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.
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"Listen carefully to the sounds of your loneliness. Like a heartbeat drives you mad, in the stillness remember what you had and what you lost, and what you had and what you lost"
THE Ultimate Break-Up Album!
"[The songs] are romantic — tales of love and lust, love making and love breaking — infused with universal emotions that nearly everybody can relate to and understand." – Consequence of Sound
What can you say about “Rumours” that has not already been said? One of the most beautiful and yet bittersweet collection of songs ever put on record. It’s impossible to pick standout tracks because they are all equally good but different to each other. How the record shifts from Chrissy’s heartbreakingly wistful performance on “Songbird” and builds thru to Lindsey/John’s climatic finish to “The Chain” leaves your head spinning and is undoubtedly one of the finest passages of rock music ever committed to vinyl. [First added to this chart: 10/13/2011]
THE Ultimate Break-Up Album!
"[The songs] are romantic — tales of love and lust, love making and love breaking — infused with universal emotions that nearly everybody can relate to and understand." – Consequence of Sound
What can you say about “Rumours” that has not already been said? One of the most beautiful and yet bittersweet collection of songs ever put on record. It’s impossible to pick standout tracks because they are all equally good but different to each other. How the record shifts from Chrissy’s heartbreakingly wistful performance on “Songbird” and builds thru to Lindsey/John’s climatic finish to “The Chain” leaves your head spinning and is undoubtedly one of the finest passages of rock music ever committed to vinyl. [First added to this chart: 10/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1977
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30,440
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"Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life"
[First added to this chart: 05/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
38,660
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 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% |
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| 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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34 | 34% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 85th to 86thNevermind by Nirvana |
| Down 1 from 86th to 87thWeezer (Blue Album) by Weezer |
| Down 1 from 87th to 88thLow by David Bowie |
| New entries |
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| "Heroes" by David Bowie |
| Sinatra: A Man & His Music by Frank Sinatra |
| Leavers |
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| Scary Monsters by David Bowie |
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| 03/21/2025 10:40 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 08/01/2020 08:20 | Bungalowracoon | 9 | 92/100 | |
| 07/11/2019 17:36 | manurock | 228 | 83/100 | |
| 07/11/2019 17:07 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 07/11/2019 16:30 |  gidgidi | 113 | 88/100 |
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From Bungalowracoon 08/01/2020 08:24 | #256566
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 manurock 07/11/2019 17:36 | #239329
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 gidgidi 07/11/2019 16:30 | #239325
gidgidi 07/11/2019 16:30 | #239325
Great and detailed chart!
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From jeffrey-hodgson 10/12/2018 12:21 | #222396
LOVE the Who!!!
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From PeterSmith 07/21/2018 14:33 | #218613
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 Ulf 05/03/2018 14:57 | #214116
Although i dont necessarily fully agree with some of the comments or rankings its understandable and objectively very good
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From panapsal 05/03/2018 08:41 | #214093
100 for Quadrophenia 1st (and many more...)
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Goliath 05/03/2018 07:13 | #214090
Goliath 05/03/2018 07:13 | #214090
Great chart, 35 in common with my own.
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From platus 10/20/2017 14:27 | #199840
A really good chart
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CharlieBarley 07/23/2017 21:39 | #194821
CharlieBarley 07/23/2017 21:39 | #194821
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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