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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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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| Lana Del Rey | 4 | 4% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 4% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 4 | 4% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
| The Weeknd | 3 | 3% | |
| Beyoncé | 3 | 3% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 3 | 3% | |
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68 | 68% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 40th The Turning Wheel by Spellling |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th Lush by Snail Mail |
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 Butterflyby Mariah Carey |
| Leavers |
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 Pink Moonby Nick Drake |
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Gavin Cook 02/28/2024 18:10
Some great albums - not the order I'd agree with (no surprises there).
ExTeaSea 12/18/2020 04:58
Cool chart! Lots of modern stuff but that's fine.
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.
Boltzmann 12/17/2020 11:14
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.
DommeDamian 12/17/2020 10:41
I really disagree with alot of your picks, but I really adore your descriptions, especially the unique "associated memories" part.
YEEZY 05/03/2019 15:00
Nice list.
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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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. The Velvet Underground | |
| 11. Neil Young | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
