Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by jackharrison21

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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19. (25) 6

The Final Cut 

 Pink Floyd

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Track Ranking:
12. Your Possible Pasts
11. Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert
10. One Of The Few
09. The Hero's Return
08. Not Now John
07. Paranoid Eyes
06. The Fletcher Memorial Home
05. The Post War Dream
04. Southampton Dock
03. Two Suns In The Sunset
02. The Gunner's Dream
01. The Final Cut [First added to this chart: 05/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

2,202

Rank in 1983:

12

Rank in 1980s:

116

Overall Rank:

780

Average Rating:

 71 (1,039 votes)

Comments:

72

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The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking 

 Roger Waters

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Last.fm Listening Rank: 9

Could be a single track, never heard another album that flows as well as this one, good lyrics and story, with some great guitar by Clapton.

Track Ranking:
12. The Remains of Our Love
11. Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad
10. The Moment Of Clarity
09. Arabs with Knives and West German Skies
08. Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin
07. Running Shoes
06. For the First Time Today, Part 2
05. For the First Time Today, Part 1
04. Sexual Revolution
03. Go Fishing
02. The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
01. Every Stranger's Eyes [First added to this chart: 05/12/2016]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

786

Rank in 1984:

33

Rank in 1980s:

320

Overall Rank:

2,102

Average Rating:

 70 (208 votes)

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Rain Dogs 

 Tom Waits

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,149 charts

Rank Score:

11,463

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

14

Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

 84 (1,353 votes)

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77. (69) 8

Misplaced Childhood 

 Marillion

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

341 charts

Rank Score:

2,731

Rank in 1985:

11

Rank in 1980s:

99

Overall Rank:

619

Average Rating:

 77 (429 votes)

Comments:

25

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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	03/11/2026 15:13	Bach	961	78/100
85/100	10/19/2023 02:31	eveningson	4	85/100
95/100	10/18/2023 16:00	Tamthebam	651	85/100
90/100	12/02/2022 21:21	Johnnyo	2,585	80/100
100/100	09/11/2022 22:58	Rm12398	99	89/100

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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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