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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Kid A 

 Radiohead

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Cold and distant, yet resonating within every modern man in a modern world. This is what are feelings sound like in this era, or maybe a better way to describe it is the lack of feelings along with isolation. It continues where Ok Computer left of, but it's definitely more extreme and challenging. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,155 charts

Rank Score:

51,355

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 89 (4,354 votes)

Comments:

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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If Revolver was the revolution in sound and songwriting, Sgt Pepper's was the revolution considering albums. How many albums felt as a whole entity other than just a collection of songs before this one? Not many. But when they released this one everyone wanted to make albums like this one. Other than massive historical importance, you can't deny the quality of the songs, with iconic Lucy in The Sky with Diamonds and A Day In The Life leading the pack. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,416 charts

Rank Score:

50,805

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (4,486 votes)

Comments:

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Rain Dogs 

 Tom Waits

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A chaotic mess that is somehow very touching and beautiful. Tom Waits creates a crazy mix of blues, cabaret, piano balladry, rock and much more and combines it with his surreal lyrics and his incredibly distictive voice. Everything about his music is at its peak on this album, the true soundtrack of broken desperate people from the gutter. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,115 charts

Rank Score:

13,087

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

14

Overall Rank:

108

Average Rating:

 84 (1,305 votes)

Comments:

85

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The Suburbs 

 Arcade Fire

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Quite hard to pin down what exactly makes this album so great. But the answer probably lies somewhere in the fact that this album represents the struggles of modern young adult in this chaotic world. That feeling of disillusionment with the world coupled with the nostalgic reminiscing of the youthful and more hopeful times hits really hard. The album is so consistently good and has no weak songs, but the only thing lacking is one or two absolutely killer songs which would make it totally perfect. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,812 charts

Rank Score:

22,190

Rank in 2010:

2

Rank in 2010s:

4

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 84 (2,681 votes)

Comments:

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Darkness On The Edge Of Town 

 Bruce Springsteen

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The release of this album was problematic since Bruce was involded in some legal battles following the success of Born To Run. Incidentally, the themes in this album are a big turn from the romanticism of of Born To Run. The songs are mostly more pesimistic and realistic, like the characters from Born To Run were now broken by the hard realities of life. The sound itself follows this change by being much more rock sounding a raw. Gone are the jazz influences from his first 3 album. As an optimist myself, I'll always prefer Born To Run but something about this album makes it seem much more real. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

867 charts

Rank Score:

8,156

Rank in 1978:

1

Rank in 1970s:

49

Overall Rank:

202

Average Rating:

 82 (1,133 votes)

Comments:

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Love Over Gold 

 Dire Straits

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This is where everything fell in the right place for Dire Straits. They've made their sound bigger and the songs more ambitious, which is best seen on the phenomenal opening 14min track Telegraph Road. Knopfler's lyricism is often underlooked because of his other qualities but it truly shines here. With just 5 songs it doesn't overstay its welcome and keeps the same high quality throughout [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

377 charts

Rank Score:

2,858

Rank in 1982:

10

Rank in 1980s:

98

Overall Rank:

622

Average Rating:

 79 (518 votes)

Comments:

35

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Sam's Town 

 The Killers

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A solid number of fans were dissapointed with this sophomore album because it was such a drastic change of style, but the americana and heartland rock infulenced proved to be a great match for The Killers. Themes and imagery are almost Springsteenian and they fit nicely with Flowers' nearly hysterical delivery (again a big change from the debut). One thing that hasn't changed, though, is their ability to write incredibly catchy melodies and big choruses. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

418 charts

Rank Score:

2,830

Rank in 2006:

10

Rank in 2000s:

100

Overall Rank:

630

Average Rating:

 74 (808 votes)

Comments:

41

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2018]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,425 charts

Rank Score:

39,101

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 88 (2,836 votes)

Comments:

264

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Sheer Heart Attack 

 Queen

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The most cohesive Queen record, the songs flow perfectly into one another and it all feels like a giant song. You can say that for most progressive albums but they're not nearly as fun as Queen, nor are their songs as versatile. Here they discovered their campy and flamboyant side, and combined with the dark sound of the first two albums and the result is Queen at its best. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

483 charts

Rank Score:

3,089

Rank in 1974:

7

Rank in 1970s:

138

Overall Rank:

575

Average Rating:

 79 (786 votes)

Comments:

53

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Weezer (Blue Album) 

 Weezer

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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2017]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,430 charts

Rank Score:

16,871

Rank in 1994:

4

Rank in 1990s:

15

Overall Rank:

78

Average Rating:

 84 (1,894 votes)

Comments:

138

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	18	18%
1970s	28	28%
1980s	13	13%
1990s	15	15%
2000s	14	14%
2010s	12	12%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	6	6%
David Bowie	5	5%
Radiohead	5	5%
Queen	5	5%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Bruce Springsteen	4	4%
Bob Dylan	4	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	49	49%
	34	34%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 68th to 69th Achtung Baby by U2
Down 1 from 69th to 70th Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
Down 1 from 70th to 71st A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead

New entries
Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Leavers
Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel

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95/100	10/15/2021 15:59	Fritz	27	91/100
95/100	07/20/2020 17:29	Goliath	348	86/100
95/100	05/11/2020 16:23	EyeKanFly	207	88/100
100/100	03/26/2020 03:21	adbrack1988	26	97/100
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From dusanxo 11/22/2022 22:26

damn nice list

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From Fritz 10/15/2021 15:59

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

32 in common, great chart.

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From EyeKanFly 05/11/2020 16:23

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

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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90/100

From ExTeaSea 03/16/2019 19:49

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

Really great albums. Well done!

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From tim0505 01/21/2019 10:18

One word..excellent !

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From hailey 12/13/2018 16:42

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

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

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