Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by bermolder Unknown

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.

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Talk Talk's transitional point between Pop and Dream Prog(?) - or however else you would label Spirit of Eden. A beautiful array of compositions with a recognizably unique style. If you like Sigur Ros and Pink Floyd, you definitely need to check these guys out.

Tracks of choice: Happiness is easy, Living in another world, I don't believe in you
[First added to this chart: 03/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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There is a light that never goes out. An all-timer. [First added to this chart: 02/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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39,086
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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 %


United States 46 46%
United Kingdom 34 34%
Canada 8 8%
Australia 3 3%
Iceland 3 3%
Germany 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
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Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 32 from 72nd to 40th
Aqualung
by Jethro Tull
Climber Up 27 from 76th to 49th
By The Way
by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Climber Up 15 from 68th to 53rd
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
by Phoenix
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 20 from 40th to 60th
In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)
by King Crimson
Faller Down 18 from 41st to 59th
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
by Little Simz
Faller Down 14 from 57th to 71st
The Suburbs
by Arcade Fire

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87/100 (from 22 votes)
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From 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 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 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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From 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 12/01/2020 09:11
Too much Rh but your descriptions win me over as always.
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From 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 09/11/2019 06:56
Excellent chart. Commutes can't be too bad if you listening to this lot
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From 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 06/04/2019 17:32
Dope chart
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