Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by CharlieBarley

Welcome one, welcome all. These are some of my favourite albums of all time. Each album means something to me, even the relatively new ones. Just over half of them I discovered in the period of the early 1990s when I was aged 15-20, although not all of those albums are 90's albums. That was when I got into music in a big way, as many teenagers do. Then current music and many classic albums. And my personal discovery of music is ongoing. For me, music is a form of connection with something greater, of solace, of self-expression and a way of channelling feelings. There are many memories here. And new ones are still being created. I have tried to make this chart represent periods from many different stages in my life also. It is subject to change as I remember other albums I like or as I discover new, or even older albums. Enjoy!

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What can I say about 'After The Gold Rush'? Apart from that I love it. I first played this at a very traumatic time in my life aged 17. It was my parents' vinyl. Anyway this album spoke to me at that time like no other album. I played it incessantly. I'm surprised I didn't wear it out. It is emotional, sensitive, world-weary and easily my favourite Neil Young album, although I haven't heard them all yet. Harvest, Tonight's The Night, and Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere are my next favourites. I've been playing it ever since. Mr Young's music, like the old Carlsberg Lager adverts, reaches parts of me other music artists can't reach. Well, I don't drink anymore but I still listen to Neil Young. [First added to this chart: 10/18/2016]
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1970
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 3 3%
1960s 13 13%
1970s 29 29%
1980s 18 18%
1990s 25 25%
2000s 5 5%
2010s 3 3%
2020s 4 4%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 3 3%
U2 3 3%
Radiohead 2 2%
Various Artists 2 2%
Bob Dylan 2 2%
Bruce Springsteen 2 2%
Pink Floyd 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 43 43%
United Kingdom 41 41%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Ireland 5 5%
Norway 1 1%
Jamaica 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 19 from 61st to 42nd
Back To Black
by Amy Winehouse
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 42nd to 43rd
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
by The Pogues
Faller Down 1 from 43rd to 44th
OK Computer
by Radiohead
Faller Down 1 from 44th to 45th
Forgiven, Not Forgotten
by The Corrs

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From 01/31/2024 21:00
Thanks Moondance.
Nice comment. I do try and be honest about my tastes.
I will have to check your chart out, see if I have read it.
Have a good day Bud.
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From 01/31/2024 20:27
There is so much to like about this chart. The intro is spot on - how music is a connection to something greater in one's life (& that's why certain albums, often dismissed by the masses, can find a home in someone's greatest 100 chart). Your chart speaks honestly (no peer pressure) and it is the kind of chart I like to spend time with and will read from no.1 to no.100. Definitely one of my favourite charts on this site. Nicely put together CB - could very well be my first 100!
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From 01/20/2024 01:41
I know! It was a good discovery
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From 01/19/2024 20:48
Funny that you discovered Out Of Time on Belgian radio ;)
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From 06/18/2023 10:27
Thanks SN!
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From 06/18/2023 01:01
Great chart, good to see wywh in top 3
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Thanks Johnny!
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From 06/17/2023 19:44
Great chart.
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From 04/04/2023 13:42
Thanks!
Yes Harder They Come is awesome. Good film too.
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From 04/04/2023 13:26
some nostalgic ones for me like the sting and belinda carlilse albums. i like them. i also really like the harder they come ost. i need to get it on my own chart. also they might be giants. fun albums
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