Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Scoott 
This list is just personal preference. I think this is the order I want. Will start updating the notes for each album once I get the chance
- Chart updated: 09/19/2018 18:15
- (Created: 06/17/2017 01:48).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2017]
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2015
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30,425
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1980
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27,221
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1997
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62,332
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2002
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362
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2017]
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2002
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16,847
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2017]
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2001
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1,345
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2017]
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1977
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16,591
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2017]
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1981
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3,322
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2017]
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1967
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38,739
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2017]
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1970
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9,159
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 26 | 26% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 4% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 3% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 3 | 3% | |
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61 | 61% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 27 from 63rd to 36thDouble Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen |
| Up 1 from 35th to 34thIn The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 39th to 43rdGrace by Jeff Buckley |
| Down 2 from 49th to 51stFlower Boy by Tyler, The Creator |
| Down 1 from 34th to 35thThe Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis |
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| 04/17/2025 17:34 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 05/12/2018 11:00 |  Laurence | 148 | 86/100 | |
| 03/31/2018 20:39 |  mozzmozz | 21 | 88/100 | |
| 03/10/2018 20:04 | batlord210 | 38 | 89/100 | |
| 01/02/2018 01:43 |  JulianR | 569 | 75/100 |
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From Laurence 05/12/2018 11:02 | #214651
Laurence 05/12/2018 11:02 | #214651
I love it, nice to see Cannibal Ox so high. I keep seeing that Polish jazz album on this site so I'll have to check it out, and the Sweet Trip album as well. You ever listened to Donuts?
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From Scoott 04/03/2018 01:29 | #212203
Thanks for the recommendations Julian. I actually like all of those records but just not enough to get them on my top 100. I feel like I should like Black Saint and the Sinner Lady more than I do but it would actually rank as only my 3rd favorite Mingus album. Of course I have the other 2 on the chart.
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From JulianR 04/03/2018 00:19 | #212199
JulianR 04/03/2018 00:19 | #212199
here are a couple jazz albums you may like:
Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. Very cool dynamic third stream big band stuff.
Herbie Hancock - Sextant, or Crossings. Both are excellent fusion records that almost rival Bitches Brew
Soft Machine - Fourth. I saw you had third on there, but fourth I think is even better, and jazzier
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From mozzmozz 03/31/2018 20:40 | #212090
mozzmozz 03/31/2018 20:40 | #212090
This is a well thought out chart from multiple decades. Wide-ranging listening evidenced from the broad set of genres throughout the chart. Well know classics plus a few rare treats ... Listening to Vijay Iyer Trio now. And at some time I'll get to listen to El-P.
Excellent stuff.
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From JulianR 01/02/2018 01:43 | #204366
JulianR 01/02/2018 01:43 | #204366
Nice list!
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