Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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ExTeaSea 
Been trying to limit my chart to one album per artist. That way I can include more of my favorite artists. This rating game is fun and challenging that's for sure.
But I kinda switched back to being more honest with myself and including more albums by the same artists haha. 3 Stones albums! 3 Bjork cuz heck yeah! Etc haha.
Sometimes I look at my chart and I'm like is this really my 100 favorite albums?? Ranking is challenging but fun haha.
- Chart updated: 10/11/2026 16:45
- (Created: 08/05/2018 19:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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It's their "White album" and it's a beast of a collection of songs. Best album of the 90s easily. Pumpkins at their peak of creation.
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2018]
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1995
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Truly perfect album that I can listen to pretty much anytime and still not get tired of it. Begins and ends with essentially the same wonderful short and to the point song which makes for a great intro and outro to the album. Then in the middle, three of some of the most epic and brilliant tracks Pink Floyd has ever done or anyone for that matter.
The first time I came across this album I was all like, why is there only five songs? My love for progressive rock was born.
Favorite song: Dogs. Probably my all time favorite song. [First added to this chart: 08/05/2018]
The first time I came across this album I was all like, why is there only five songs? My love for progressive rock was born.
Favorite song: Dogs. Probably my all time favorite song. [First added to this chart: 08/05/2018]
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1977
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21,020
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Merriweather and Strawberry Jams are great and get all the love but for me Feels is their best. Every song is great in its own bizarre beautiful sorta way. It has the best flow of any of their albums and it gives me the 'feels' on the reg more often than most albums out their.
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2005
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2,711
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One of the few albums where I just sat there and listened to it and did nothing else.
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2000
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Still her most fun album. Perfect arrangement of catchy unique songs.
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1993
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5,098
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His most personal, unique and mature album. Truly electronic perfection in my ears.
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2001
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Psyched out electro pop rock bliss. Futuristic bar music on a space ship. Trippy brain drugs party heaven.
Lava lamp shattering on the floor in slow motion while it's raining. These are not lyrics it's just my strange way of describing this album. [First added to this chart: 08/10/2018]
Lava lamp shattering on the floor in slow motion while it's raining. These are not lyrics it's just my strange way of describing this album. [First added to this chart: 08/10/2018]
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1997
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12,394
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1969
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1968
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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 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 6 | 6% |
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| The Flaming Lips | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| Queen | 2 | 2% | |
| Röyksopp | 2 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 4 from 24th to 20th |
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BestEverAlbums 06/09/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5338): By ExTeaSea
BestEverAlbums 06/09/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5338): By ExTeaSea“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) 2. Animals by Pink Floyd (1977) 3. Feels by Animal Collective (2005) 4. Kid A by Radiohead (2000) 5. Debut by Björk (1993) 6. Drukqs by Aphex Twin (2001) 7. I by…”
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KineticEchoes02 01/27/2023 02:12 | #293295
Great choices in your chart! Great to see the love for Bjork, Soundgarden, Tool, PF, and Smashing Pumpkins. I like that you haven't just gone for the widely accepted favourite of the artist in many cases. Hats off putting Animals above WYWH and Dark Side (not an easy call), what a masterpiece - I also have that in my top 10. Must check out some of the Norwegian and Japanese artists you've got here. Would agree that it's too hard to settle on one album per artist. (Edited)
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BigPoppa93 03/15/2020 05:20 | #248740
BigPoppa93 03/15/2020 05:20 | #248740
Really solid chart! I appreciate your comments on my profile man. I don't really get on here too much and this is my first time on since i updated my top 100 a year ago, but I thought I'd drop a comment just to let you know I appreciate you and your chart. We even have a pretty similar taste in prog rock as well. I used to listen to Camel and Genesis back in high school. (Only a few years ago lol I realize how old that makes me sound.) Big ups on mellon collie being #1. I'm about to update my chart and move it higher as well. I realized recently that through and through it's one of the best albums I've ever heard and tracks that I used to not be so fond of, such as We Only Come Out At Night and Stumbleine growing on me quite a bit. Gonna be updating my chart tonight, and I'll prob pick back up tomorrow if you wanna check out my new rankings and new additions. I'll be sure to check out some albums from your chart as well and keep you updated.
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desh79 10/26/2020 07:50 | #259793
desh79 10/26/2020 07:50 | #259793
I hadn't been listening to the Beatles for a while myself, but my 3-year old son loves them so I have been hearing a lot of them lately. A LOT. He had a phase where he demanded we play "Hello Goodbye" approximately 30 times a day - hey, at least it's not "Baby Shark". ;)
Btw, have you been following the 25-year anniversary celebrations for Mellon Collie? Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin did a Zoom interview about it a few days ago, which I found quite interesting. It should be on Youtube.
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Yossarian22 11/27/2019 18:06 | #245236
Really enjoy the diversity of the list! We only have one album in common (Midnight Vultures), but there are a few albums that just missed my list (they'll make it when I am able to expand). I have to dig into Cheap Trick, The Cars, and Supertramp more!
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pctrooper 11/27/2020 22:41 | #261521
Thanks for the comment. Your chart is pretty diverse, as well. Lots of my favorites on here I don't see very much, such as VDGG and Jeff Beck. I have also been listening to UFO a bit recently for the first time, and have really been enjoying it.
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