Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
dazatoth 
Maybe not the perfect list, but for me this is the music that was and still is important part of mu life. Some of these albums I don't listen very much today, but they played important role in my teenage period. I hope you'll like it.
- Chart updated: 02/20/2014 21:15
- (Created: 09/04/2011 14:12).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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When I first heard it, before 6 or 7 years ago, I did not understand how can someone be attracted to this kind of sound. About a year after, I remember my friend asked who my favorite album is, and I said this one. Since then I’m trying to figure out what the hell happened in that one year and I still don’t have a clue.
[First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]
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1969
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16,937
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Timeless! Forty years since it was released and it still sounds like music of the future. Simply brilliant!
[First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]
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1973
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60,087
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It just gets better and better as time passes by...
The true "radiohead sound", and yet so different from the rest of their discography. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]
The true "radiohead sound", and yet so different from the rest of their discography. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]
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2007
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43,877
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The most complete rock album I ever listened to. I can’t imagine a better name for this album than "The Beatles", it covers their entire creation, from classic rock songs like Back in the USSR, to musical experimentation in Revolution 9. It represents music of the 60's better than any other. If you have time to listen to only one of their albums, this is it.
[First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]
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1968
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37,234
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Neglected in favor of the album "Heroes" this is Bowie's best release in the Berlin trilogy and in my opinion his best album. The instrumentals are what goes under the skin and makes you chill.
[First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]
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1977
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16,993
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One of those albums where it’s very difficult to pick out a few songs that are your favorites. In almost 50 years long discography, this is their most perfect album.
[First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]
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1972
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19,694
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People say that if you have heard one of their album it's like you've heard them all. But they don’t say that almost every one of these albums is as good as everyone else in their discography. No musical experimentation, no mixture of genres, no excessive philosophy in lyrics, just pure simple hard rock 'n roll. After Led Zeppelin definitely my favorite rock band.
[First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]
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1980
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10,036
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]
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2003
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11,396
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It has incredible beauty. Somehow you realize that the essence of beautiful music is not only in harmony of sound and tender lyrics, but it can also be with unusual way of playing and singing. So uncommon for the time it appear. No wonder people didn’t like it.
[First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]
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1967
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39,878
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Following a series of fantastic albums, they reached their peak with this one.
[First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]
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1992
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19,148
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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 | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 1 | 1% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 1 | 1% | |
| Van Morrison | 1 | 1% | |
| Queens Of The Stone Age | 1 | 1% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 1 | 1% | |
| Neil Young | 1 | 1% | |
| The Black Keys | 1 | 1% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/02/2018 20:38 | Ulf | 186 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2017 16:36 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
| ! | 10/31/2016 20:44 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2015 13:48 |  ShadowColossi | 93 | 88/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2014 07:47 |  TheHolyKiwi | 103 | 68/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 13% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.6/100, a mean average of 87.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.3.
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From TheKing 08/24/2024 12:07 | #304896
Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)
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From Ulf 04/02/2018 20:38 | #212185
Really nice records chosen
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From LedZep 03/25/2017 16:37 | #188069
LedZep 03/25/2017 16:37 | #188069
Samo mi fali Zabranjeno Pušenje, inače odličan chart
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From TheHolyKiwi 09/19/2014 07:48 | #122239
TheHolyKiwi 09/19/2014 07:48 | #122239
Love this chart mate! Fantastic work!
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From bluenose 09/18/2014 17:50 | #122191
A Great chart plenty of diversity new and old classic and most importantly making me listen to eastern European music such as
IDOLI
HAUSTER
KANDA KOPZA
SARLO AKROBATA
TIME
GORIBOR
AZRA
I would happily gine you a 100% once I have listened to the above until sorry I can only give you 95%
LOVE THIS CHART
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From mightyram 09/18/2014 17:49 | #122190
Lots of great choices, some not obvious which is great. Always good to see Metal Box in a list.
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MLou 09/18/2014 12:31 | #122162
MLou 09/18/2014 12:31 | #122162
Great mix!
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From strada95 02/24/2014 23:37 | #104349
wow, what a powerful chart!
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tgarritsen 02/24/2014 23:34 | #104345
tgarritsen 02/24/2014 23:34 | #104345
I really like your list. Some unique choces like the album by Rammstein and the albums from Serbian and Montenegro artists.
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From marco17 02/24/2014 19:48 | #104325
great chart....very good choice all round....first ten positions are all great records that I adore and very different....
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