Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
scwrlw 
Subjective chart, just my opinion on what I have listened to so far (rating my favorite albums against each other is hard; this list changes around often).
Any album suggestions are welcomed! I also regularly update the current yearly charts so check those out if you're interested!
- Chart updated: 01/20/2022 03:15
- (Created: 10/16/2017 05:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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10/10
Cover Art: 8/10
Avant-Soul ● Psychedelic Pop ● Alternative R&B
Favorite(s): White Ferrari, Siegfried, Ivy, Self Control, Solo, Nights, Nikes, Close To You, Pink + White, Skyline To, Godspeed, Solo (Reprise), Good Guy, Futura Free
Least Favorite: [First added to this chart: 10/22/2017]
Cover Art: 8/10
Avant-Soul ● Psychedelic Pop ● Alternative R&B
Favorite(s): White Ferrari, Siegfried, Ivy, Self Control, Solo, Nights, Nikes, Close To You, Pink + White, Skyline To, Godspeed, Solo (Reprise), Good Guy, Futura Free
Least Favorite: [First added to this chart: 10/22/2017]
Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
12,550
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10/10
Cover Art: 7/10
Art Rock ● Alternative Rock ● Experimental Rock
Favorite(s): Nude, Reckoner, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, House of Cards, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, All I Need, Bodysnatchers, Videotape
Least Favorite: 15 Steps [First added to this chart: 10/22/2017]
Cover Art: 7/10
Art Rock ● Alternative Rock ● Experimental Rock
Favorite(s): Nude, Reckoner, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, House of Cards, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, All I Need, Bodysnatchers, Videotape
Least Favorite: 15 Steps [First added to this chart: 10/22/2017]
Year of Release:
2007
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42,887
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10/10
Cover Art: 8/10
Art Rock ● Proto-Punk ● Experimental Rock
Favorite(s): Sunday Morning, Venus In Furs, Heroin, Femme Fatale, I'm Waiting for the Man, I'll Be Your Mirror, European Son, Run Run Run, There She Goes Again, All Tomorrow's Parties
Least Favorite: Black Angel's Death Song [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
Cover Art: 8/10
Art Rock ● Proto-Punk ● Experimental Rock
Favorite(s): Sunday Morning, Venus In Furs, Heroin, Femme Fatale, I'm Waiting for the Man, I'll Be Your Mirror, European Son, Run Run Run, There She Goes Again, All Tomorrow's Parties
Least Favorite: Black Angel's Death Song [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
39,131
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10/10
Cover Art: 8/10
Experimental Rock ● Post-Rock ● Drone ● Noise Rock
Favorite(s): Bring the Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture, Oxygen, She Loves Us, Just a Little Boy (For Chester Burnett), Screen Shot, A Little God In My Hands, Nathalie Neal, Kirsten Supine, To Be Kind, Some Things We Do
Least Favorite: None [First added to this chart: 04/30/2019]
Cover Art: 8/10
Experimental Rock ● Post-Rock ● Drone ● Noise Rock
Favorite(s): Bring the Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture, Oxygen, She Loves Us, Just a Little Boy (For Chester Burnett), Screen Shot, A Little God In My Hands, Nathalie Neal, Kirsten Supine, To Be Kind, Some Things We Do
Least Favorite: None [First added to this chart: 04/30/2019]
Year of Release:
2014
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,102
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10/10
Cover Art: 10/10
Glitch Pop ● Electronica ● Art Pop
Favorite(s): Unison; Undo; Aurora; Pagan Poetry; Cocoon; It's Not Up to You; Hidden Place; Heirloom; Sun In My Mouth; An Echo, a Stain; Harm of Will; Frosti
Least Favorite: None! [First added to this chart: 10/25/2017]
Cover Art: 10/10
Glitch Pop ● Electronica ● Art Pop
Favorite(s): Unison; Undo; Aurora; Pagan Poetry; Cocoon; It's Not Up to You; Hidden Place; Heirloom; Sun In My Mouth; An Echo, a Stain; Harm of Will; Frosti
Least Favorite: None! [First added to this chart: 10/25/2017]
Year of Release:
2001
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9,355
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10/10
Cover Art: 10/10
Shoegaze
Favorite(s): To Here Knows When, What You Want, Sometimes, When You Sleep, Soon, Only Shallow, Loomer, I Only Said, Blown A Wish, Come In Alone
Least Favorite: Touched [First added to this chart: 05/22/2018]
Cover Art: 10/10
Shoegaze
Favorite(s): To Here Knows When, What You Want, Sometimes, When You Sleep, Soon, Only Shallow, Loomer, I Only Said, Blown A Wish, Come In Alone
Least Favorite: Touched [First added to this chart: 05/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
27,979
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10/10
Cover Art: 9/10
Conscious Hip-Hop ● Jazz Rap ● Experimental Hip-Hop
Favorite(s): The Blacker the Berry, How Much a Dollar Cost, i, u, King Kunta, Hood Politics, You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said), Momma, Mortal Man, Complexion, These Walls, Wesley's Theory, Alright, Institutionalized
Least Favorite: For Free? (Interlude) [First added to this chart: 10/22/2017]
Cover Art: 9/10
Conscious Hip-Hop ● Jazz Rap ● Experimental Hip-Hop
Favorite(s): The Blacker the Berry, How Much a Dollar Cost, i, u, King Kunta, Hood Politics, You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said), Momma, Mortal Man, Complexion, These Walls, Wesley's Theory, Alright, Institutionalized
Least Favorite: For Free? (Interlude) [First added to this chart: 10/22/2017]
Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
Rank Score:
30,789
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10/10
Cover Art: 8/10
Folk Rock ● Blues Rock ● Singer-Songwriter
Favorite(s): Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again, Just Like a Woman, I Want You, Visions of Johanna, Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later), Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, 4th Time Around, Obviously Five Believers, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Temporary Like Achilles, Pledging My Time, Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
Least Favorite: Absolutely Sweet Marie... if I had to pick one [First added to this chart: 09/24/2019]
Cover Art: 8/10
Folk Rock ● Blues Rock ● Singer-Songwriter
Favorite(s): Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again, Just Like a Woman, I Want You, Visions of Johanna, Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later), Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, 4th Time Around, Obviously Five Believers, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Temporary Like Achilles, Pledging My Time, Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
Least Favorite: Absolutely Sweet Marie... if I had to pick one [First added to this chart: 09/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
24,824
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10/10
Cover Art: 9/10
Abstract Hip-Hop ● Jazz Rap ● Alternative Hip-Hop
Favorite(s): Accordion, All Caps, Raid, Meat Grinder, Figaro, Rhinestone Cowboy, Fancy Clown, Curls, Great Day, Strange Ways, Shadows of Tomorrow, Money Folder, Rainbows, Eye, America's Most Blunted, Bistro, Supervillain Theme, The Illest Villains
Least Favorite: Hardcore Hustle [First added to this chart: 09/04/2018]
Cover Art: 9/10
Abstract Hip-Hop ● Jazz Rap ● Alternative Hip-Hop
Favorite(s): Accordion, All Caps, Raid, Meat Grinder, Figaro, Rhinestone Cowboy, Fancy Clown, Curls, Great Day, Strange Ways, Shadows of Tomorrow, Money Folder, Rainbows, Eye, America's Most Blunted, Bistro, Supervillain Theme, The Illest Villains
Least Favorite: Hardcore Hustle [First added to this chart: 09/04/2018]
Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
14,118
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9/10
Cover Art: 7/10
Indie rock ● Jangle pop ● Post-punk
Favorite(s): I Know It's Over; The Boy With A Thorn In His Side; There Is A Light That Never Goes Out; Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others; Vicar In a Tutu; Cemetery Gates; Bigmouth Strikes Again; Frankly, Mr. Shankly; The Queen Is Dead; Never Had No One Ever
Least Favorite: None [First added to this chart: 03/17/2018]
Cover Art: 7/10
Indie rock ● Jangle pop ● Post-punk
Favorite(s): I Know It's Over; The Boy With A Thorn In His Side; There Is A Light That Never Goes Out; Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others; Vicar In a Tutu; Cemetery Gates; Bigmouth Strikes Again; Frankly, Mr. Shankly; The Queen Is Dead; Never Had No One Ever
Least Favorite: None [First added to this chart: 03/17/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,230
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Swans | 2 | 2% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 2 | 2% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 13th to 6thLoveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| Up 5 from 21st to 16thOK Computer by Radiohead |
| Up 4 from 19th to 15thMy Favorite Things by John Coltrane |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 4 from 8th to 12thLateralus by Tool |
| Down 4 from 9th to 13thKind Of Blue by Miles Davis |
| Down 4 from 10th to 14thIn The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/20/2025 15:27 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,095 | 85/100 | |
| 01/10/2025 13:47 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 03/20/2022 00:01 |  AAL2014 | 163 | 92/100 | |
| 05/20/2021 16:53 |  Anti | 355 | 87/100 | |
| 04/12/2021 14:07 | jackq | 273 | 92/100 |
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From leniad 03/16/2022 18:02 | #282910
excellent taste friend, i really like all the albums you choose (almost)
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From leniad 10/23/2020 21:56 | #259674
like your taste friend
but i have a question, you like or search for 1970s albums?
want to share opinions
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From Timooosterink 09/21/2020 21:30 | #258524
Great chart, maybe you will enjoy everything everything - get to heaven.
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ExTeaSea 02/02/2020 22:34 | #247428
ExTeaSea 02/02/2020 22:34 | #247428
Taking another look at this chart I noticed you rated the album covers, that's a fun idea. Was checking it out again because you have Aphex Twin as your picture so was expecting more of his stuff but that's not the case. Still a killer chart though.
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ForegroundNoise 08/09/2019 09:10 | #240978
ForegroundNoise 08/09/2019 09:10 | #240978
Really nice mix of genres, and I especially like your picks from this decade (I'll have to check out that Rosalía record at no.4!), I look forward to seeing your writings on why these are your favourite genres. Seeing as you ask for recommendations (and you have so many from the current decade already) here's a few older picks that you might enjoy:
Nico - Chelsea Girl
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Neil Young - Harvest
Brian Eno - Another Green World
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gidgidi 08/08/2019 15:13 | #240937
gidgidi 08/08/2019 15:13 | #240937
Great chart!
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From Timooosterink 08/08/2019 08:20 | #240929
Great chart! I would recommend demon days - gorillaz and plastic beachtl - gorillaz
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LedZep 03/11/2019 20:08 | #233391
LedZep 03/11/2019 20:08 | #233391
Pretty great! Love the inclusion of so many recent albums, and the whole chart has much personality.
Also if you've enjoyed that Daughters album I'd recommend some classic noise and no wave albums like The Birthday Party's Junkyard, Swans' Soundtracks for the Blind, Sonic Youth's Evol etc.
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From ExTeaSea 01/22/2019 17:38 | #230263
ExTeaSea 01/22/2019 17:38 | #230263
Bjork! Good chart.
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IgnacioJoaquin 01/21/2019 22:27 | #230218
IgnacioJoaquin 01/21/2019 22:27 | #230218
Love the variety of genres and the amount of records from the 2010s
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| Best Artists of 1990 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Depeche Mode | |
| 2. Cocteau Twins | |
| 3. Ride | |
| 4. Megadeth | |
| 5. Pixies | |
| 6. Sonic Youth | |
| 7. Jane's Addiction | |
| 8. Fugazi | |
| 9. Public Enemy | |
| 10. The La's | |
| 11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | |
| 12. Nick Cave | |
| 13. Soda Stereo | |
| 14. The Sundays | |
| 15. Happy Mondays | |
| 16. Angelo Badalamenti | |
| 17. Sinéad O'Connor | |
| 18. Neil Young | |
| 19. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 20. Judas Priest |
