Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Music is Life; a reflection of times, places, people and events. It can communicate when words cannot. It gives wings to the imagination, a voice to emotion. Music is spiritual; It feeds the soul.
- Chart updated: 05/22/2013 17:37
- (Created: 01/13/2012 11:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Sonic textures with an American bluesy gospel feel these songs overflowing with passion and spirituality. The predominant impression is one of self-discovery and a yearning for something more. A great collection hard hitting, edgy, tightly structured songs. A powerfully direct, personal and uncompromising album brimming emotion.
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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When U2 released "Achtung Baby" in 1991 it caught me off guard. This was a departure from previous albums. Ahead of it's time. A extreme personality metamorphosis. Not allowing themselves to get pigeonholed, the members radically shifted gears, picking up on non-rock sounds and added it to their own. Not many bands survive this kind of re-invention. This album features more detail in it's production, more guitars effects with darker and personal lyrics. Opening with a low heavily distorted industrial sound, that sets the tone for this sonic assault. Bono has described this album as “the sound of four men trying to chop down The Joshua Tree”.
[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]
Year of Release:
1991
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 8 | 8% | |
| The Beach Boys | 4 | 4% | |
| The Apples In Stereo | 3 | 3% | |
| Cheap Trick | 3 | 3% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | 2% | |
| Neutral Milk Hotel | 2 | 2% | |
| John Lennon | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 70th to 69thOn Avery Island by Neutral Milk Hotel |
| Up 1 from 69th to 68thStadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Up 1 from 49th to 48thThe Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 68th to 70thUnknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18thNevermind by Nirvana |
| Down 1 from 48th to 49thTorches by Foster The People |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 02/12/2025 18:18 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 01/27/2025 16:47 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 03/20/2022 09:45 | zsolti | 17 | 91/100 | |
| 05/24/2020 14:15 | WillyMac | 95 | 86/100 | |
| 02/20/2018 04:39 |  JulianR | 569 | 75/100 |
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From JulianR 02/20/2018 04:42 | #208910
JulianR 02/20/2018 04:42 | #208910
Nice chart! Cool to see Olivia Tremor Control on there. And more Beach Boys than just Pet Sounds! If you want more 60's psych stuff, which you seem to be in to, you should check out Tim Buckley. "Goodbye and Hello" and "Happysad" are both great places to start
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LedZep 12/18/2017 18:08 | #203474
LedZep 12/18/2017 18:08 | #203474
Love your chart and comments on it!
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buzzdainer 06/15/2016 15:02 | #168813
buzzdainer 06/15/2016 15:02 | #168813
Interesting and unique chart. I love the inclusion of classics such as Doolittle and Pet Sounds, although it's a bit heavy on Beatles and Cheap Trick for my liking. The quality of the commentary more than makes up for it, though.
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ShadowColossi 02/17/2016 10:26 | #159995
ShadowColossi 02/17/2016 10:26 | #159995
A little Beach Boys and Beatles-heavy, but great selection none the less
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dihansse 12/04/2015 21:36 | #153909
dihansse 12/04/2015 21:36 | #153909
Great comments
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From bluesbrew82 07/30/2015 21:39 | #146763
Scorpions and Cheap Trick in the top 20! Love Your recognition of some great overlooked 70's rock albums. By the way, I have Kiss Alive! in my top 10. Took a few notes on this list. Articulate commentary.
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Laurence 04/04/2015 21:30 | #138836
Laurence 04/04/2015 21:30 | #138836
Great chart! Love all the Elephant 6
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From BraddlesHendo 10/27/2014 14:20 | #125516
Love this list and your commentary great passion for music
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qwert9579 08/06/2014 23:40 | #118893
qwert9579 08/06/2014 23:40 | #118893
Love all of these picks, especially The Olivia Tremor Control
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tgarritsen 12/29/2013 15:06 | #99073
tgarritsen 12/29/2013 15:06 | #99073
Amazing chart that grabs masterpieces of every decade
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