Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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LoganGrube 
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If people want to give me a poor rating for including a lot of old highly rated albums here, go for it. I generally feel this site does a great job at listing some of the best albums ever, and I find I often agree with the rankings. This list exists as a reference for myself, and so I can have pointless, yet incredibly heated, arguments about music with my friends. I don't want to make it inauthentic by capping albums per decade or per artist.
Top Ten Best Songs of All Time:
1. Heroin - Velvet Underground and Nico
2. Here, There, and Everywhere - The Beatles (Paul Mccartney)
3. Runaway - Kanye West
4. Hey Mama - Kanye West
5. For No One - The Beatles (Paul McCartney)
6. Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles (Paul McCartney)
7. Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again - Bob Dylan
8. MAAD City - Kendrick Lamar
9. Candy Says - The Velvet Underground
10. New Slaves - Kanye West
- Chart updated: 02/07/2019 00:15
- (Created: 04/15/2018 22:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Clearly the best work by The Beatles.
Best Track: "Here, There, and Everywhere" [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Clearly the best work by The Beatles.
Best Track: "Here, There, and Everywhere" [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
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48,174
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Genre: Glam Rock
Sorry Picasso, Rembrandt, and da Vinci - this is the greatest artistic achievement in human history.
Best Track: "Ziggy Stardust"
"You're too old to lose it, too young to choose it." [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Sorry Picasso, Rembrandt, and da Vinci - this is the greatest artistic achievement in human history.
Best Track: "Ziggy Stardust"
"You're too old to lose it, too young to choose it." [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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42,253
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3. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2018]
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2010
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22,108
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Genre: Rock
Best Track: "I Want You (She's so Heavy)" [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Best Track: "I Want You (She's so Heavy)" [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1969
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55,853
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Genre: Art/Experimental Rock
Best track: "Heroin"
I love bananas; they are clearly the best fruit ever. This album is for sure worthy of being associated with the amazing fruit.
"Watch out, the world's behind you. There's always someone around you who will call." [First added to this chart: 05/09/2018]
Best track: "Heroin"
I love bananas; they are clearly the best fruit ever. This album is for sure worthy of being associated with the amazing fruit.
"Watch out, the world's behind you. There's always someone around you who will call." [First added to this chart: 05/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1967
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38,677
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2018]
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2015
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30,379
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Favorite hip hop album of all time
[First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
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2012
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21,818
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Genre: Punk Rock
The most consistent double album ever made
Best Track: "Rudie Can't Fail"
"I went to the market to realize my soul. What I need, they just don't have." [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
The most consistent double album ever made
Best Track: "Rudie Can't Fail"
"I went to the market to realize my soul. What I need, they just don't have." [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,126
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2018]
Year of Release:
1965
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26,400
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Genre: Rock
Best Track: "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Best Track: "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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32,787
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Total albums: 99. 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 | 24 | 24% | |
| 1970s | 33 | 33% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 7 | 7% | |
| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| The Kinks | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Up 13 from 37th to 24thBlue by Joni Mitchell |
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| Down 1 from 24th to 25thIllinois by Sufjan Stevens |
| Down 1 from 25th to 26thStation To Station by David Bowie |
| Down 1 from 26th to 27thThe Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 04/03/2021 22:57 |  DriftingOrpheus | 78 | 91/100 | |
| 02/17/2021 19:24 | sweetness | 75 | 84/100 | |
| 10/22/2020 05:17 | Szyfman | 173 | 85/100 | |
| 05/24/2020 15:13 | WillyMac | 95 | 86/100 | |
| 12/08/2019 19:58 | Elauqsapid | 28 | 72/100 |
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From WillyMac 05/24/2020 15:16 | #252014
Very cool list. You have a lot more recent albums and a lot fewer from the 80s compared to my list. I wish I was as open-minded about hip-hop as you are.
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From LankyLen 10/17/2019 13:44 | #243848
Great chart. Love the classic rock/top notch hip hop mix
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JulianR 01/28/2019 20:27 | #230912
JulianR 01/28/2019 20:27 | #230912
Nice hip-hop picks in there!
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From CharlieBarley 09/13/2018 17:10 | #221010
CharlieBarley 09/13/2018 17:10 | #221010
Great chart with a fine selection of albums. I'm with you about 97% of the way. A few more expanded notes would be nice but good work man.
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ForegroundNoise 09/13/2018 08:38 | #221003
ForegroundNoise 09/13/2018 08:38 | #221003
Nice chart!! I like how at least you're honest in your bio about your love of the classic rock era (not my digs but appreciate the picks you've made nonetheless). If I were to make any suggestions though it'd be to listen to some non-English speaking music. Here's a few that maybe you'll like from that era:
Novos Baianos - Acabou Chorare
Amon Duul II - Yeti
Osanna - Palepoli
Can - Ege Bamyasi
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From toxicteaaa 08/18/2018 22:39 | #219828
Good chart! A lot of good oldies
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bobbyb5 08/15/2018 19:49 | #219727
bobbyb5 08/15/2018 19:49 | #219727
I don't know why you thought people would downvote you for the old albums you included. It's actually a pretty great selection of older albums. I pretty much like all of them but for a few.
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From bobbyb5 08/15/2018 19:48 | #219726
bobbyb5 08/15/2018 19:48 | #219726
I don't know why you thought people would give you a low rating because of the old albums you included. Actually, your selection of old albums is pretty great.
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jdenny2018 05/07/2018 04:11 | #214362
jdenny2018 05/07/2018 04:11 | #214362
Really good chart, don't listen to the haters. You like what you like, don't worry about being "basic" but also don't think you're better than everybody
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C_Krug2009 05/06/2018 18:33 | #214329
C_Krug2009 05/06/2018 18:33 | #214329
A BEA friendly chart for sure, not my cup of tea but at least you get what there is get about your picks
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
