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: 12/13/2023 16:15
• (Created: 07/06/2017 16:48).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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My most played album. (IMO) In Rainbows is Radiohead poking fun at the innate, unavoidable oddities of being human. It's about feeling uncomfortable enough in your own skin that you 'bodysnatch' others. It's about trying to change but only making it '15 steps' before you revert back to your true self. It's about falling in love. But not the perfect misleading perception of love depicted in cinema. Rather, the kind of love where you venture up from the lonely ocean depths only to sink and get picked over by the worms and 'weird fishes'. But from your position on the ocean floor, you glimpse the refracted rays which extend down from above. I've always found each track to be relatable and true. Not all Radiohead albums are by definition "catchy". This one is, and is a great intro to the artist.

Favorite Tracks: Bodysnatchers, Jigsaw falling into place, Weird Fishes, House of Cards, etc.

PS. Wait for the bridge in bodysnatchers. The shift in layers is phenomenal. [First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,833 charts

Rank Score:

51,223

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,832 votes)

Comments:

386

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Is This It 

 The Strokes

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For me, Is This It is the definition of fun. Every track is a single.
The untrying, bored tone of Julian. The precision of Valencia. The organization of Hammond. The culminating sound is unique and infectious. It's rock for the new age. As an adult, I still find myself singing along in the car, unabashed by the glances of fellow morning commuters whom I like to pretend ponder the very question... "Is This It?"

Favorite Tracks: Hard to Explain, Barely Legal, Last Nite, Someday [First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,400 charts

Rank Score:

33,236

Rank in 2001:

1

Rank in 2000s:

4

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (2,957 votes)

Comments:

273

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Everything Goes Numb 

 Streetlight Manifesto

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The quintessential ska album. The most played album of my youth, and it still holds up. Everything Goes Numb comprises twelve anthems revered by anyone who knows ska. Compelling lyrics backed by a small army of brass and punk-ish harmonies. Each song tells a story, touching on life, death, suicide, even incorporating a heist. With this, Ska evolved beyond 'tweens at a pizza party'.
Finally, pay attention to the drums. Chris Thatcher is ridiculously talented and deserves recognition as one of the best.

"please excuse my enemies, I think they do not know... I will gladly self destruct if they leave me alone"

Top tracks: A moment of silence, Point counterpoint, If and when we rise, Here's to life [First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

825

Rank in 2003:

40

Rank in 2000s:

336

Overall Rank:

2,013

Average Rating:

 74 (99 votes)

Comments:

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As The Eternal Cowboy 

 Against Me!

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Short and sweet with a good balance of heavy rocking and acoustic punk ballads. A throwback to Gabel in full angst.

Sink florida sink, cavalier eternal, turn those clapping hands, unsubstantiated rumors, etc. [First added to this chart: 12/22/2018]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

173

Rank in 2003:

144

Rank in 2000s:

1,312

Overall Rank:

7,284

Average Rating:

 75 (34 votes)

Comments:

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Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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Funeral is growing up. It's reminiscent daydreams of carving snow tunnels to your friend's house. It's about falling in love with someone who does not wear the 'crown of love' themselves. It's about making mistakes, getting hurt, and 'waking up' to learn that such pains are important for growth. You can tell Regine and Butler really give their all.

Favorite tracks: Crown of Love, In the Backseat, Neighborhood #1 [First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,824 charts

Rank Score:

41,803

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,599 votes)

Comments:

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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 

 Arctic Monkeys

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What a debut. I feel this album often draws comparisons to Is This It? and for good reason...they're both a ton of fun. Rock for the new age leaden with british vernacular. I must say, there's something inexplicably captivating about a thick british accent for us folk across the pond. Be sure to look beyond 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor' on this one.

"Well they might wear classic Reeboks, or knackered Converse, or tracky bottoms tucked in socks. But all of that's what the point is not. The point's that there ain't no romance around there"

Top Tracks: A Certain Romance, When the Sun Goes Down, Mardy Bum [First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

1,577 charts

Rank Score:

18,469

Rank in 2006:

1

Rank in 2000s:

7

Overall Rank:

66

Average Rating:

 83 (2,312 votes)

Comments:

198

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Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust 

 Sigur Rós

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The first half of Med Sud is uplifting and what I feel to be Sigur Ros' most accessible works. Following "Festival" the tempo slows, which I initially considered a loss in momentum. But give it a chance. Although slow-paced, the second half is mesmerizing. Find some grass on a sunny day, lay down, and pop in the buds.

Listen: Ara Batur, Inni mer syngur, Festival [First added to this chart: 07/14/2017]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

1,671

Rank in 2008:

12

Rank in 2000s:

164

Overall Rank:

1,060

Average Rating:

 77 (507 votes)

Comments:

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Back To Black 

 Amy Winehouse

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Modernized 60's soul.
Dinner party? Back to Black. Walking the pup? Back to Black. Drive to the cottage?
Back to Black applies to all situations. You can toss it on anywhere. It's pleasant and funky, despite bearing darkly themes of addiction and failed romances. No track skips required.

Songs: Back to Black, Tears Dry on Their Own, You Know I'm No Good [First added to this chart: 02/04/2018]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

850 charts

Rank Score:

8,163

Rank in 2006:

3

Rank in 2000s:

34

Overall Rank:

203

Average Rating:

 80 (1,082 votes)

Comments:

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Boxer 

 The National

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One of the best for melancholy broodin'.

Fake Empire, Slow Show, Brainy, Ada [First added to this chart: 04/05/2018]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

972 charts

Rank Score:

10,656

Rank in 2007:

4

Rank in 2000s:

22

Overall Rank:

142

Average Rating:

 82 (1,186 votes)

Comments:

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Continuum 

 John Mayer

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Continuum is a solid album through and through. Sure, the themes lack complexity and it can be pretty corny. BUT Mayer's voice is one of butter. It's rather contagious. A great guitar player as well, just check out his trio. There's a bluesy soul feel to each song and a very easy listen overall. I like to pop it on on the way home from a cottage to bring vibes down to more of a simmer.

Vultures, I dont trust myself, Slow dancing in a burning room. [First added to this chart: 02/03/2022]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,753

Rank in 2006:

15

Rank in 2000s:

159

Overall Rank:

1,013

Average Rating:

 72 (353 votes)

Comments:

27

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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	35	35%
2010s	31	31%
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	%
	47	47%
	34	34%
	8	8%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 14 from 37th to 23rd Meddle by Pink Floyd
Up 11 from 32nd to 21st Continuum by John Mayer
Up 3 from 96th to 93rd ...Like Clockwork by Queens Of The Stone Age

Biggest fallers
Down 11 from 84th to 95th We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace And Magic by Foxygen
Down 6 from 29th to 35th Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Down 3 from 21st to 24th Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield

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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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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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From DommeDamian 12/01/2020 09:11

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

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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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