | #211934

excellent chart.

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From CharlieBarley 03/17/2017 23:34 | #187570

16 albums in common. Not bad, when it's out of 35. I dig The Wall, DSOTM and my favourite Wish You Were Here. Floyd did many masterpieces. Also love Dylan and the Beatles. I like Eminem a lot too, although I only have one of his albums' on my Top 100, Marshall Mathers LP. But I have more of his on my decade charts. Yes, a very good chart, despite its brevity. Good notes too.

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From cobbo95 01/17/2017 00:10 | #182947

Really good chart. I like the track ranking feature although I can't believe some of your choices for the lowest pick e.g 'Leopard Skin...' and 'Queen Bitch' which are some of my favs but I agree with 'Dr. Robert' though on Revolver, always thought it was a weaker track.

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From DommeDamian 11/27/2016 09:50 | #179197

Great chart, bro.

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