Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ThuramThugood

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Comments will be added in Lockdown 2026!

Will eventually make this a custom chart and will make it one artist per chart, to reduce the amount of Belle & Sebastian, Radiohead and Nick Cave!

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Album rating: 95.50
(955/10)

The closest anyone has got to album perfection. Even my least favourite track (Faust Arp) is still a strong effort.

I never expected any band to match OK Computer. It’s only in the past 18 months that my preference for In Rainbows has now usurped their 1997 effort. I’m more likely to reach for In Rainbows. OK Computer remains a wonderful relic. In Rainbows has more of a timeless grace.

1. "15 Step" – 97
2. "Bodysnatchers" – 98
3. "Nude" - 97
4. "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" - 99
5. "All I Need" - 93
6. "Faust Arp" - 86
7. "Reckoner" - 100
8. "House of Cards" - 89
9. "Jigsaw Falling into Place” - 98
10. "Videotape" - 98
[First added to this chart: 02/24/2020]
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2007
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47,960
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Album Rating: 94.00
(846/9)

Released in 1991, it wasn’t until the late 90s when I, as a 16 year old, snuck into pubs and bars with fake ID before stumbling on to the last bus home to be serenaded to sleep by Blue Lines. It used to be my preventative hangover cure and I am still convinced that I’ve never woken up with a sore head after listening to all 45:04 of this brilliance before bedtime.

1. "Safe from Harm” ft. Shara Nelson - 99
2. "One Love" ft. Horace Andy - 91
3. "Blue Lines" - ft. Adrian Thaws (Tricky) - 92
4. "Be Thankful for What You've Got" - 93
5. "Five Man Army” - 97
6. "Unfinished Sympathy" ft. Shara Nelson - 98
7. "Daydreaming" ft. Tricky - 84
8. "Lately" ft. Shara Nelson - 96
9. "Hymn of the Big Wheel" ft. Neneh Cherry & Horace Andy - 94
[First added to this chart: 02/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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5,513
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Album Rating: 93.47
(1,402/15)

1. "Debaser" - 94
2. "Tame" - 98
3. "Wave of Mutilation" - 92
4. "I Bleed" - 87
5. "Here Comes Your Man" - 94
6. "Dead" - 85
7. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" - 99
8. "Mr. Grieves" - 94
9. "Crackity Jones" - 97
10. "La La Love You" - 90
11. "No. 13 Baby" - 93
12. "There Goes My Gun" - 92
13. "Hey" - 100
14. "Silver" - 87
15. "Gouge Away" - 100
[First added to this chart: 04/15/2020]
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1989
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34,732
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Album Rating: 93.10
(931/10)

Yes, this 1969 album is intentionally a more commercial sound than the brilliant, Nico assisted, 1967 effort. Yes, as a body of art it is inferior. Yes, it’s not technically as good. But, as much I love Velvet Underground & Nico, I prefer the highs of this 1969 album and there are no lows.

1. "Candy Says" Yule - 93
2. "What Goes On" Reed - 95
3. "Some Kinda Love" Reed - 81
4. "Pale Blue Eyes" Reed - 99
5. "Jesus" Reed with Yule - 90
6. "Beginning to See the Light" Reed - 100
7. "I'm Set Free" Reed - 99
8. "That's the Story of My Life" Reed - 87
9. "The Murder Mystery" Reed, Morrison, Yule, and Tucker - 92
10. "After Hours" Tucker - 95
[First added to this chart: 10/22/2020]
Year of Release:
1969
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13,291
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Album Rating: 92.67
(556/6)

1.Monologue: Ike's Rap. 98
2.Our Day Will Come. 92
3.The Look Of Love. 92
4.Medley: Monologue/Ike's Mood I. 100
5.You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'. 96
6.Runnin' Out Of Fools. 78
[First added to this chart: 05/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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192
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Album Rating: 92.36
(1,016/11)

1. "I Wanna Be Adored" 4:52 - 96
2. "She Bangs the Drums" 3:42 - 98
3. "Waterfall" 4:37 - 98
4. "Don't Stop" 5:17 - 74
5. "Bye Bye Badman" 4:04 - 91
6. "Elizabeth My Dear" 0:53 - 87
7. "(Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister" 3:25 - 90
8. "Made of Stone" 4:10 - 100
9. "Shoot You Down" 4:10 - 85
10. "This Is the One" 4:58 - 98
11. "I Am the Resurrection" 8:12 - 99
[First added to this chart: 04/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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24,414
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1968
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14,694
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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2,852
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Album Rating: 91.73
(1,009/11)


1. "Death with Dignity" - 94
2. "Should Have Known Better" - 98
3. "All of Me Wants All of You" - 97
4. "Drawn to the Blood" - 93
5. "Eugene" - 85
6. "Fourth of July" - 100
7. "The Only Thing" - 92
8. "Carrie & Lowell" - 85
9. "John My Beloved" - 88
10. "No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross" - 86
11. "Blue Bucket of Gold" - 91
[First added to this chart: 04/23/2020]
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2015
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17,450
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Album Rating: 91.73
(1,009/11)

1.I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. 92
2.Kamera. 90
3.Radio Cure. 100
4.War On War. 79
5.Jesus, Etc. 96
6.Ashes Of American Flags. 94
7.Heavy Metal Drummer. 95
8.I'm The Man Who Loves You. 93
9.Pot Kettle Black. 87
10.Poor Places. 98
11.Reservations. 84
[First added to this chart: 04/15/2020]
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2002
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 8 8%
1970s 12 12%
1980s 9 9%
1990s 32 32%
2000s 21 21%
2010s 15 15%
2020s 3 3%
Country Albums %


United States 45 45%
United Kingdom 38 38%
Australia 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Iceland 2 2%
France 2 2%
Norway 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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From 11/04/2024 19:21
How do you rate songs on a scale of one hundred? Like what are your criteria?
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From 05/20/2024 04:19
Rating every single song in comments as a review is annoying, bro.
Bot type sh*t.
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From 05/15/2024 18:56
Can you stop putting your rating song after song on every album you get to impose your opinion? Limit yourself to a qualitative opinion.
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From 02/28/2024 10:52
Great to see a fellow Nick Cave fan
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From 12/28/2023 10:32
Absolutely adore this chart. Just a suggestion but I think that you should leave the chart as it is rather than one entry per artist. If this is your top 100 albums ever, I'd keep it at that.
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From 06/23/2023 08:24
Great Chart. Love the forensic level of rating.
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From 02/14/2023 22:47
Pink Floyd????
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From 01/22/2021 17:21
Great chart, maybe leans a little too heavily into certain artists but hey, that's cool. They're certainly artists that I love, particularly B&S.
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From 01/12/2021 02:31
I apparently need to fully get into and appreciate Belle and Sebastian. Good chart!
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From 10/23/2020 10:16
Interesting choices!
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