Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by bonnequestion 
A few things to know about my charts:
1. My choices are based on my personal taste first. I'm not trying to make an objective list of the best albums of all-time, but rather a list of the best albums I've ever heard.
2. If I rate an album and/or add it to my charts, it means I've listened to it more than once. I don't rate an album based on only one listen on Spotify. I own my albums and I listen to them many times before judging them.
3. For me, an album isn't just a collection of songs. It isn't just the sum of its individual tracks. There's something more than that in an album, there's the flow, the concept, the cohesiveness, the general feel, the magic. My best-rated albums have that, they are not simply the albums in which I like the most individual tracks.
4. There are no live albums and no best-of/compilation in my charts, just studio albums.
5. This list will always change, and that's very important. If it didn't, it would mean that I'm not discovering anything new, and that would be the worst thing that could happen. Not only will there always be new music coming out, but I will always be moved by different music. And I intend to keep it that way. I don't want to be one of those guys that has his musical taste fixed forever.
That's it for now, I hope you enjoy this chart!
- Chart updated: 10/30/2025 16:45
- (Created: 07/24/2018 16:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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I can't believe my first RHCP album isn't even in my top 10. I'm a big fan of this band, they are definitely in my top 3. But I don't think they've ever done a perfect album. "Blood Sugar Sex Magic", however, is the closest they've come to perfection.
What a great album, what a great performance by the players. The musical chemistry between Flea, Frusciante and Chad Smith is reminding me of Page/Jones/Bonham. There is just so much groove between those guys, I can't help but love it. [First added to this chart: 07/25/2018]
What a great album, what a great performance by the players. The musical chemistry between Flea, Frusciante and Chad Smith is reminding me of Page/Jones/Bonham. There is just so much groove between those guys, I can't help but love it. [First added to this chart: 07/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1991
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8,300
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The first album I ever bought myself! Well, I bought half of it, the other half belonged to my brother.
What's special about this album is that I still like it to this day. If I go back to what I was listening at that time in my teenage years, there's not a whole lot of music I still listen to today and like. You won't see many albums in this chart that I was listening to when I was 13. This is probably the only one. I think it's the RHCP album that feels the most like an album. I can hear a direction throughout the whole album, it really has a feel to it. 16 songs might seem long, but I like all of them and I like how they're all different, but still go well together. [First added to this chart: 07/25/2018]
What's special about this album is that I still like it to this day. If I go back to what I was listening at that time in my teenage years, there's not a whole lot of music I still listen to today and like. You won't see many albums in this chart that I was listening to when I was 13. This is probably the only one. I think it's the RHCP album that feels the most like an album. I can hear a direction throughout the whole album, it really has a feel to it. 16 songs might seem long, but I like all of them and I like how they're all different, but still go well together. [First added to this chart: 07/25/2018]
Year of Release:
2002
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4,088
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A criminally underrated album, "One Hot Minute" is one of the strongest RHCP albums if you want my opinion. It is the proggiest album they've ever done, and I like that. I think the RHCP have a tendency to use a recipe when they're writing songs nowadays, but this is definitely not the case on this one!
Three tracks particularly stand out when you consider how prog this album is: "Deep Kick", "One Big Mob" and "One Hot Minute". Those three tracks are all longer, made of multiple sections and they're full of surprises. I really like those tracks.
There are also the hits, "Aeroplane", "My Friends", "Warped" and "Coffee Shop". I think they're all equally good and on par with any RHCP hit from any other album. "Warped" and "Coffee Shop" are especially hard and maybe heavier than what we usually expect from these guys, but I really like it because it is well put together and produced.
Then, there's the amazing "Walkabout" and "Falling Into Grace" that are more on the funky side of the road and really fit well into the record. The last two songs, "Shallow Be Thy Game" and "Transcending" are really heavy and prove without a doubt that Dave Navarro truly had something great to offer to this band.
"Pea" and "Tearjerker" would be the only songs I didn't like as much as the rest, but they still fit well into the album.
All in all, a very heavy album, with a little bit of prog and funk, that will surely keep you interested for the entire listen. Give "One Hot Minute" a chance, it's definitely worth it. [First added to this chart: 07/25/2018]
Three tracks particularly stand out when you consider how prog this album is: "Deep Kick", "One Big Mob" and "One Hot Minute". Those three tracks are all longer, made of multiple sections and they're full of surprises. I really like those tracks.
There are also the hits, "Aeroplane", "My Friends", "Warped" and "Coffee Shop". I think they're all equally good and on par with any RHCP hit from any other album. "Warped" and "Coffee Shop" are especially hard and maybe heavier than what we usually expect from these guys, but I really like it because it is well put together and produced.
Then, there's the amazing "Walkabout" and "Falling Into Grace" that are more on the funky side of the road and really fit well into the record. The last two songs, "Shallow Be Thy Game" and "Transcending" are really heavy and prove without a doubt that Dave Navarro truly had something great to offer to this band.
"Pea" and "Tearjerker" would be the only songs I didn't like as much as the rest, but they still fit well into the album.
All in all, a very heavy album, with a little bit of prog and funk, that will surely keep you interested for the entire listen. Give "One Hot Minute" a chance, it's definitely worth it. [First added to this chart: 07/25/2018]
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1995
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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 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2020s | 10 | 10% |
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| Gentle Giant | 6 | 6% | |
| Mutemath | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Sloan | 4 | 4% | |
| Spoon | 4 | 4% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 3 | 3% | |
| Mother Mother | 3 | 3% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Down 1 from 86th to 87th Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 1 from 87th to 88th Musique Pour Jeunes Fous by Alex LeBlanc Et Son Orchestre |
| Down 1 from 88th to 89th Plans by Death Cab For Cutie |
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| Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz |
| Leavers |
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| Clouds Taste Metallic by The Flaming Lips |
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| ! | 05/06/2025 06:52 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2025 02:21 |  MadhattanJack | 256 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2025 10:15 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2024 20:03 | bwoodlan | 32 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/04/2024 14:09 | ThuramThugood | 106 | 90/100 |
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From ThuramThugood 02/04/2024 14:09 | #301719
Interesting and exciting list.
Wheatfield Soul was my gateway to your list. As you say, it’s incredibly underrated.
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From mianfei 08/03/2023 12:14 | #298466
Whilst I can be critical of the number of albums from a few artists (as others have noticed) this is not a bad chart. It is very personal, and it is good to see the notes, which I value very highly and have for several decades of reading music reviews.
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From tk421ucopy 07/24/2023 14:57 | #298320
Nice chart! Thanks for writing descriptions on so many of them
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From BraddlesHendo 07/24/2023 12:47 | #298318
The 80’s is my decade of music.
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From Moondance 01/24/2023 01:52 | #293211
Apart from having too many albums from a handful of artists and only 1 album from south of the Equator, I did find this chart quite enjoyable. With only 4 albums in common, there were a good number of albums for me to check out ~ and a few that I have penciled in for a deeper listen and possible addition to my year chart.
The comments were also appreciated ~ always a good thing to know why albums resonate with BEA members, especially the less well known albums.
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From KineticEchoes02 02/02/2022 02:23 | #280445
This is a great chart! A lot of similarities to my tastes. I love the prog rock choices - I admittedly need to get more into Gentle Giant. What I've heard from them so far is impressive. At least you have Dark Side in your top 10, so I forgive you for dismissing Floyd's other amazing albums :). Stoked to see Led Zep, Beatles and RHCP well represented here. Love your album descriptions and intro too. Great work!
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Larcx13 02/01/2022 13:48 | #280416
Larcx13 02/01/2022 13:48 | #280416
Great effort on this chart!
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From manurock 02/01/2022 10:50 | #280409
Nice chart. Very personal. I subscribe all your current description at the top of the chart, but as I have not heard most of the albums in your top 10 (now I am curious to check them), I won't give you a rating yet.
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sssvnnn 04/16/2021 21:54 | #268623
sssvnnn 04/16/2021 21:54 | #268623
Cool chart,
I like to see the 1st Supertramp album...
I have no idea why it`s so underrated.
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DommeDamian 07/10/2020 21:44 | #255390
DommeDamian 07/10/2020 21:44 | #255390
There's something so innocent about this chart that I like a lot.
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