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!
- Chart updated: 08/25/2018 23:45
- (Created: 10/14/2011 01:52).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 86 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Greatest Music Albums has an average rating of 86 out of 100 (from 132 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 53,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
This chart is currently filtered to only show albums from Ireland. (Remove this filter)
Buy album
- #Sponsored
"Did I disappoint you or leave a bad taste in your mouth?"
Tracks: Re-arranged in order of preference (try listening to the album in this order):
One - We are all one. We work better together, we know this, yet it is pride that tears us apart.
Love Is Blindness - Do we really see what is in front of us? Or only what we want to see? Love is blindness, and we are dying to see.
Acrobat - The world is a tough place, not very fair. Where do we belong? We want to belong to something so bad, that we will act like an acrobat jumping through hoops to get noticed.
Ultraviolet (Light My Way) - We all need some uplifting from someone we love and trust. We are not so strong all of the time.
Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World - Don't worry. Everything will work out just as it is supposed to. There is no need to try and fix the world. Focus on what is right around you...be still.
So Cruel - What to do after things seem to be hopeless. Relationships and Rules. Dependence versus Independence.
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses - Moving away; rising up. Being okay with decisions made. Forgiveness and understanding.
The Fly - What we will do for love...The Good, Bad, and Ugly.
Mysterious Ways - Love; she is a mysterious creature. Things we must do to get what we think we are searching for.
Zoo Station - Ready to engage in life again. Feeling strong after a brain vacation.
Even Better Than The Real Thing - Renewed energy and strength. Feeling like never giving up on love/life.
Until The End Of The World - Life is renewed/life is good. The cycle starts over with someone you know and you try to save them from what you have gone through.
"In TV-news parlance, their attitude switched from '60 Minutes' to 'The Colbert Report'". – Pitchfork Magazine [First added to this chart: 10/13/2011]
Tracks: Re-arranged in order of preference (try listening to the album in this order):
One - We are all one. We work better together, we know this, yet it is pride that tears us apart.
Love Is Blindness - Do we really see what is in front of us? Or only what we want to see? Love is blindness, and we are dying to see.
Acrobat - The world is a tough place, not very fair. Where do we belong? We want to belong to something so bad, that we will act like an acrobat jumping through hoops to get noticed.
Ultraviolet (Light My Way) - We all need some uplifting from someone we love and trust. We are not so strong all of the time.
Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World - Don't worry. Everything will work out just as it is supposed to. There is no need to try and fix the world. Focus on what is right around you...be still.
So Cruel - What to do after things seem to be hopeless. Relationships and Rules. Dependence versus Independence.
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses - Moving away; rising up. Being okay with decisions made. Forgiveness and understanding.
The Fly - What we will do for love...The Good, Bad, and Ugly.
Mysterious Ways - Love; she is a mysterious creature. Things we must do to get what we think we are searching for.
Zoo Station - Ready to engage in life again. Feeling strong after a brain vacation.
Even Better Than The Real Thing - Renewed energy and strength. Feeling like never giving up on love/life.
Until The End Of The World - Life is renewed/life is good. The cycle starts over with someone you know and you try to save them from what you have gone through.
"In TV-news parlance, their attitude switched from '60 Minutes' to 'The Colbert Report'". – Pitchfork Magazine [First added to this chart: 10/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
Rank Score:
12,937
Rank in 1991:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
142
Buy album
- #Sponsored
"With or without you, I can't live with or without you"
"U2 graduated to superstardom with The Joshua Tree, an album that's survived all those years in the spotlight as a masterpiece." – Pitchfork
This is my favorite U2 album to introduce new fans to the group. Though I don't love it as much as 'Achtung Baby', I feel this is much more hopeful than 'Achtung Baby'. Also, this is the first time since 'October' that they were exposing their faith in their music. Though not as blunt as 'October', it serves well with what the themes of the album of faith, and the idea that is America. It's a great album for beginners, as well as one that older fans can enjoy more and more as the years go by. [First added to this chart: 10/13/2011]
"U2 graduated to superstardom with The Joshua Tree, an album that's survived all those years in the spotlight as a masterpiece." – Pitchfork
This is my favorite U2 album to introduce new fans to the group. Though I don't love it as much as 'Achtung Baby', I feel this is much more hopeful than 'Achtung Baby'. Also, this is the first time since 'October' that they were exposing their faith in their music. Though not as blunt as 'October', it serves well with what the themes of the album of faith, and the idea that is America. It's a great album for beginners, as well as one that older fans can enjoy more and more as the years go by. [First added to this chart: 10/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
19,875
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
"It's a beautiful day, don't let it get away"
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,215
Rank in 2000:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
"And it's true we are immune. When fact is fiction, and TV is reality"
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,529
Rank in 1983:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
"Free at last, they took your life, they could not take your pride"
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,955
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,215
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 08/25/2018]
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,097
Rank in 2004:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 7. Page 1 of 1
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
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% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| The Who | 5 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
50 | 50% | |
| |
34 | 34% | |
 |
7 | 7% | |
 |
3 | 3% | |
 |
2 | 2% | |
 |
2 | 2% | |
 |
1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 85th to 86th Nevermind by Nirvana |
| Down 1 from 86th to 87th Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer |
| Down 1 from 87th to 88th Low by David Bowie |
| New entries |
|---|
 "Heroes"by David Bowie |
| Sinatra: A Man & His Music by Frank Sinatra |
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
- Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by
RFNAPLES (2013) - Overall Top 100 Ranked Correctly by
Mother Nature's Son (2014) - Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by P H Dias (2012)
- TOP 100 IN THE FUTURE by
exileonthehell (2016) - ranking the overall top 100 by
OKC1 (2016) - An Objective Ranking Of BEA'S Top 100... by
covecove (2017) - Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by jchurd601 (2012)
- Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Narcan (2011)
- Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by maverick470 (2015)
- Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by
decemberhotel (2015)
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
86/100 (from 132 votes)
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 132 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
90/100  | 08/01/2020 08:20 | Bungalowracoon | | 92/100 |
90/100 | 07/11/2019 17:36 | manurock | | 83/100 |
100/100 | 07/11/2019 17:07 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
90/100 | 07/11/2019 16:30 |  gidgidi | | 88/100 |
30/100 | 07/11/2019 09:59 | mianfei | | 61/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.4/100, a mean average of 85.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.7.
Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums favourites
Showing all 8 members who have added this chart as a favourite
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums comments
Showing latest 10 comments | Show all 86 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
90/100
From Bungalowracoon 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
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
90/100
From manurock 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.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
90/100
From gidgidi 07/11/2019 16:30
gidgidi 07/11/2019 16:30
Great and detailed chart!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
95/100
From jeffrey-hodgson 10/12/2018 12:21
LOVE the Who!!!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | -1 votes (0 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
95/100
From PeterSmith 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
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
90/100
From Ulf 05/03/2018 14:57
Although i dont necessarily fully agree with some of the comments or rankings its understandable and objectively very good
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
100/100
From panapsal 05/03/2018 08:41
100 for Quadrophenia 1st (and many more...)
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
90/100
From 
Goliath 05/03/2018 07:13
Goliath 05/03/2018 07:13
Great chart, 35 in common with my own.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
80/100
From platus 10/20/2017 14:27
A really good chart
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
95/100
From 
CharlieBarley 07/23/2017 21:39
CharlieBarley 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.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment
Your feedback for Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.