Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Daydreamer

A rough prototype, there are many albums which would definitely be in my top 100 but I didn't know where to place them so I will be adding them as soon as I figure out where they should be.

Also I by no means think these albums are the greatest using some objective criteria, more like 100 best albums ever according to my tastes and opinions. Enjoy :)

P. S. In the process of adding comments currently

• Chart updated: 05/24/2019 18:45
• (Created: 01/19/2017 22:26).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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David Bowie is for me the greatest rock star ever. Larger than life, enigmatic and incredibly unique. This album is filled with so many great melodies combined with Bowie's theatrical siging which are forever imprinted in your mind. This is rock drama at it's finest. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,018 charts

Rank Score:

43,399

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,543 votes)

Comments:

304

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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Up to this point Radiohead have conquered the world with both rock and electronic music, so here they gave as some kind of synthesis of their previous sounds - alt rock and electronica. But it sounds incredibly fresh, creative and concise, without a single note out of place. Also, this is probably their best album lyrically with songs dealing with personal and emotional problems and only make the songs more powerful and hard hitting. They had an amazing run from 1995-2000 and with this 2007 release they proved that they hadn't lost a bit of that magic. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,923 charts

Rank Score:

43,877

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,945 votes)

Comments:

396

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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What else can be said about this masterpiece? After so many listens it hasn't lost a bit of its magic. It has the most perfect flow ever and literally not a single note is out of place. Pure perfection. I literally can't even thing a single thing that describe how good this album actually is [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,134 charts

Rank Score:

60,088

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,331 votes)

Comments:

592

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Radiohead are the Pink Floyd of the modern era. Creative, innovative and daring. This album is the soundtrack of the modern man living in the era of technology dealing with modern problems of isolation and loneliness. They created a bluepring many other rock acts would copy and music was changed forever. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,423 charts

Rank Score:

63,592

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,636 votes)

Comments:

855

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Born To Run 

 Bruce Springsteen

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What I love about Springsteen so much is that he is a man filled with so much passion and he pours it all into his music. Born To Run is the last album of his early romantic idealistic phase which would soon be replaced by hard realism. This is the album when it all came togheter for him, making one last great statement of youthful hope and resistance. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,607 charts

Rank Score:

15,383

Rank in 1975:

3

Rank in 1970s:

22

Overall Rank:

76

Average Rating:

 83 (1,978 votes)

Comments:

132

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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A little piece of true magic recorded by Jeff Mangum. A concept album losely based on Anne Frank but also dealing with themes of family, relationships and reincarnation. Mangum's voice will soon become one of your favourites since it's incredibly passionate and his lyrics are on a Dylan level with some incredible surreal imagery. Incredible stuff. [First added to this chart: 04/21/2017]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,433 charts

Rank Score:

32,925

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 87 (2,956 votes)

Comments:

431

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Low 

 David Bowie

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David Bowie the chameleon. Never has the art of reinventing itself been so beautiful like on this record. Bowie teamed up with Brian Eno and Tony Visconti to make something incredibly unique and ahead of it's time, yet to pleasant to listen to. The fact that Sides A and B are polar opossites and I still can't decide which one I like better really says something. [First added to this chart: 02/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,542 charts

Rank Score:

16,995

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 86 (2,080 votes)

Comments:

168

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Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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Released as a second album from his electric mid 60's trilogy this album finds Dylan at his most cynical, biting and agressive. Mike Bloomfield's guitar playing gives the music that hard edge and drive matching Dylan's scathing lyrics and delivery. Some of his most imaginative lyrical work can be found here. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,367 charts

Rank Score:

27,340

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,818 votes)

Comments:

228

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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The one where they cemented themselves as kings. Having already made one step towards seriousness with Rubber Soul, they took it one step further with this one. Their most psychedelic, trippy, LSD influenced records with some lovely eastern influences remains one of the more groundbreaking albums of all time. It's so much ahead of it's time it's not even funny. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,591 charts

Rank Score:

49,625

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,585 votes)

Comments:

486

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Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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Given the fact I wasn't big on indie rock and that this band is so unique in many ways, I expected this album would take some time to get into. However, it grabed me from the first second of the first song and never let go. The sound is so raw which makes the songs even more emotionally engaging, and even though it deals with some dark themes like death or loss in general, it never feels bleak or desperate, but almost like this album is a beacon of hope during hard time. I find it incredibly catharsic and optimistic [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,889 charts

Rank Score:

34,133

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,662 votes)

Comments:

401

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Country	Albums	%
	49	49%
	34	34%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	1	1%

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90/100  !	09/17/2025 13:57	Johnnyo	2,557	80/100
95/100  !	10/15/2021 15:59	Fritz	27	91/100
95/100  !	07/20/2020 17:29	Goliath	351	86/100
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From Johnnyo 09/17/2025 13:57 | #310951

Excellent chart and hitting many of the right notes (pun intended) for me.

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From Fritz 10/15/2021 15:59 | #275053

Sam's Town by the Killers is such an underrated gem, extra point for that

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From Goliath 07/20/2020 17:30 | #255874

32 in common, great chart.

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From EyeKanFly 05/11/2020 16:23 | #251300

The further towards 100 you go the more unique and interesting it gets IMO. Seems we have a lot in common, though I maybe skew a little more recent.

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From AgainstMeAgainstYou 04/05/2019 14:40 | #234533

Really earnest and sincere. You care deeply about the albums in the top part of your list and it shows. I love the picks and I love the notes.

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From ExTeaSea 03/16/2019 19:49 | #233671

Good chart! Was nice seeing Innuendo and Bone Machine on here mixed in with tons of highly rated albums. Innuendo is easily one of Queens best and most underrated songs.

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From Rivera 01/22/2019 04:55 | #230234

Really great albums. Well done!

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From tim0505 01/21/2019 10:18 | #230186

One word..excellent !

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90/100

From hailey 12/13/2018 16:42 | #226993

I think this is a really good chart, really liked the descriptions of some of the albums and overall i agree with most of where you put each of the albums.

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From Ulf 04/16/2018 20:19 | #213064

very nice chart with some classics. comments are always appreciated . :)

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