Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by quadrophenia17

It's very hard to pick your favorite albums, and it's even harder to put them in some consecutive order, so just consider this an incomplete list. It's also bound to change, because of new releases and other various factors. These are the albums that keep getting better the older I get, and make me want to come back for more.

But enough rambling; here's my list. Enjoy!

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"Why don't you just fff...fade away?" [First added to this chart: 10/26/2011]
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1965
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"It's a beautiful day, don't let it get away" [First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
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2000
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"I walk this empty street, on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams" [First added to this chart: 10/13/2011]
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2004
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10,105
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“Maybe I’m too busy being yours to fall for somebody new” [First added to this chart: 10/12/2015]
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2013
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8,838
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"London calling, now don't look to us; Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust" [First added to this chart: 10/13/2011]
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1979
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36,488
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"He blew his mind out in a car, he didn't notice that the lights had changed. A crowd of people stood and stared" [First added to this chart: 10/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1967
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51,235
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"Don't go changing to try to please me; you never let me down before" [First added to this chart: 11/16/2014]
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1977
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7,243
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"Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley through the middle of my soul" [First added to this chart: 10/22/2011]
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1984
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8,293
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Well, I'm back in black" [First added to this chart: 10/13/2011]
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1980
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11,230
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"Been dazed and confused for so long it's not true" [First added to this chart: 10/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1969
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18,762
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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 38 38%
1980s 17 17%
1990s 7 7%
2000s 7 7%
2010s 13 13%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


The Beatles 9 9%
U2 7 7%
David Bowie 6 6%
Led Zeppelin 6 6%
The Who 5 5%
Bruce Springsteen 4 4%
Pink Floyd 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 50 50%
United States 34 34%
Ireland 7 7%
Canada 3 3%
Australia 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Jamaica 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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Nevermind
by Nirvana
Faller Down 1 from 86th to 87th
Weezer (Blue Album)
by Weezer
Faller Down 1 from 87th to 88th
Low
by David Bowie

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From 08/01/2020 08:24
Your chart is almost my album collection!!
Except for the who , van halen and Aerosmith really - but I’ll give these a go now judging by the similarities !
Great chart - as you said it’s so hard to choose just 100 and then rank them as well - so good stuff
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From 07/11/2019 17:36
Nice comments and great picks. Maybe too much from some classic bands but I filtered for the 2010's and I like your choices too so fine by me.
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From 07/11/2019 16:30
Great and detailed chart!
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From 10/12/2018 12:21
LOVE the Who!!!
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From 07/21/2018 14:33
Got about 70 of these albums and another 20 on my Wishlist to get to later. I obviously like the chart with so much in common. I love to read comments and views on what the album is about and why you might like it - so you need to get round to the rest.
If I can recommend anything to you it would be Neutral Milk Hotel - In An Aeroplane Over The Sea and Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever - both Indie Rock/Folk kinda sound you might also like The Strokes who have a bit of the post punk revival with the Velvets and Lou Reed kick
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From 05/03/2018 14:57
Although i dont necessarily fully agree with some of the comments or rankings its understandable and objectively very good
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From 05/03/2018 08:41
100 for Quadrophenia 1st (and many more...)
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From 05/03/2018 07:13
Great chart, 35 in common with my own.
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A really good chart
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From 07/23/2017 21:39
Good solid chart with many classics, 42 albums in common. Hey, that's a lot. I like your comments, makes for an interesting read. Great stuff.
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16. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
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