Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by album guru joe 
My list consists of what i believe are the greatest albums recorded given thier time of release and the technology availabe with recording the albums (eg. "SMiLE" was done on eight track, "Sgt.Peppers", "Revolver", "Pet Sounds" all on four track),the future influence the albums had on other artists' and the course of contempary music.
By no means is this list "My Favourite Albums", if that was the case it would be dominanted by 1960's music completely...lol.
I only wish it was available for me to list my top 1,000 albums too give a far more comprehensive list that covers how many awesome albums are really out thier....anyways enjoy :)
- Chart updated: 03/16/2013 11:21
- (Created: 10/18/2011 07:26).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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I discovered this album...well heard about it in my mid teens...was curious after hearing "Pet Sounds"...and i became on those freaks..lol... who searched for every bootleg of the album i could get my hands on....and finally it's been given an offically release...my track list was not far of the mark(a SMiLE nerd thing...lol)... :) Anyways.....to think this was concieved, written, then recorded and produced (complete or in fragments) by a 24 year old....blows my head away....and all done on a primative eight track recording system is nothong short of mind blowing...Brian Wilson = Genius
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2011
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My parents are from Liverpool... i was exposed too this amazing band from a very early age...one of my first listening experiences was like alot of kids from my generation "Yellow Submarine"...30 years have past and this is has easily stood out as the best Beatles album ever...(though the track mentioned prior is one of the weaker tracks to me now) this album is brillant in every aspect...early hard rock (Taxman & And Your Bird Can Sing), Pop (Good Day Sunshine, I Want To Tell You, Doctor Robert), Psychedelia (Tomorrow Never Knows, She Said She Said, I'm Only Sleeping), World (Love You To)...and the rest is...gold, brillant.
And know i'm a dad...my little girl loves "Yellow Submarine"...eternal music that streaches from generation to generation... [First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]
And know i'm a dad...my little girl loves "Yellow Submarine"...eternal music that streaches from generation to generation... [First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]
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1966
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1966
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1967
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1966
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1967
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1965
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1997
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1968
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1968
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 36 | 36% | |
| 1970s | 39 | 39% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 7 | 7% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 3% | |
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Dekk 12/01/2011 10:10 | #31802
A classic list, but too many cliches :) I want to see more "exotic" or underrated albums in your list.
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pearljammer13 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/17/2011 10:53 | #30719
pearljammer13 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/17/2011 10:53 | #30719
I've listened to a lot of what influenced grunge, but I think grunge itself was way better. Why should I list the influences of those albums on my greatest album list if to my ear they are not one of the greatest albums I've heard. The whole point of this site is to list what you think are the greatest albums. I do have Doolittle which was the biggest single influence, just not as high.
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daftpunter 10/21/2011 04:27 | #28780
Classic is classic. As a list a reaffirmation of the Rolling Stone 500 list. But I'd love to see your comments on the albums. The Sessions as no 2? Really? The songs aren't finished. Never were. Not by the Boys. Now I've got to go back and list Dusty. A solid list.
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cabvo 11/08/2011 21:19 | #30164
Great work! Seems that we have some albums in common! :p
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Fox John 04/16/2012 18:39 | #40381
good chart, but in my opinion you have a few too many rock classics and not enough outside of the genre. at least your rock taste is spot on!
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