Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by bermolder

My FAVORITE** albums. Hence the emphasis on certain genres and artists.
This is by no means a list of the greats. That's far too difficult to quantify. The listed albums have either spoken to me on a personal level, garnered points for nostalgia, or simply happen to be on repeat in the buds for reasons I cannot explain. They represent my personal go-to albums.

I encourage recommendations. There's a trove of wonderful undiscovered music out there.

• Chart updated: 18 hours ago
• (Created: 07/06/2017 16:48).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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31. (36) 5

Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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Rubber soul the quintessential.
Michelle, Norwegian Wood, In My Life, Drive My Car, Run For Your Life [First added to this chart: 08/26/2022]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,287 charts

Rank Score:

30,607

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 88 (3,290 votes)

Comments:

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32. (31) 1

Bloom 

 Beach House

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Driving home on a starry night? Toss this on.
Wild, Lazuli, and Myth are three of the best shoegazing-feel songs I've ever heard. And they're all on this one album. [First added to this chart: 11/11/2019]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

803 charts

Rank Score:

8,319

Rank in 2012:

4

Rank in 2010s:

21

Overall Rank:

197

Average Rating:

 82 (1,142 votes)

Comments:

95

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Long Season 

 フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

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You have no choice but to give Long Season a full playthrough. All the songs converge with one another perfectly. If you're looking for background tunes, something to work/drive to, look no further. The best way I can explain it is that Long season is full of spirit. It's genuine and clean. I feel lighter after each listen. [First added to this chart: 12/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

5,365

Rank in 1996:

6

Rank in 1990s:

66

Overall Rank:

337

Average Rating:

 86 (471 votes)

Comments:

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Sound Of Silver 

 LCD Soundsystem

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The energy of this album is absolutely infectious....with hard truths hidden within the hype.
Listen to All My Friends or Someone Great to catch my meaning. Compelling stuff.

North American Scum, All My Friends, Someone Great, Time to Get Away [First added to this chart: 11/02/2017]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,129 charts

Rank Score:

13,676

Rank in 2007:

2

Rank in 2000s:

11

Overall Rank:

96

Average Rating:

 84 (1,355 votes)

Comments:

83

35. (37) 2

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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Someone once turned Bowie off at a party I was at. I lost it. No one changes Bowie. No one.
None of the songs on Ziggy are my favorite Bowie hits. How do you compare to the likes of Modern Love? Now despite missing it's own Space Oddity equivalent, Ziggy is most solid as a whole.

Best tracks: Starman, Moonage Daydream, Suffragette City [First added to this chart: 03/12/2018]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,934 charts

Rank Score:

50,088

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,447 votes)

Comments:

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36. (38) 2

OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Radiohead galore. I'm sorry. I am what I am. Exchanging this album for the sake of variety would simply be dishonest. If you find yourself thinking me unoriginal, look to the album's ratings and BEA's 'top albums of all time' for justification...all these RH albums are up there in the top 20.

Favorites: Exit Music for a Film (goosebumps when the distortion kicks in), No Surprises, Lucky [First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,335 charts

Rank Score:

76,729

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,497 votes)

Comments:

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37. (35) 2

Tubular Bells 

 Mike Oldfield

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An immersive experience. Especially with the added consideration that Oldfield was 19 at the time and played all instruments himself during recording. One of my go-to "background noise" albums. Ommadawn follows closely. Phew. Good stuff.

When you hear the werewolf the game changes (Pt. 2). [First added to this chart: 08/10/2020]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

522 charts

Rank Score:

3,569

Rank in 1973:

14

Rank in 1970s:

118

Overall Rank:

506

Average Rating:

 80 (635 votes)

Comments:

40

38. (39) 1

Lonerism 

 Tame Impala

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Psychedelic, man. New age easy-listening rock. Also, Kudos to the drummer.
This album should be rated higher on this list because each song is so damn good...but there just isn't enough variance in the singer's tone between songs. TOO psychedlic, man. I find I really need to be in the mood to get through this album in full.

Favorites: Why won't they talk to me, Elephant, Keep on lying [First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1,349 charts

Rank Score:

16,819

Rank in 2012:

2

Rank in 2010s:

7

Overall Rank:

79

Average Rating:

 85 (1,847 votes)

Comments:

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39.

Neon Golden 

 The Notwist

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More melancholy broodin'... If only we were pilots, once a day.

Consequence, Pilot, Trashing Days [First added to this chart: 06/24/2020]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

1,336

Rank in 2002:

23

Rank in 2000s:

204

Overall Rank:

1,312

Average Rating:

 79 (202 votes)

Comments:

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40. (72) 32

Aqualung 

 Jethro Tull

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The flute alone makes this.
Cross eyed mary, Locomotive breath, Aqualung, Mother Goose. I'm not seeing many skips really. [First added to this chart: 05/08/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

725 charts

Rank Score:

5,666

Rank in 1971:

14

Rank in 1970s:

81

Overall Rank:

318

Average Rating:

 83 (962 votes)

Comments:

57

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	5	5%
1970s	18	18%
1980s	2	2%
1990s	7	7%
2000s	34	34%
2010s	32	32%
2020s	2	2%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	5	5%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Arcade Fire	4	4%
Kendrick Lamar	3	3%
The Beatles	3	3%
The Strokes	3	3%
LCD Soundsystem	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	46	46%
	34	34%
	8	8%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 32 from 72nd to 40th Aqualung by Jethro Tull
Up 27 from 76th to 49th By The Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Up 15 from 68th to 53rd Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix

Biggest fallers
Down 20 from 40th to 60th In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
Down 18 from 41st to 59th Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz
Down 14 from 57th to 71st The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

New entries
Neon Golden by The Notwist
Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon Iver

Leavers
For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
Copia by Eluvium

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From Moondance 01/31/2023 09:02

Nice chart indeed and a few less often seen artists/albums for me to check out ~ for which I thank you.

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From Peppermint 03/06/2022 18:08

This is a decent chart, with a lot of classic choices from the 2000s and 2010s. Love that you've included Beach House's 'Bloom' in here!

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From mianfei 12/08/2020 08:13

Although there is something of a stereotypical pattern to this chart in its focus on 2000s alternative and 1970s progressive rock, both genres of inconsistent attraction at most to my ears, I do not think of it as remotely bad. There are enough surprising choices to maintain interest, and even some well-known choices that might not be expected (which I actually like).

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95/100

From EyeKanFly 12/02/2020 01:06

Excellent chart, lots in common. I love your descriptions of the ska albums since you're a brass player, super cool thinking about music from that perspective.

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100/100

From DommeDamian 12/01/2020 09:11

Too much Rh but your descriptions win me over as always.

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85/100

From Larcx13 11/16/2020 14:11

Cool selection and nice effort. I was stoked to see Streetlight Manifesto up there, but a little less stoked about Kanye... Personally, i'm not crazy with some of your selections but as a whole your chart holds up especially with stuff like Flatliners, Catch 22, Common and the moe obvious like Arctic Monkeys and the Strokes, etc...

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90/100

From Johnnyo 09/11/2019 06:56

Excellent chart. Commutes can't be too bad if you listening to this lot

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From pctrooper 09/09/2019 22:02

A good friend of mine turned me on to Streetlight Manifesto last year. Some amazing drumming, indeed.

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From Globe02 06/04/2019 17:32

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