Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by AwaitingAndrew

These are my personal favorite albums! I know there are people who won't agree with some inclusions on the list, but these albums were discovered by me at just the right time in my life or were otherwise just too good to ignore. The top ten albums are my quintessential list of perfect and meaningful albums where I can never skip a single track, and so I've provided commentary on each of them. The list will move around periodically as my mood changes, but the albums will remain mostly the same. 2023: I've finally updated this again nearly three years after my last update!

• Chart updated: 07/03/2025 03:45
• (Created: 06/07/2016 19:17).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Grace 

 Jeff Buckley

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I'll be completely honest. I don't remember the first time I heard this album front to back. But good Lord is this album Heaven. That voice. The guitar. Jeff Buckley gave us one of the greatest albums ever before tragically moving on to the next life. It just says it all that Thom Yorke and Radiohead composed Fake Plastic Trees after seeing Buckley in concert.

Favorite Tracks: Lover, You Should've Come Over [First added to this chart: 06/07/2016]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,728 charts

Rank Score:

18,073

Rank in 1994:

1

Rank in 1990s:

8

Overall Rank:

54

Average Rating:

 84 (1,962 votes)

Comments:

171

8. (7) 1

The Colour And The Shape 

 Foo Fighters

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Foo Fighters: there's not really a backstory here. I've always enjoyed Foo, as have many of the friends that I've kept close in my life. The Colour And The Shape is undeniably their best. There's not a bad track on this album. Everlong is one of the greatest songs of all time.

Favorite Track: Everlong [First added to this chart: 06/07/2016]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

695 charts

Rank Score:

4,688

Rank in 1997:

9

Rank in 1990s:

68

Overall Rank:

362

Average Rating:

 78 (990 votes)

Comments:

66

20. (19) 1

OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Favorite Track: Let Down [First added to this chart: 06/07/2016]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,412 charts

Rank Score:

65,029

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,631 votes)

Comments:

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37. (40) 3

There Is Nothing Left To Lose 

 Foo Fighters

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Favorite Track: Generator [First added to this chart: 06/12/2016]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

1,024

Rank in 1999:

35

Rank in 1990s:

307

Overall Rank:

1,663

Average Rating:

 75 (448 votes)

Comments:

26

39. (41) 2

The Bends 

 Radiohead

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Favorite Track: Fake Plastic Trees [First added to this chart: 06/12/2016]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,673 charts

Rank Score:

29,529

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 87 (3,917 votes)

Comments:

315

41. (36) 5

Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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Favorite Track: Even Flow [First added to this chart: 06/12/2016]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,842 charts

Rank Score:

18,661

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,339 votes)

Comments:

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We Can't Dance 

 Genesis

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Favorite Track: No Son Of Mine [First added to this chart: 06/07/2016]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

616

Rank in 1991:

34

Rank in 1990s:

445

Overall Rank:

2,555

Average Rating:

 66 (264 votes)

Comments:

20

92. (98) 6

Dizzy Up The Girl 

 Goo Goo Dolls

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Favorite Track: Black Balloon [First added to this chart: 01/27/2017]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

750

Rank in 1998:

43

Rank in 1990s:

384

Overall Rank:

2,175

Average Rating:

 71 (173 votes)

Comments:

13

95. (100) 5

Violator 

 Depeche Mode

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Favorite Track: Blue Dress [First added to this chart: 11/24/2016]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

1,196 charts

Rank Score:

12,330

Rank in 1990:

1

Rank in 1990s:

20

Overall Rank:

103

Average Rating:

 83 (1,385 votes)

Comments:

100

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	6	6%
1960s	6	6%
1970s	16	16%
1980s	8	8%
1990s	9	9%
2000s	24	24%
2010s	29	29%
2020s	2	2%

Artist	Albums	%
Genesis	5	5%
Anberlin	4	4%
Radiohead	4	4%
From Indian Lakes	4	4%
Copeland	4	4%
Foo Fighters	3	3%
Night Beds	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	66	66%
	25	25%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 12 from 92nd to 80th Oncle Jazz by Men I Trust
Up 6 from 98th to 92nd Dizzy Up The Girl by Goo Goo Dolls
Up 6 from 97th to 91st The Phantom Of The Opera At The Royal Albert Hall by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Biggest fallers
Down 9 from 27th to 36th Sometimes by City And Colour
Down 8 from 43rd to 51st Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music by Ray Charles
Down 7 from 83rd to 90th ...But Seriously by Phil Collins

New entries
All 'N All by Earth, Wind & Fire
The Great Reunion by Louis Armstrong / Duke Ellington
In Motion by Copeland
Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens

Leavers
Let It Be by The Beatles
Only By The Night by Kings Of Leon
Kid A by Radiohead
The Joshua Tree by U2

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85/100	09/24/2025 18:16	Johnnyo	2,528	80/100
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From Johnnyo 09/24/2025 18:17

Quite a varied chart you have here. I like it.

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From rockbluesfolkjaz 12/08/2021 20:53

Interesting chart. A lot of quality music I must check out soon, besides the few that are on my list!

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From pctrooper 11/22/2019 20:48

Your chart is really unique and I like it a lot. Very dreamy stuff here. I have never listened to Lydia, but gave Illuminate a try based on some of your other picks. Usually this style turns me off a bit but I thought the album was really intense and fascinating.

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From PanheadWarrior 10/19/2019 07:36

Such an amazing chart! I checked out Night Beds because of this chart and I'm enjoying it! I also spent some more time listening to From Indian Lakes because of this chart. Great band! And I love a lot of the lesser known releases from Relient K, Underoath, Copeland, Acceptance, Lydia, Tenth Avenue North, and Anberlin. A lot of great, underrated albums in there. You also had a great mix from all eras. Abbey Road is my favorite Beatles album too! And Animals is my favorite Pink Floyd album as well! I don't share the same love for Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, but do prefer those to a lot of BEA favorites from those eras. Overall, fantastic chart! Thanks for sharing the comments as well.

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From Thad 02/27/2018 03:09

Grace is a cool choice at #1. I still maintain Buckley has one of the greatest voices of all time. This is also reminding me I need to get into Genesis more.

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From jqyelton0216 10/25/2017 01:33

Wow, I love your chart. It feels very personal and honest to your tastes. I love bands like Copeland, Anberlin and Relient K--but also have great respect for influential giants like Radiohead, The Beach Boys, and Jeff Buckley. This is a great mix

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From LedZep 05/12/2017 20:05

Don't like post Gabriel Genesis but the chart is very nice, a lot of new things to check out!

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