Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
paladisiac 
These are my all-time favorites. (i imagine i've listened to at least 7,000 albums in my lifetime, probably more.) There will be duplicates by artist because there are artists of which i love the output of. This is only self-truth. The album rating of #100 = 83 (BEA 85).
To view my favorite ~5,000 albums of all-time, follow my charts as so: after this overall top 100, look for my charts that start "top albums", which currently span from #101-900. After that, look for my charts that start "top 65r albums" (albums BEA-rated 65). There are "top 65r charts" from #1-#1000. These "65 rated" albums follow the overall chart. So in review, my top ~1900 can be followed starting with the "overall top 100", then the "top albums" charts from #101-900, then the "top 65r albums" from #001-1000.
I started creating chart in BEA in 2011.
* UPDATE: 01/26/2023: Re-evaluating my top 1600+ albums of all-time. Made it through my top 140, so little chance lower ranked albums will shoot up into my top 100.
- Chart updated: 02/22/2023 03:45
- (Created: 11/07/2011 23:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
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1991
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35,958
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
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1997
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59,116
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
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1984
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15,242
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
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1993
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16,809
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2011]
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1990
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12,088
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
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1982
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16,055
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
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1995
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14,277
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1970
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11,674
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
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2005
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1,641
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]
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2010
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20,883
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1990s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2000s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Genesis | 10 | 10% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Prince | 5 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 4 | 4% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
| Pearl Jam | 3 | 3% | |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/25/2025 21:51 | DrewHamster | 314 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2022 05:09 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2022 10:37 |  joedec | 71 | 83/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 05/09/2018 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2390): By paladisiac
BestEverAlbums 05/09/2018 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2390): By paladisiac“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by paladisiac () 1. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis (1974) 2. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991) 5. Purple Rain by Prince And The…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 08/25/2017 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2133): By paladisiac
BestEverAlbums 08/25/2017 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2133): By paladisiac“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by paladisiac () 1. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis (1974) 2. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991) 5. Purple Rain by Prince And The…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 12/06/2016 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1876): By paladisiac
BestEverAlbums 12/06/2016 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1876): By paladisiac“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by paladisiac () 1. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis (1974) 2. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991) 5. Purple Rain by Prince And The…”
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/25/2017 12:15 | #196712
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/25/2017 12:15 | #196712
The "R" stands for "reviewed". About 4 years ago, i listened to every single one of my then-top-800-ish albums to ensure the order was correct. When i finished listening to an album, i marked it with an "R". I also do this for any albums added to the list since then. ...
I will probably go through my top 1150-ish albums again next year (2018). Maybe i'll mark 'em with an "s" then? :)
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SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/06/2013 19:00 | #96556
SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/06/2013 19:00 | #96556
This chart hurts my brain. It's not a bad chart, but it is in such a weird structure. I mean there is too much Genesis (sorry, I know they're your favourite band, and you like their albums, but I like diversity, so what can you do?), and there is just something generally striking about this chart. It's all jumbled; all over the place.
It's not bad by any means, you have a good taste. It's just... confusing for me.
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sssvnnn 08/15/2013 19:02 | #83991
sssvnnn 08/15/2013 19:02 | #83991
I like the 70 ´s Genesis a lot.
But as they all sound pretty similar, I doubt if you have to have them all in 1 Chart. (seems I´m not alone with this opinion).
But my retention is: You know and rated more than 2000 albums, more than 20000 songs, just to fill the top 100 with albums that everyone knows?
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/15/2013 19:09 | #83993
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/15/2013 19:09 | #83993
@sssvnnn: thank you for the feedback! To your points... This is a list of my favorite 100 albums (with no "artist limit") and i just so happen to love most of Genesis' works. Also, if you'd like to check out albums in my top 100 that not everyone knows, try some of the following. (i also have BEA charts covering my top 101-800 as well.)
#36 whiskeytown "faithless street"
#60 P.M. Dawn "the bliss album"
#65 The Stills "Logic Will Break Your Heart"
#73 The Jayhawks "Smile"
#93 !!! "Myth Takes"
#97 The Minus 5
#100 Girl Talk "Night Ripper"
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Cymro2011 05/02/2013 18:05 | #75021
Cymro2011 05/02/2013 18:05 | #75021
I really don't like a lot of the albums in your chart unfortunately and 11 genesis albums is more than a mere mortal like me can handle.
I'm giving you a 60/100 but I just wanna let you know I feel like a dick.
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