Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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LebowskiRams 
- Chart updated: 3 days ago
- (Created: 06/08/2018 00:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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The album that changed music for me. Up until the release, I was a rock elitist with little dabbles into hip hop. I scourged the charts for the latest hits. That's not a bad thing at all, let people enjoy music how they want to. But TPAB showed me what the album experience is at its best: thought provoking, honest, entertaining and boundary-pushing narratives and music. I haven't heard an album hat touches this grand opus.
10/10 [First added to this chart: 06/07/2018]
10/10 [First added to this chart: 06/07/2018]
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2015
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30,324
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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2018]
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2007
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42,432
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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2018]
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1996
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9,680
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]
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2017
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742
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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2019]
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2016
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1,700
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2019]
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1999
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3,940
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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2018]
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2012
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21,800
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2018]
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1994
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16,385
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[First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]
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2019
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1,805
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2023]
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1999
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1,914
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 42 | 42% | |
| 2020s | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Weezer | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beach Boys | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 3 | 3% | |
| OutKast | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| The Roots | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 26th to 27thDear Science by TV On The Radio |
| Down 1 from 27th to 28th...Like Clockwork by Queens Of The Stone Age |
| Down 1 from 28th to 29thRun The Jewels 2 by Run The Jewels |
| New entries |
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| Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine |
| Leavers |
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| Foil Deer by Speedy Ortiz |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 12/18/2025 14:25 | BorderFreeAndrew | 110 | 81/100 | |
| 12/18/2025 10:12 |  LedZep | 1,103 | 84/100 | |
| 04/16/2025 15:40 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 03/17/2025 15:17 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 | |
| 03/08/2025 09:17 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.9/100, a mean average of 84.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 17.6.
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From BorderFreeAndrew 12/18/2025 14:34 | #312197
Too much American music. It's true that the USA has produced more great music than any other country. But 81% (!) of your Top 100? Whenever I see a chart with more than 60% from the USA, it tells me that person hasn't yet explored the amazing diversity of great music from the non-English speaking world. Brazil, France, Mali, Senegal, Pakistan, India, Japan, Nigeria, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Italy, etc. All have produced Top100-worthy masterpieces (or close to it). Check out BEA's top rated albums from some of those countries and expand your musical horizons.
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From LedZep 12/18/2025 10:18 | #312192
LedZep 12/18/2025 10:18 | #312192
Great stuff, love the amount of excellent (recent) hip hop. As a Billy Woods fanatic myself, I can only recommend Brass, a collab with the equally incredible Moor Mother and perhaps my personal pick for his best album. Apart from hip hop, it's always cools seeing people appreciate non-Dummy Portishead work.
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From Johnnyo 05/10/2023 09:16 | #296827
Interesting chart
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Larcx13 10/28/2020 13:16 | #259874
Larcx13 10/28/2020 13:16 | #259874
Good list. I strongly dislike some of the poppy choices but your great choices make up for it.
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From Timooosterink 02/08/2020 13:16 | #247598
Nice Chart!
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PinkZeppelin 02/08/2020 01:40 | #247588
PinkZeppelin 02/08/2020 01:40 | #247588
I like it!
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ExTeaSea 01/15/2020 05:28 | #246854
ExTeaSea 01/15/2020 05:28 | #246854
Great seeing Portishead Third rated so high on here. I agree that it's criminally underrated. Moves up on my list every time I listen to it. Surprising seeing a bunch of 2019 albums on here since it's so recent but that's cool. I should check out JPEG and the others I haven't heard yet.
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kynes 11/26/2019 05:27 | #245180
kynes 11/26/2019 05:27 | #245180
it's always nice to see aim and ignite appreciated
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From mjp11 10/24/2019 19:44 | #244082
Nice to see so many recent albums on here. A lot of people like to argue that today's popular music isn't good but honestly that's just stupid. Just look at TPAB! You have it as your #1 album and honestly I have a hard time disagreeing with that placement (even if I personally like GKMC slightly better). There's so much great music from this decade and I'm happy you recognize that. Great list!!
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Keatownrodriguez 10/24/2019 14:25 | #244075
Keatownrodriguez 10/24/2019 14:25 | #244075
Such a cool chart! Perfect mix of everything, popular albums, deep cuts, oddball choices, it's great, keep it up and LONG LIVE WEEZER
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