Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by AlexandreFortin 
- Chart updated: 02/10/2020 21:15
- (Created: 07/20/2016 13:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Progressive Rock / Folk
[First added to this chart: 07/20/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
795
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Indie Folk
I made a lot of mistakes
In my mind, in my mind [First added to this chart: 07/20/2016]
I made a lot of mistakes
In my mind, in my mind [First added to this chart: 07/20/2016]
Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
19,234
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Progressive Metal / Progressive Rock
[First added to this chart: 09/18/2016]
Year of Release:
2007
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3,738
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Alternative Rock / Progressive Rock
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2017]
Progressive Death Metal
[First added to this chart: 07/20/2016]
Year of Release:
2001
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2,331
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Indie Rock
What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all 'round the sun
And when we meet on a cloud
I'll be laughing out loud
I'll be laughing with everyone I see
Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all [First added to this chart: 07/20/2016]
What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all 'round the sun
And when we meet on a cloud
I'll be laughing out loud
I'll be laughing with everyone I see
Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all [First added to this chart: 07/20/2016]
Year of Release:
1998
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29,905
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Indie Folk
[First added to this chart: 09/18/2016]
Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
15,374
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Experimental Rock
[First added to this chart: 07/20/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
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42,122
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Indie Folk
[First added to this chart: 01/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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9,905
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Psychedelic Rock
[First added to this chart: 07/20/2016]
Year of Release:
2002
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10,681
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 35 | 35% | |
| 2010s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Porcupine Tree | 3 | 3% | |
| Opeth | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Klô Pelgag | 2 | 2% | |
| Karkwa | 2 | 2% | |
| Ghost (SE) | 2 | 2% | |
| Dream Theater | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/05/2025 22:33 | mrmcrook | 874 | 92/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2025 17:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 162 | 97/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2019 19:46 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2019 05:37 | DJENNY | 4,335 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2018 23:35 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 |
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mrmcrook 02/05/2025 22:36 | #307419
Great list. Very personal and unique. Lot of fantastic bands. Double thumbs up. Nice to see Opeth represented. (Edited)
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Ulf 05/31/2018 19:07 | #215838
cool stuff
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imimesis 05/31/2018 14:59 | #215833
imimesis 05/31/2018 14:59 | #215833
Definitely an interesting choice with some unknown (especially French Canadien!) albums. Will have to explore these in the future.
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panapsal 05/31/2018 12:00 | #215829
did not check it the whole.... 100% just for your No1
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ForegroundNoise 05/31/2018 08:10 | #215828
ForegroundNoise 05/31/2018 08:10 | #215828
Really dig the French-Canadian prog picks at the top of your chart très cool! However, way WAY too much emphasis on 21st century stuff\. 3 albums for the 80s vs 43 for the 00s? I feel you're missing out on loads of great older records...
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platus 04/10/2017 07:28 | #188984
I like your list
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CharlieBarley 04/09/2017 16:04 | #188953
CharlieBarley 04/09/2017 16:04 | #188953
Very good chart. Good to see Einaudi, I like classical and modern classical music. Good to see classic rock and indie albums alongside modern. A very eclectic collection. Would have scored you higher but I hate death metal. And Genesis. But I love many of your choices: Floyd, Beatles, Led Zep, Bowie, Smiths, Cure, Arcade Fire. I like how you have many Canadian and French Canadian artists. I am Scottish and I have a few Scottish artists on my charts and plenty of British ones. Good to see you like the song Please Please Please.. by The Smiths from Hatful of Hollow. That is one of my all-time fav songs. Plus we have the same album at number one. 17 albums in common. And a good broad mix of good albums from a guy who's a relatively young age. Great stuff.
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LordMark 04/09/2017 09:29 | #188930
24 albums in common, 5 of which are outside of the top 100.
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nitomano 01/12/2017 21:24 | #182395
nitomano 01/12/2017 21:24 | #182395
19 albums in common
22 artists in common
Great choices!
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LedZep 12/08/2016 19:56 | #179757
LedZep 12/08/2016 19:56 | #179757
17 in common, fantastic chart! Dream Theater, Tool and Porcupine Tree... Really impressive
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