Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by djirons 
A mix of the melancholic and the punk rush - depending on the mood. And some great 'lesser' albums that IMHO should be way higher in the overall chart.
- Chart updated: 10/23/2023 17:15
- (Created: 04/03/2018 21:53).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Ever since I heard this over 35 years ago, nothing has since matched it for depth and emotion.
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2018]
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1975
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20,495
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2023]
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1992
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19,242
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In the beginning... eels has produced many fine albums but nothing has matched his first
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2018]
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1996
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2,003
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2023]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,819
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Listened to this over and over again. will never get tired of it.
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2018]
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2013
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5,662
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A great barnstorming album. Best album of this millenium. Mittens, Silent Key and Getting Better are stand out tracks
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2018]
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Wish I could write and sing like this guy - the best songwriter around bar none.
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2018]
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2018]
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1979
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857
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 37 | 37% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5% | |
| Eels | 5 | 5% | |
| James | 4 | 4% | |
| Billy Bragg | 4 | 4% | |
| Half Man Half Biscuit | 4 | 4% | |
| Morphine | 3 | 3% | |
| The Undertones | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 100th to 93rdThe Voltarol Years by Half Man Half Biscuit |
| Up 6 from 98th to 92ndLiving In Extraordinary Times by James |
| Up 6 from 95th to 89thLike Swimming by Morphine |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 36 from 64th to 100thDifferent Class by Pulp |
| Down 12 from 87th to 99thSetting Sons by The Jam |
| Down 5 from 91st to 96thLeaders Of The Free World by Elbow |
| New entries |
|---|
| Kids Off The Estate by The Reytons |
| Leavers |
|---|
| The Joshua Tree by U2 |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
