Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by NowhereMan

29 years of age. RECOMMENDATIONS ALWAYS WELCOME.

ORDER CHANGES REGULARLY.

I tend to see any album I rate above 70//100 worth a re-visit, any lower I tend to dismiss.

My top artists:

1. The Beatles - an audio best friend; they make the world a lot brighter and optimistic. The absolute pinnacle. The best thing the world has produced. Colossal.
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2. Electric Light Orchestra
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(Interchangeable order).

3. The Rolling Stones
4. Pink Floyd
5. Led Zeppelin
6. The Smiths
7. Neil Young
8. The Velvet Underground
9. Bob Dylan
10. The Who
11. David Bowie
12. Oasis
13. The Beach Boys
14. Radiohead
15. Simon & Garfunkel
16. The Kinks
17. Bruce Springsteen
18. Arcade Fire
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(Honourable Mentions)
The Stone Roses
R.E.M
Brian Eno
The Tallest Man On Earth
Tame Impala
Fleetwood Mac


My ratings on an album can be based on the emotion it evokes within me, the quality of the musicianship, the amount of nostalgia it summons, it's importance in the broad pantheon of music. Even something as simple as how many times it gives me goosebumps across the length of an entire listen.

ONE ALBUM PER ARTIST - it is also most certain I have heard a an abundance of other material by each artist only the one I will have chosen is the one that I am digging the most currently and resonates the most to me at this point in my life.

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A primitive Brit-pop album. No gimmicks here. Just catchy melodies and hooks left, right and centre. Very much the opposite to the bombastic, anthemic sound of The Verve and Oasis records of years to come. Every bit as infectious though.

Album Rating: 9.70//10.00
[First added to this chart: 10/22/2017]
Year of Release:
1990
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 15 15%
1970s 23 23%
1980s 12 12%
1990s 19 19%
2000s 14 14%
2010s 15 15%
2020s 2 2%
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 48 48%
United States 38 38%
Canada 3 3%
Germany 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Sweden 2 2%
Australia 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 90 90%
Yes 10 10%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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From 12/07/2022 23:56
I really love this chart - it speaks honesty & passion. I like the one album/artist concept. I like the acknowledgement that each decade brings a worthy share of worthy albums. I enjoyed the comments very much. I really like it that we only have 8 albums in common, but 24 artists in common - including songwriters that rarely make it to a top 100 chart - eg Cat Stevens, Don McLean. Donovan, Dave Gray & Tallest Man On Earth. And I especially love your love of Dylan - your album rankings pretty much match mine, except I would have BOTT at no.1.
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Pretty balanced list, very good!
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From 11/26/2020 21:33
Coming back to this and it made me smile. Thanks for the shoutout on the Shallow Grave Write up. I notice no grade for The Wild Hunt - but 2 for Shallow Grave. *thinking emoji*

Anyway, I love the love for the Beatles. You are to the Beatles what I am to Bob Dylan. Lol
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From 07/06/2020 21:11
Surprisingly only 6 in common but I did not limit myself to one per
Love the chart nonetheless
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From 07/06/2020 13:52
A good one. Respect your chart and you have some mostly unkown bands here. Interesting is your number 1 with the beatles. One German band is ok but I like the German bands very much maybe you could include one more. But Nevertheless good chart.
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From 05/15/2020 13:42
Tremendous selection. I respect any chart that introduces me to something new in the top ten.

And the more love for Eno the better.
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Nice chart!
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From 01/26/2020 14:08
Amazing list. I agree with what others said about compliations though.
BTW I agree that S.F. Sorrow sounds way ahead of its time.
I would recommend you to listen to Depeche Mode's Violator, I think you will find it fascinating.
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From 01/02/2019 23:41
I loved your list. You clearly put a lot of time and thought into it. I would strongly recommend listening to Bowie's Station to Station (my favorite tracks are Golden Years and Sway)
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From 12/27/2018 10:57
Recommendations:
Revisiting Coldplay's first 4 excellences (Parachutes, ARoBTTH, X&Y, Viva La Vida)
Revisiting Michael Jackson's entire classic catalog (Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Invincible)

Black Eyed Peas: Behind The Front + Elephunk
PM Dawn (R.I.P. Prince Be): The Utopian Experience + Bliss Album + Dearest Christian
Shelter: Double Yellow Lines (sheltermusic.bandcamp.com)
Avicii (R.I.P.) - just as great as Calvin Harris
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