Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
joedec 
- Chart updated: 11/04/2023 19:15
- (Created: 07/31/2011 15:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Release Date - May 2, 1989
Favorite Tracks
1. The Same Deep Water As You
2. Pictures Of You
3. Fascination Street
4. Disintegration
"Kyle from South Park hit the nail on the head when he said Disintegration is the best album ever. As far as I can, he wasn't lying. The eighth studio album from The Cure, Disintegration felt like a culmination of all the musical styles they had gone through since their debut album. But Disintegration was created from crisis in all honesty. Robert Smith was on the verge of turning 30 and felt like The Cure hadn't made their masterpiece. On top of that, longtime member Lol Tolhurst was suffering from alcoholism (he would be fired from the band 3 months before the album's release). Add to that weddings and fires, and it all adds up to the greatest album ever made, Disintegration. The album opens up with Plainsong, one of the greatest album openers, then goes into Pictures Of You. Other highlights include Fascination Street, Prayers For Rain, Lovesong (a wedding present for Robert's wife), and my favorite song, The Same Deep Water As You. Every member of the band is at the top if their game, from Robert's vocal performance to Simon's signature basslines and Roger O'Donnell essential keyboards. In my opinion, no other album can come close to the epicness that is Disintegration." [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
Favorite Tracks
1. The Same Deep Water As You
2. Pictures Of You
3. Fascination Street
4. Disintegration
"Kyle from South Park hit the nail on the head when he said Disintegration is the best album ever. As far as I can, he wasn't lying. The eighth studio album from The Cure, Disintegration felt like a culmination of all the musical styles they had gone through since their debut album. But Disintegration was created from crisis in all honesty. Robert Smith was on the verge of turning 30 and felt like The Cure hadn't made their masterpiece. On top of that, longtime member Lol Tolhurst was suffering from alcoholism (he would be fired from the band 3 months before the album's release). Add to that weddings and fires, and it all adds up to the greatest album ever made, Disintegration. The album opens up with Plainsong, one of the greatest album openers, then goes into Pictures Of You. Other highlights include Fascination Street, Prayers For Rain, Lovesong (a wedding present for Robert's wife), and my favorite song, The Same Deep Water As You. Every member of the band is at the top if their game, from Robert's vocal performance to Simon's signature basslines and Roger O'Donnell essential keyboards. In my opinion, no other album can come close to the epicness that is Disintegration." [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1989
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27,828
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Release Date - May 4, 1982
Favorite Tracks
1. The Figurehead
2. One Hundred Years
3. The Hanging Garden
4. Cold
"The opening line to The Cure's 4th album is 'It doesn't matter if we all die.' And that's the scene setter for one of the darkest albums ever made. I'm not going to lie. When I first heard this album, my jaw was on the ground with how dark and cerebral it was. It took a little while, but now it's one of my all time favorite albums. And the album title is not a reference to anything pornographic. Robert Smith simply thought of a word to sum up the mental mind state The Cure were in at the time. With heavy drinking and drug use, the band at each other's throats, it's little wonder the album is intense as it is. The album is not about sunshine and rainbows. That is made abundantly clear on songs such as The Figurehead, Cold, The Hanging Garden among others. The guitars and vocals are scary as hell, with the bass and drum lines beating out the rhythm of doom. When the album came out, it received a mixed reception. One critic even called it Phil Spector from Hell. But despite that, Pornography is seen by many as one of The Cure's best albums and a key album in the Goth Rock genre." [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
Favorite Tracks
1. The Figurehead
2. One Hundred Years
3. The Hanging Garden
4. Cold
"The opening line to The Cure's 4th album is 'It doesn't matter if we all die.' And that's the scene setter for one of the darkest albums ever made. I'm not going to lie. When I first heard this album, my jaw was on the ground with how dark and cerebral it was. It took a little while, but now it's one of my all time favorite albums. And the album title is not a reference to anything pornographic. Robert Smith simply thought of a word to sum up the mental mind state The Cure were in at the time. With heavy drinking and drug use, the band at each other's throats, it's little wonder the album is intense as it is. The album is not about sunshine and rainbows. That is made abundantly clear on songs such as The Figurehead, Cold, The Hanging Garden among others. The guitars and vocals are scary as hell, with the bass and drum lines beating out the rhythm of doom. When the album came out, it received a mixed reception. One critic even called it Phil Spector from Hell. But despite that, Pornography is seen by many as one of The Cure's best albums and a key album in the Goth Rock genre." [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1982
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5,968
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Release Date - August 26, 1985
Favorite Tracks
1. A Night Like This
2. In Between Days
3. Push
4. Sinking
"The 6th album from The Cure, The Head on the Door felt like a truly vitalized Cure in so many ways. It marked the return of bassist Simon Gallup to the fold, as well the first to feature Boris Williams behind the drum kit. The album starts off with In Between Days, one of The Cure's most recognizable songs. It's a perfect merger of happy songs with sad lyrics, dealing with growing old and being along. What makes The Head on the Door such a classic album is how diverse it is. That diversity is felt in songs such as The Blood, Kyoto Song, and Close to Me. The Cure also show that they can rock the house with songs such as Push and A Night Like This. But they also show that they haven't abandoned their dark side, which is heard on the closing track, Sinking. The Head on the Door marked the point where The Cure went from a cult band to a popular rock band, especially here in the US." [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
Favorite Tracks
1. A Night Like This
2. In Between Days
3. Push
4. Sinking
"The 6th album from The Cure, The Head on the Door felt like a truly vitalized Cure in so many ways. It marked the return of bassist Simon Gallup to the fold, as well the first to feature Boris Williams behind the drum kit. The album starts off with In Between Days, one of The Cure's most recognizable songs. It's a perfect merger of happy songs with sad lyrics, dealing with growing old and being along. What makes The Head on the Door such a classic album is how diverse it is. That diversity is felt in songs such as The Blood, Kyoto Song, and Close to Me. The Cure also show that they can rock the house with songs such as Push and A Night Like This. But they also show that they haven't abandoned their dark side, which is heard on the closing track, Sinking. The Head on the Door marked the point where The Cure went from a cult band to a popular rock band, especially here in the US." [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
4,674
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Release Date - May 25, 1987
Favorite Tracks
1. Just Like Heaven
2. A Thousand Hours
3. Why Can't I Be You?
4. Torture
"The 7th album from The Cure, Kiss Me sees The Cure pretty much throw out the rulebook and dabble in every genre they can think of. I pretty much put in the same category as other classic double albums such as The White Album and Sign O' the Times. Of course, the most recognized song on the album would be Just Like Heaven. But other highlights include Why Can't I Be You?, Hot Hot Hot!!!, among others. It deserves to be mentioned among the best double albums ever made." [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
Favorite Tracks
1. Just Like Heaven
2. A Thousand Hours
3. Why Can't I Be You?
4. Torture
"The 7th album from The Cure, Kiss Me sees The Cure pretty much throw out the rulebook and dabble in every genre they can think of. I pretty much put in the same category as other classic double albums such as The White Album and Sign O' the Times. Of course, the most recognized song on the album would be Just Like Heaven. But other highlights include Why Can't I Be You?, Hot Hot Hot!!!, among others. It deserves to be mentioned among the best double albums ever made." [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,825
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1. All Cats Are Grey
2. Primary
3. Other Voices
4. The Funeral Party [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
2. Primary
3. Other Voices
4. The Funeral Party [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,226
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1. A Forest
2. Play For Today
3. In Your House
4. M [First added to this chart: 04/15/2012]
2. Play For Today
3. In Your House
4. M [First added to this chart: 04/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,909
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 47 | 47% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 6 | 6% | |
| Metallica | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Depeche Mode | 4 | 4% | |
| Megadeth | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Misfits | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 13 from 38th to 25th Achtung Baby by U2 |
| Up 4 from 45th to 41st The Chronic by Dr. Dre |
| Up 2 from 40th to 38th Floodland by The Sisters Of Mercy |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 62nd to 70th The Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| Down 3 from 23rd to 26th Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols |
| Down 3 from 32nd to 35th Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones |
| New entries |
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 Phantasmagoriaby The Damned |
| Leavers |
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 Thrillerby Michael Jackson |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
86/100 (from 96 votes)
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 90/100  | 08/03/2023 10:12 | Fade2Black | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 04/07/2023 13:48 |  melisandre | | 88/100 |
| 75/100 | 04/07/2023 11:32 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
| 85/100 | 04/07/2023 11:20 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 80/100 | 04/07/2023 09:00 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
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From Fade2Black 08/03/2023 10:13
Nice list. Love your attention to detail. Well done.
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85/100
From Johnnyo 04/07/2023 11:20
Ace chart.
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80/100
From Moondance 04/07/2023 09:09
It is clear where your tastes lie. For me, I didn't find this chart all that exciting or adventurous - nothing at all from outside the USA/Canada/UK/Ireland bubble or hidden album gems from your preferred musical genre. Appreciated the 'love' for The Cure ~ if a bit over the top with 6 entries (and not a 'Bloodflowers' in sight).
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From Larcx13 08/11/2022 16:53
Larcx13 08/11/2022 16:53
good work on here
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95/100
From mrmcrook 11/21/2020 21:15
Fantastic chart. Love how you've labelled your favorite 4 songs off each. Original concept
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From mianfei 03/14/2020 05:11
“Foreground Noise” has it quite right that there is very little unpredictable about this chart: it entirely lacks artists unfamiliar to readers of the most standard rock criticism.
It is true that vis-à-vis such charts as those of ‘Rolling Stone’ and ‘New Musical Express’ there is a greater emphasis upon heavy metal – refreshing and a positive given the important impact heavy metal has undoubtedly had on Western culture since the late 1970s. However, even this positive is diluted by being confined to metal from before the middle 1990s, a period when the genre diverged and developed numerous new forms equally or more underground than beforehand.
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90/100
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qwert9579 09/02/2018 08:24
Sweet Chart
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90/100
From normshorg 07/02/2018 21:05
excellent chart, friend
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90/100
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foxytreeko 07/02/2018 20:47
foxytreeko 07/02/2018 20:47
Fantastic chart, I love it!
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80/100
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ForegroundNoise 07/02/2018 08:42
ForegroundNoise 07/02/2018 08:42
There are many great albums here but I feel little of your own personality or love of music comes through (something that the few well placed notes or a chart bio might help remedy). Only four of your 100 albums sit outside the overall BEA top 1000 and all but one are only ranked low because they are picks from artists who already have a number of entries in your chart. I don't mean to be rude when I say this but I feel like you are yet to carve out your own taste yet, try avoiding the classics and look off the beaten path - who knows you might find something you love that's a little different!!
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