Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by alwahl33 
My favorites of all time, based on the quality of the music. Why Please Please Me is nowhere near this list. On a side note, here are my top 10 favorite songs of all time (one per artist):
1. Baba O'Riley - The Who
2. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
3. Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
4. All Along The Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5. Place To Be - Nick Drake
6. Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes
7. Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
8. Layla - Derek and the Dominoes
9. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
10. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - Radiohead
On the other hand, here are a few of my least favorite (well known) songs, with no artist restriction
1. God - John Lennon
2. Imagine - John Lennon
3. Michelle - The Beatles
4. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles
5. No surprises - Radiohead
6. Marrakesh Express - Crosby Stills and Nash
7. One For The Road - Arctic Monkeys
8. The entire album nevermind except for Come As You Are - Nirvana
9. Tired Of Sex - Weezer
10. Have A Cigar - Pink Floyd (To be fair this song isn't bad, it just disappoints me every time I listen to it. It starts out with a decent riff, but they slow the tempo and add cheesy synthesizers. They could've done so much more with it imo).
- Chart updated: 10/10/2018 07:45
- (Created: 04/15/2018 03:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Best of all time and gets better with each additional listen.
Top 3: 5:15, Love, Reign o'er Me, I'm One [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Top 3: 5:15, Love, Reign o'er Me, I'm One [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
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1973
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7,002
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Blows Sgt. Pepper and all of its similarily cheap imitators out of the water.
Top 3: God Only Knows, Wouldn't it be Nice, You Still Believe in Me [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Top 3: God Only Knows, Wouldn't it be Nice, You Still Believe in Me [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
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38,870
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Top 3: Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, Won't Get Fooled Again
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1971
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21,004
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Top 3: Place to Be, Which Will, Things Behind the Sun
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1972
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17,562
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Top 3: Helplessness Blues, Lorelai, Grown Ocean
Some people say that this band has songs that sound really similar to each other, but that can be applied to literally every album ever made. I really showed the critics there, didn't I? [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Some people say that this band has songs that sound really similar to each other, but that can be applied to literally every album ever made. I really showed the critics there, didn't I? [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
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2011
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8,540
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Top 3: Layla, Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad, I Looked Away
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1970
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5,662
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Top 3: Graceland, Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes, Gumboots
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1986
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10,736
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Top 3: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Bigmouth Strikes Again, Cemetry Gates
[First added to this chart: 04/18/2018]
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1986
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33,849
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Top 3: Gimme Shelter, Monkey Man, Midnight Rambler
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1969
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17,082
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Top 3: Train in Vain, Revolution Rock, Death or Glory
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1979
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30,805
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 31 | 31% | |
| 1970s | 39 | 39% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Who | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 4 | 4% | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | 4 | 4% | |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/29/2020 07:10 | BLO | 26 | 91/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2018 14:14 | Reppu1976 | 133 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2018 01:15 |  sophialeviev | 42 | 90/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2018 01:46 |  SaulCortes1992 | 37 | 55/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2018 02:03 |  LoganGrube | 29 | 86/100 |
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From BLO 04/29/2020 07:12 | #250655
Although we differ on our opinions of the Beatles, your list is far too good for me to be mad at that. I really appreciate seeing Jim Croce's opus getting love, as well as your appreciation of other folk acts such as Neil Young and Fleet Foxes.
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From Reppu1976 09/06/2018 14:16 | #220660
nice chart! Good ideia to point up yours least favorite songs
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From LoganGrube 04/18/2018 23:09 | #213208
LoganGrube 04/18/2018 23:09 | #213208
This chart dick rides the who, fleet foxes, zeppelin, and the stones as much as Maicen and I do the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Bowie lmao
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