Top 96 Greatest Music Albums
by giulius06

The first six entries are my favourite albums and all should share the first position

• Chart updated: 02/17/2025 23:45
• (Created: 03/29/2012 22:25).
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The Marble Index 

 Nico

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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2013]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,330

Rank in 1968:

25

Rank in 1960s:

136

Overall Rank:

1,297

Average Rating:

 76 (263 votes)

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Ys 

 Joanna Newsom

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2012]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

775 charts

Rank Score:

8,654

Rank in 2006:

2

Rank in 2000s:

27

Overall Rank:

173

Average Rating:

 82 (852 votes)

Comments:

87

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Homogenic 

 Björk

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2012]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,136 charts

Rank Score:

13,529

Rank in 1997:

2

Rank in 1990s:

17

Overall Rank:

89

Average Rating:

 84 (1,400 votes)

Comments:

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Desertshore 

 Nico

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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2013]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

269 charts

Rank Score:

1,991

Rank in 1970:

25

Rank in 1970s:

186

Overall Rank:

871

Average Rating:

 77 (294 votes)

Comments:

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Divers 

 Joanna Newsom

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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

370 charts

Rank Score:

2,216

Rank in 2015:

14

Rank in 2010s:

114

Overall Rank:

782

Average Rating:

 80 (349 votes)

Comments:

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Vespertine 

 Björk

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2012]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

829 charts

Rank Score:

9,363

Rank in 2001:

4

Rank in 2000s:

23

Overall Rank:

152

Average Rating:

 83 (1,000 votes)

Comments:

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Nepenthe 

 Julianna Barwick

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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2015]

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

317

Rank in 2013:

93

Rank in 2010s:

798

Overall Rank:

4,441

Average Rating:

 73 (67 votes)

Comments:

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Bon Iver, Bon Iver 

 Bon Iver

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2012]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

955 charts

Rank Score:

8,371

Rank in 2011:

2

Rank in 2010s:

17

Overall Rank:

180

Average Rating:

 80 (1,355 votes)

Comments:

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Tigers Blood 

 Waxahatchee

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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2024]

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

885

Rank in 2024:

10

Rank in 2020s:

63

Overall Rank:

1,882

Average Rating:

 76 (153 votes)

Comments:

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Have One On Me 

 Joanna Newsom

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2012]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

514 charts

Rank Score:

4,784

Rank in 2010:

8

Rank in 2010s:

43

Overall Rank:

355

Average Rating:

 81 (519 votes)

Comments:

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Top 96 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	4	4%
1970s	8	8%
1980s	5	5%
1990s	20	21%
2000s	21	22%
2010s	28	29%
2020s	10	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Björk	5	5%
Joanna Newsom	4	4%
Radiohead	3	3%
Laura Marling	3	3%
Nico	3	3%
Waxahatchee	2	2%
Hole	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	47	49%
	23	24%
	6	6%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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Top 96 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 37th to 38th Santogold by Santigold
Down 1 from 38th to 39th Vulnicura by Björk
Down 1 from 39th to 40th Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter

New entries
Pre Pleasure by Julia Jacklin

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85/100	01/25/2025 14:15	SomethingSpecial	1,108	85/100
90/100	04/10/2024 11:57	ffudnebbuh	654	91/100
100/100	02/09/2022 19:43	DJENNY	4,365	100/100
100/100	07/07/2019 09:04	bertrandu	110	88/100
100/100	06/15/2018 16:25	craola	217	96/100

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From Genga009 05/09/2017 12:32

Glad to see too many female artists, i expected to find Portishead and also Lisa Germano (two of my favourite 90s musicians)

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85/100

From quadrophenia17 08/02/2016 17:37

Very unique and interesting chart! Can't wait to see what other choices you have!

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From crimson 08/02/2016 16:57

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From Kaiser 08/02/2016 12:11

Glad to see Klaus Schulze in a chart.

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85/100

From Davy 08/02/2016 08:17

Shoutout to great underrated female musicians - I like it :D

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90/100

From SuedeSwede 03/08/2014 12:33

vagina

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90/100

From sssvnnn 02/21/2014 09:42

Very good Chart.
Good Music, great variety and enough to discover.
You have a lot in common with my "Strange Girls" Chart - I hope you like it as well.
Please expand your Chart to 100.

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90/100

From Antonio-Pedro 12/01/2013 18:25

Nice albums great artists

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100/100

From thereckoner 11/08/2013 12:46

can't fault for interesting-ness! Makes me think I should give Nico some more listens...

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80/100

From meruizh 10/02/2013 03:42

So much diversity on your chart. You go from Bjork, to Mumford and Sons and finish with Lana del Rey. Great stuff

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