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
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,876
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2922 votes)  88 (2,922 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2012]
Year of Release:
1984
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7,951
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,731
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


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 %


OutKast 3 3%
The Smiths 3 3%
The National 3 3%
David Bowie 3 3%
Kendrick Lamar 2 2%
Arcade Fire 2 2%
The Libertines 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 64 64%
United Kingdom 28 28%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Australia 2 2%
Canada 2 2%

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From 08/06/2021 11:11 | #272292
screw my last comment, and the chart is still as great as ever
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From 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 07/29/2020 16:20 | #256411
love this chart!!!
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From 03/03/2019 22:14 | #232980
That top 10 is mega. Your taste is superb.
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From 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 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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From 11/08/2018 13:07 | #224117
Eclectic.
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From 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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From 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 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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