Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by ThuramThugood

NB. This is still a work in progress

Comments will be added in Lockdown 2027!

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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Lazy Line Painter Jane 
Compilation
United Kingdom Belle And Sebastian
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Album Rating: 89.17
(1,070/12)

Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Lazy Line Painter Jane

07.03.2000

1.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Dog On Wheels 91
2.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - The State I Am In (Demo (EP) Version) 97
3.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - String Bean Jean 99
4.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Belle & Sebastian 82
5.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Lazy Line Painter Jane 99
6.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - You Made Me Forget My Dreams 79
7.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Photo Jenny 80
8.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - A Century Of Elvis 85
9.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - A Century Of Fakers 85
10.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie 98
11.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Beautiful 97
12.Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Put The Book Back On The Shelf 78

Ranked in order of preference:

* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - String Bean Jean 99
* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Lazy Line Painter Jane 99
* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie 98
* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Beautiful 97
* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - The State I Am In (Demo (EP) Version) 97
* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Dog On Wheels 91
* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - A Century Of Fakers 85
* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - A Century Of Elvis 85
* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Belle & Sebastian 82
* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Photo Jenny 80
* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - You Made Me Forget My Dreams 79
* Belle And Sebastian (LLPJ - UK - SCO - Mar 00) - Put The Book Back On The Shelf 78 [First added to this chart: 12/24/2025]
Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
20 charts
Rank Score:
150
Rank in 2000:
143
Rank in 2000s:
1,442
Overall Rank:
8,255
Average Rating:
 78 (33 votes)
Comments:
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Push Barman To Open Old Wounds 
Compilation
United Kingdom Belle And Sebastian
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Album Rating: 88.12
(2,203/25)

Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Push Barman To Open Old Wounds

24.05.2005

1.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Dog On Wheels 91
2.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - The State I Am In (Demo / EP Version) 97
3.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - String Bean Jean 99
4.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Belle And Sebastian 82
5.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Lazy Line Painter Jane 99
6.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - You Made Me Forget My Dreams 79
7.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - A Century Of Elvis 85
8.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Photo Jenny 80
9.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - A Century Of Fakers 85
10.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie 98
11.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Beautiful 97
12.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Put The Book Back On The Shelf 78
13.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - This Is Just A Modern Rock Song 88
14.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - I Know Where The Summer Goes 80
15.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - The Gate 78
16.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Slow Graffiti 93
17.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Legal Man 85
18.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Judy Is A Dick Slap 68
19.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Winter Wooskie 82
20.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Jonathan David 98
21.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It 89
22.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - The Loneliness Of A Middle Distance Runner 95
23.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - I'm Waking Up To Us 97
24.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - I Love My Car 83
25.Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Marx And Engels 97

Ranked in order of preference:

* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - String Bean Jean 99
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Lazy Line Painter Jane 99
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Jonathan David 98
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie 98
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Beautiful 97
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Marx And Engels 97
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - I'm Waking Up To Us 97
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - The State I Am In (Demo / EP Version) 97
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - The Loneliness Of A Middle Distance Runner 95
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Slow Graffiti 93
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Dog On Wheels 91
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It 89
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - This Is Just A Modern Rock Song 88
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Legal Man 85
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - A Century Of Fakers 85
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - A Century Of Elvis 85
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - I Love My Car 83
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Winter Wooskie 82
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Belle And Sebastian 82
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - I Know Where The Summer Goes 80
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Photo Jenny 80
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - You Made Me Forget My Dreams 79
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Put The Book Back On The Shelf 78
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - The Gate 78
* Belle And Sebastian (PBTOOW - UK - SCO - May 05) - Judy Is A Dick Slap 68 [First added to this chart: 06/16/2020]
Year of Release:
2005
Appears in:
80 charts
Rank Score:
499
Rank in 2005:
58
Rank in 2000s:
508
Overall Rank:
3,023
Average Rating:
 80 (118 votes)
Comments:
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 7 7%
1970s 12 12%
1980s 8 8%
1990s 32 32%
2000s 21 21%
2010s 12 12%
2020s 8 8%
Country Albums %


United States 41 41%
United Kingdom 41 41%
Australia 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Iceland 2 2%
Japan 2 2%
France 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%
Live? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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New entries
New entry The BBC Sessions
by Belle And Sebastian
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88/100 (from 29 votes)
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From 04/30/2025 07:54 | #308767
Just my opinion, for what it’s worth, but I’d encourage you not to make this a custom chart. It’s one of the best overall charts on the site and having, for example, 5 albums by nick and the band in your chart just reflects how great they have been over a long career.
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From 11/04/2024 19:21 | #305884
How do you rate songs on a scale of one hundred? Like what are your criteria?
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From 05/15/2024 18:56 | #303548
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 | #302273
Great to see a fellow Nick Cave fan
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From 12/28/2023 10:32 | #300715
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 | #297740
Great Chart. Love the forensic level of rating.
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From 02/14/2023 22:47 | #294025
Pink Floyd????
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From 01/22/2021 17:21 | #264861
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 | #264224
I apparently need to fully get into and appreciate Belle and Sebastian. Good chart!
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From 10/23/2020 10:16 | #259629
Interesting choices!
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