Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
lleon79 
Work in progress. Over the course of time some albums may change places (sometimes drastically if I suddenly listen again to an album and suddenly appreciate it more), some may get deleted (especially those at the very bottom) making new albums appear.
Also, this chart has become an absolute mess. I really want to reorganize this when I have the courage. Mainly, the latter half of it is fucked up in so many ways. The first 50 though are more or less in their right place.
To add: a brief explanation of my love for each album
No rules about repeating artists and that kind of stuff.
- Chart updated: 06/15/2017 21:15
- (Created: 11/13/2016 01:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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The peak of The Cure's musical career. A combination of their pop and goth sounds linked with lyrics that scream desperation. An album about obsession.
Highlights: "Pictures of You", "Fascination Street", "Disintegration", "Untitled" [First added to this chart: 11/12/2016]
Highlights: "Pictures of You", "Fascination Street", "Disintegration", "Untitled" [First added to this chart: 11/12/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,117
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Highlights: "Paranoid Android", "Let Down", "Karma Police", "No Surprises"
[First added to this chart: 11/12/2016]
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1997
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62,830
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Highlights: "Time", "Us and Them", "Any Colour You Like", "Brain Damage"
[First added to this chart: 11/12/2016]
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1973
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59,123
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Highlights: "Come Together", "Something", "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", "Here Comes The Sun"
[First added to this chart: 11/12/2016]
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1969
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56,596
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Highlights: "Five Years", "Starman", "Ziggy Stardust"
[First added to this chart: 11/12/2016]
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1972
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42,602
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Highlights: "The Queen is Dead", "Bigmouth Strikes Again", "There is a Light That Never Goes Out"
[First added to this chart: 11/12/2016]
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1986
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33,235
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Highlights: "Shine on You Crazy Diamond I-V", "Wish You Were Here"
[First added to this chart: 11/12/2016]
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1975
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44,134
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Highlights: "Isolation", "Heart and Soul", "The Eternal", "Decades"
[First added to this chart: 12/18/2016]
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1980
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14,718
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Highlights: "21st Century Schizoid Man", "Epitaph", "The Court of the Crimson King"
[First added to this chart: 01/09/2017]
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1969
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27,869
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Highlights: "She Bangs the Drums", "Waterfall", "Made of Stone", "I Am The Resurrection"
[First added to this chart: 11/12/2016]
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1989
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22,660
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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 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Tame Impala | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
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44 | 44% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| 03/05/2025 18:34 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 02/26/2025 12:11 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,095 | 85/100 | |
| 11/13/2021 19:28 |  sssvnnn | 2,863 | 83/100 | |
| 09/22/2020 14:53 | FelipeBoorkes | 47 | 92/100 | |
| 03/19/2019 04:15 | iannicolson | 307 | 90/100 |
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From FelipeBoorkes 09/22/2020 14:55 | #258539
¡Muy buena lista!
Muchas coincidencias, pero si extrañé un par de álbumes en otros idiomas que siento son del nivel.
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From RomanRelic 11/26/2018 07:47 | #225677
Awesome chart, nicely balanced between the decades which is always cool to see. Keep up the good work :)
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From hoomantc 02/02/2018 05:03 | #206987
One of my favorite charts here. When you have The Cure, Sufjan, The war on Drugs, Arcade fire, Sigur Ros in your chart you cannot go wrong
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JulianR 11/08/2017 00:18 | #200950
JulianR 11/08/2017 00:18 | #200950
good stuff here
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From Cosmo 09/13/2017 01:56 | #197879
Such a great selection. I can never argue with Disintegration! Some lovely jazz picks as well. Glad to see that your list appreciates Charles Mingus as much as I do.
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From badger 09/05/2017 12:05 | #197317
The Cure! under-represented on this site, wish I could find room for them on my own chart
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nitomano 07/13/2017 02:36 | #194169
nitomano 07/13/2017 02:36 | #194169
Bastante interesante, me llevo algunos para escuchar, saludos
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From LedZep 04/30/2017 13:21 | #190067
LedZep 04/30/2017 13:21 | #190067
Love to see The Cure, Mingus, Meddle... Many great picks
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