Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by TracyJacks

Hello!
My chart is more a 'Top Favourite Albums' list than a 'Best Ever albums' one. Though it contains many great albums which are considered to be the best ever albums, I like to have albums on my list which influenced me a lot when I was younger (Blur's 13, Gorillaz, McCartney, Harrison solo albums, Placebo, The Verve, Travis etc). The word 'best' is a very subjective, there are albums here which I think of as one of the best in that decade etc. though others may think of them as horrible choices. It is all subjective: most of them are the 'best' for me because of my experiences, stories connected to an album, my love for a specific genre, or my daily mood. There are no hip hop or heavy metal albums, not because there aren't many brilliant albums amongst them, but because I'm not into many genres. My favourite genres are psychedelic rock/british psychedelia, progressive rock/art rock, experimental/jazz rock, beat and folk rock, indie pop and rock, dance/acid rock, and britpop.

The first ca. 20 albums are all my favourites ever, it really depends on my mood which one I listen to the most, I just love all those albums almost equally.
The other thing is that I am not really into 00s music so you won't find many albums from the last 12 years. I started to listen to music in the late 90s, I loved many bands and albums then, but I was only 12-13 at that time. Later, in the early 00s I started to listen to almost only 60s and early 70s music, the period between 1965-1975 is still my favourite. I listen to 70s or 80s, early 90s albums as well and I discover many brilliant albums through this site too, but it takes time to get know new genres, bands and albums. I try to open my mind to new music, it just takes time for me not to compare today's band to my beloved sixties or seventies artists. :) But I'm on my way to discover more and more albums from different genres and decades.

Hope you enjoy my personal favourites and thank you for having a look at my chart! :-)

• Chart updated: 05/15/2015 20:45
• (Created: 03/06/2012 01:05).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,492 charts

Rank Score:

43,310

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,592 votes)

Comments:

491

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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 

 Genesis

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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

792 charts

Rank Score:

6,435

Rank in 1974:

3

Rank in 1970s:

59

Overall Rank:

252

Average Rating:

 82 (965 votes)

Comments:

71

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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,218 charts

Rank Score:

9,015

Rank in 1967:

8

Rank in 1960s:

29

Overall Rank:

161

Average Rating:

 81 (2,005 votes)

Comments:

119

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,588 charts

Rank Score:

49,587

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,586 votes)

Comments:

486

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The Soft Machine 

 Soft Machine

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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

778

Rank in 1968:

36

Rank in 1960s:

199

Overall Rank:

2,099

Average Rating:

 77 (203 votes)

Comments:

11

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,131 charts

Rank Score:

60,078

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,333 votes)

Comments:

592

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Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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Favourites - Only Shallow, Loomer, Come In Alone, Blown A Wish, Soon [First added to this chart: 05/02/2012]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,158 charts

Rank Score:

28,506

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 86 (2,480 votes)

Comments:

312

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The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,026 charts

Rank Score:

23,052

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

33

Average Rating:

 86 (2,299 votes)

Comments:

203

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Forever Changes 

 Love

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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2012]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,502 charts

Rank Score:

15,375

Rank in 1967:

5

Rank in 1960s:

19

Overall Rank:

77

Average Rating:

 85 (1,633 votes)

Comments:

151

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The Bends 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,678 charts

Rank Score:

29,062

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 87 (3,924 votes)

Comments:

316

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

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	66	66%
	23	23%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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From LedZep 02/07/2017 00:31 | #185029

Love the chart description, and a fine choice of albums as well! Would recommend Steven Wilson/Porcupine Tree, newer prog and he's great.

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From CharlieBarley 11/11/2016 19:22 | #178296

Very strong chart. 24 albums in common. I am a big fan of 60s and 70s music, psychedelia and prog rock. One of the better charts I have seen on here.

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From arthur237 04/27/2016 18:27 | #164745

31 in common! Wow I thought I knew the 60's until I saw this! Wonderful.have you listened to: Tame impala? Sufjan Stevens? In rainbows radiohead? Fleet foxes?

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From ribeiro85 09/10/2015 20:05 | #149451

Great choices here! Classic

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From serpico 09/10/2015 14:43 | #149440

Buen chart, muy progresivo

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From Davy 09/10/2015 12:24 | #149438

Good one :D

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From LadyGodiva 08/04/2015 01:31 | #147011

This is a good classic albums chart with a few surprises to keep it interesting - I like it a lot! :)

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From Roal 05/23/2015 15:07 | #142268

We have massively similar intrests, I like the huge number of 60s and early 70s albums here. There is a number of artists I have not heard of before outside that I think your chart is superb. Only thing that bugged me was the artic monkeys debut album in your list considering that only few albums 21st century albums are there in your chart.
Have you listened to The Verve EP,their debut LP and Slowdive if not do listen. Also check out my chart and give an honest rating.
I am downloading the Red Crayola album, strange how I missed it all this time till I saw it in ur chart.

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From daftpunter 03/09/2015 04:49 | #136425

Love the full chart. I'd love it more with your thoughts on the albums.

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From BraddlesHendo 11/20/2014 07:59 | #127489

Great seeing early Pink Floyd on your list The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn I've never heard it before must be cool.

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