Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Seab 
These are my personal beliefs as to which albums are my favorite.
Always up to take suggestions, so if you feel that you can get me into a great album, then feel free to comment what I should listen to.
I still have a lot to listen to.
I don't update this chart too often anymore, so it's probably outdated.
- Chart updated: 07/02/2019 21:15
- (Created: 05/22/2016 20:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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One of the First Radiohead Albums I got to listen to, and listened to it almost every day for about a year.
Last Listen: May 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Motion Picture Soundtrack
Idioteque
Everything In Its Right Place
Optimistic [First added to this chart: 05/26/2016]
Last Listen: May 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Motion Picture Soundtrack
Idioteque
Everything In Its Right Place
Optimistic [First added to this chart: 05/26/2016]
Year of Release:
2000
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41,052
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2016]
Year of Release:
2000
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12,755
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An album that took me a little while to get into because I hadn't heard any shoegaze records before, but now its one of my favorites of all time.
Last Listen: June 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Only Shallow
When You Sleep
Sometimes
Soon [First added to this chart: 06/14/2016]
Last Listen: June 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Only Shallow
When You Sleep
Sometimes
Soon [First added to this chart: 06/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1991
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28,038
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One of the greatest concept rap albums of all time that depicts the story of Kendrick and his experience with Compton while he lived there as a teenager.
Last Listen: January 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst
Money Trees
m.A.A.d city
Swimming Pools (Drank) [First added to this chart: 05/26/2016]
Last Listen: January 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst
Money Trees
m.A.A.d city
Swimming Pools (Drank) [First added to this chart: 05/26/2016]
Year of Release:
2012
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22,024
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Has some of the best use of samples, allowing for me to wonder what is actually going on in the sample, while also painting a picture in my mind of what could possibly be happening.
Last Listen: March 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Midnight in a Perfect World
Organ Donor
Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain
Transmissions (Collectively) [First added to this chart: 10/29/2016]
Last Listen: March 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Midnight in a Perfect World
Organ Donor
Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain
Transmissions (Collectively) [First added to this chart: 10/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1996
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9,130
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Last Listen: June 2017
Favorite Tracks:
I Know It's Over
There is a Light That Never Goes Out
Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Boy With The Thorn in His Side
Frankly Mister Shankly [First added to this chart: 06/14/2016]
Favorite Tracks:
I Know It's Over
There is a Light That Never Goes Out
Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Boy With The Thorn in His Side
Frankly Mister Shankly [First added to this chart: 06/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,154
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7. (=)
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The album that got me into hip hop music.
Last Listen: April 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Monster
So Appalled
Runaway
Lost in the World [First added to this chart: 05/26/2016]
Last Listen: April 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Monster
So Appalled
Runaway
Lost in the World [First added to this chart: 05/26/2016]
Year of Release:
2010
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22,332
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Last Listen: June 2017
[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]
Year of Release:
2004
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14,052
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Probably the best post-punk revival album so far.
Last Listen: April 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Obstacle 1
Untitled
PDA
NYC [First added to this chart: 06/05/2016]
Last Listen: April 2017
Favorite Tracks:
Obstacle 1
Untitled
PDA
NYC [First added to this chart: 06/05/2016]
Year of Release:
2002
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13,066
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A Great Hard Rock Album produced by the Queens of the Stone Age.
Last Listen: July 2017
Favorite Tracks:
My God is the Sun
I Appear Missing
...Like Clockwork
I Sat by the Ocean [First added to this chart: 07/04/2016]
Last Listen: July 2017
Favorite Tracks:
My God is the Sun
I Appear Missing
...Like Clockwork
I Sat by the Ocean [First added to this chart: 07/04/2016]
Year of Release:
2013
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7,228
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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 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2010s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Animal Collective | 3 | 3% | |
| Kanye West | 2 | 2% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 2% | |
| Coldplay | 2 | 2% | |
| Queens Of The Stone Age | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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56 | 56% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Down 1 from 82nd to 83rdVeckatimest by Grizzly Bear |
| Down 1 from 83rd to 84thRated R by Queens Of The Stone Age |
| Down 1 from 84th to 85thAlligator by The National |
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| Sung Tongs by Animal Collective |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 04/16/2025 15:27 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 09/12/2020 14:31 | BraddlesHendo | 496 | 91/100 | |
| 04/05/2020 23:26 |  sssvnnn | 2,872 | 83/100 | |
| 03/17/2020 23:51 | Thad | 151 | 79/100 | |
| 03/17/2020 08:38 |  ssteve | 205 | 92/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.7/100, a mean average of 90.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.3.
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From Thad 03/17/2020 23:51 | #248824
No big shockers here, but for a chart focused on popular underground-*ish* stuff from 00-90s i really agree with your placement of most of it
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From Timooosterink 11/07/2019 12:17 | #244513
Nice chart I would advice you to listen to the gorillaz and radical face.
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From Timooosterink 08/17/2019 18:44 | #241328
Amazing chart. I like your comments on the album's
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From tk421ucopy 10/16/2018 05:09 | #222609
Loving the chart! Fairly similar tastes to my own, but not so much it's boring. Great job.
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From n8rob 10/15/2018 23:18 | #222599
This is an awesome chart! Bravo!
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ForegroundNoise 10/15/2018 08:11 | #222559
ForegroundNoise 10/15/2018 08:11 | #222559
Nice chart - I left some recommendations when I reviewed it in January, wondering if you've got round to any them?
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Joeingram 01/27/2018 15:03 | #206642
Joeingram 01/27/2018 15:03 | #206642
Listening to Kid A everyday for a year?! You must have some form of depression.
Endtroducng at #2!
Good Chart a lot in common
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From ForegroundNoise 01/27/2018 11:18 | #206628
ForegroundNoise 01/27/2018 11:18 | #206628
Can't argue with the picks, so many great albums it's obvious why this chart is so highly rated! You said in your description you're always up for suggestions so here's some pre-90s picks that maybe your chart is lacking...
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
Galaxie 500 - On Fire
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden
Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians
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From teamdean 10/31/2017 03:50 | #200331
I'd recommend Yo La Tengo, Ride, and Cocteau Twins since you like my bloody valentine.
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elo269megv 04/09/2017 04:29 | #188929
elo269megv 04/09/2017 04:29 | #188929
Really nice chart, lots in common. Love all the Radiohead submissions! Obviously the chart size is limiting but if I had to recommend some artists that weren't listed based on our common interests Id say: Kid Cudi (based on your interest in Kanye), The Doors, Who, Black Sabbath, Metallica, ELO, Supertramp, Stones, Yes, RHCP, Arctic Monkeys, & Alice in Chains. You've probably heard of most these bands so there's not much surprise here, but Id have at least one album from each of these bands in my top 100.
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