Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by dazatoth

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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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Led Zeppelin

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]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,813 charts

Rank Score:

16,329

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Average Rating:

86 (2,616 votes)

Comments:

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

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]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,167 charts

Rank Score:

56,575

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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]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,985 charts

Rank Score:

40,812

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Average Rating:

89 (3,984 votes)

Comments:

399

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The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

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]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,975 charts

Rank Score:

35,426

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Average Rating:

89 (3,859 votes)

Comments:

342

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David Bowie

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]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,542 charts

Rank Score:

16,054

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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]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,975 charts

Rank Score:

18,468

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Average Rating:

85 (2,377 votes)

Comments:

211

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Back In Black

AC/DC

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]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,288 charts

Rank Score:

9,811

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,540 charts

Rank Score:

11,285

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Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

83 (2,162 votes)

Comments:

130

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The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico

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]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,065 charts

Rank Score:

37,561

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Average Rating:

89 (3,587 votes)

Comments:

356

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Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Following a series of fantastic albums, they reached their peak with this one. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2011]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,852 charts

Rank Score:

18,672

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Average Rating:

84 (2,239 votes)

Comments:

178

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%

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%

Artist	Albums	%

Pearl Jam	1	1%
Belle And Sebastian	1	1%
Rage Against The Machine	1	1%
Led Zeppelin	1	1%
Lou Reed	1	1%
Stevie Wonder	1	1%
New Order	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	38	38%
	34	34%
	9	9%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Live?	Albums	%
No	98	98%
Yes	2	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

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95/100 !	04/02/2018 20:38	Ulf	185	80/100
95/100 !	03/25/2017 16:36	LedZep	1,100	84/100
95/100 !	10/31/2016 20:44	Seab	1,998	93/100
85/100 !	04/20/2015 13:48	ShadowColossi	93	88/100
90/100 !	09/19/2014 07:47	TheHolyKiwi	102	68/100

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From TheKing 08/24/2024 12:07 | #304896

Come back and update this chart please! It rules :) (Edited)