Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by jtrizzle35 
Way too hard to rank albums in one set order. To make things easier, I just rank them in the order that I am likely to play these albums in the car while driving alone. I am aware that the majority of these albums were released fairly recently.... I am but a young man born in the late 90s.
Also it's worth noting that I am slowly but surely adding writeups to all of these albums. Thanks, love you guys.
- Chart updated: 07/07/2025 22:45
- (Created: 07/09/2018 00:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/17/2018]
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2018
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1,606
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2022]
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2020
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1,802
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]
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1972
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43,280
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2021]
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1971
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5,677
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
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1969
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8,852
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2024]
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1970
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8,671
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[First added to this chart: 07/27/2018]
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2018
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526
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[First added to this chart: 07/08/2018]
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2000
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42,251
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2018]
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1995
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29,056
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2022]
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1970
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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 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 54 | 54% | |
| 2020s | 12 | 12% |
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| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 4% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 4 | 4% | |
| Lana Del Rey | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
| The Weeknd | 3 | 3% | |
| Beyoncé | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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68 | 68% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 38th to 40thThe Turning Wheel by Spellling |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37thEnter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38thLush by Snail Mail |
| New entries |
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| Butterfly by Mariah Carey |
| Leavers |
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| Pink Moon by Nick Drake |
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From Gavin Cook 02/28/2024 18:10 | #302278
Gavin Cook 02/28/2024 18:10 | #302278
Some great albums - not the order I'd agree with (no surprises there).
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ExTeaSea 12/18/2020 04:58 | #262843
ExTeaSea 12/18/2020 04:58 | #262843
Cool chart! Lots of modern stuff but that's fine.
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From jeitee 12/17/2020 22:33 | #262830
I like your writing at the top. You prefer the new stuff and good on you. I roll my eyes every time I see a list with 70 albums in the 60s/70s. And I do like a lot of the picks too. Could still probably use a little more diversity. There are some really great hidden gems from the 20th century. No, not beatles/stones/who/floyd.
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Boltzmann 12/17/2020 11:14 | #262800
Boltzmann 12/17/2020 11:14 | #262800
When I Get Home is indeed a bliss, maybe I should add it to my chart too.
I really like your chart, and the surprises in it. But the majority are still these ermm... household names. Just saying, don't be afraid to step on the toes of some people on this site; they won't be satisfied until your chart is literally 1. Radiohead, 2. Pink Floyd, 3. Arcade Fire. You know, I would love it if I could find some new music through your chart, because I think you have good taste. But I think I can count the albums I don't know on one hand (which is still better than most people here though).
But hey, if this is just your unfiltered opinion, I've said nothing. Keep up the good work.
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DommeDamian 12/17/2020 10:41 | #262796
DommeDamian 12/17/2020 10:41 | #262796
I really disagree with alot of your picks, but I really adore your descriptions, especially the unique "associated memories" part.
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YEEZY 05/03/2019 15:00 | #235801
YEEZY 05/03/2019 15:00 | #235801
Nice list.
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From tk421ucopy 08/11/2018 14:58 | #219538
Some interesting choices that I wouldn't have selected. But to each his own. I like seeing a lot of picks from the 2010s.
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