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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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2018]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,777 charts

Rank Score:

45,123

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,192 votes)

Comments:

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The Bends 

 Radiohead

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Huge improvement over their debut album, The Bends is still pretty much a guitar rock record. Never the less, the sound is much more original and creative and the album is packed with amazing songs. If you are mainly a classic rock fan and want to try to listen to Radiohead, this is the album to start it with. Fake Plastic Trees is still their best song imo. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,624 charts

Rank Score:

33,270

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 87 (3,827 votes)

Comments:

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Odessey And Oracle 

 The Zombies

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[First added to this chart: 02/08/2017]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,256 charts

Rank Score:

15,296

Rank in 1968:

4

Rank in 1960s:

21

Overall Rank:

87

Average Rating:

 85 (1,312 votes)

Comments:

118

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Paranoid 

 Black Sabbath

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The greatest heavy metal album of all time. The debut albums was already a classic but here the quality is stratospheric. Side A could be the greatest collection of songs on a single LP side. Sadly the quality drops off a bit after that, but those first 4-5 songs are stone cold heavy metal classics. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,643 charts

Rank Score:

19,384

Rank in 1970:

1

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

56

Average Rating:

 86 (2,028 votes)

Comments:

136

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,457 charts

Rank Score:

16,788

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (1,868 votes)

Comments:

123

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Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,286 charts

Rank Score:

30,596

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 88 (3,288 votes)

Comments:

256

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,813 charts

Rank Score:

19,910

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,389 votes)

Comments:

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Bringing It All Back Home 

 Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan's first true masterpiece. Sure he was an amazing lyricst even before this album, but this is where he took it to the next level musically. Incorporating rock music elements into his sound was seen as Judas move by the folk purists, but one listen is enough to see it was one of Bob's best ever decisions. The albums is divided into electric and acoustic sides and it's hard to tell which one is better. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,238 charts

Rank Score:

13,381

Rank in 1965:

4

Rank in 1960s:

24

Overall Rank:

101

Average Rating:

 86 (1,636 votes)

Comments:

102

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Different Class 

 Pulp

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

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

896 charts

Rank Score:

8,819

Rank in 1995:

4

Rank in 1990s:

39

Overall Rank:

185

Average Rating:

 82 (1,015 votes)

Comments:

65

60. (=)

The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,978 charts

Rank Score:

46,101

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,454 votes)

Comments:

350

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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%
Queen	5	5%
David Bowie	5	5%
Radiohead	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
80/100	10/19/2019 23:33	pctrooper	336	88/100

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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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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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