Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by armoury 
Not the best at updating; my preferences change on a 60 second basis but my taste remains the same. If I were gonna pick my top five artists then it would go something like this;
1. David Bowie
2. Outkast
3. The Smiths
4. Calibre
5. The National
- Chart updated: 09/12/2021 18:15
- (Created: 03/18/2012 22:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
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2016
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12,800
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2016]
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1996
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2,656
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2012]
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1971
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18,960
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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2012]
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1969
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12,528
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2013]
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1994
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16,342
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2012]
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1986
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33,766
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2012]
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1989
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31,514
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
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2006
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4,054
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2012]
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1991
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28,367
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2012]
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1977
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16,905
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| The National | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| OutKast | 3 | 3% | |
| The Libertines | 2 | 2% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 2% | |
| Modest Mouse | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 52nd to 53rdUp The Bracket by The Libertines |
| Down 1 from 53rd to 54thLiquid Swords by GZA/Genius |
| Down 1 from 54th to 55thIt's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
| New entries |
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| Station To Station by David Bowie |
| Malibu by Anderson .Paak |
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| ! | 07/29/2020 19:22 |  StefanR10 | 82 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2020 16:20 | MM1Barker | 5 | 58/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2020 09:10 |  jnfbn | 310 | 96/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2019 01:21 | bkogz | 45 | 92/100 |
| ! | 09/09/2019 20:14 |  LedZep | 1,105 | 84/100 |
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DommeDamian 08/06/2021 11:11 | #272292
DommeDamian 08/06/2021 11:11 | #272292
screw my last comment, and the chart is still as great as ever
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From StefanR10 07/29/2020 19:24 | #256424
StefanR10 07/29/2020 19:24 | #256424
Good collection of mostof all albums are normally classics and some underrated gem at the end.
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From MM1Barker 07/29/2020 16:20 | #256411
love this chart!!!
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DeusExMackia 03/03/2019 22:14 | #232980
DeusExMackia 03/03/2019 22:14 | #232980
That top 10 is mega. Your taste is superb.
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JulianR 11/08/2018 22:28 | #224150
JulianR 11/08/2018 22:28 | #224150
Damn such nice picks! Great to see such eclectic variety in there. You should keep expanding you comments for these albums.
I too have fallen in love with Blonde recently. You should check out these two albums that feel to me to have a similar feel to them. Not necessarily directly sounding similar, but in the way that they play with noise. 22 A Million is the more similar of the two I would say, and is also my favorite of the two.
Bon Iver - 22, A Million
Low - Double Negative
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From Thad 11/08/2018 22:09 | #224149
Always great to see a nice serving of black music on here as it is definitely underrated (no rap in the top 50? come on!!). The other selections are wonderful as well. I finally found someone who likes The Velvet Underground s/t more than & Nico s/t
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NowhereMan 11/08/2018 13:07 | #224117
NowhereMan 11/08/2018 13:07 | #224117
Eclectic.
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Boltzmann 11/08/2018 09:46 | #224107
Boltzmann 11/08/2018 09:46 | #224107
Interesting fucking list, man. I’m already happy to see a chart with some hip hop, but damn your picks are good too.
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ForegroundNoise 11/08/2018 09:13 | #224105
ForegroundNoise 11/08/2018 09:13 | #224105
Really nice and versatile list, especially the hip hop inclusions. Keep the notes coming they're great!
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From Mark6313 05/21/2018 20:11 | #215364
Really good chart. Surprised to see someone clearly into music not have floyd or Radiohead though.
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