Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by boppare 
I have a very diverse taste , so I included genres other than rock/pop in the list, music that has been of immense importance to me at various times in my life. There are some tried and true favorites, and some more obscure/underrated albums. Limited to 1 album per artist, so that there's room for the 21st century artists I love.
- Chart updated: 08/31/2020 16:45
- (Created: 01/18/2019 15:37).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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This is a sentimental favorite Beatles album, and will always remain so.
[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,298
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No such thing as too much hype for this album.
[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
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39,878
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I know it's far from the most famous Dylan album, but if I had to pick only one, this would be it. Gives me goosebumps every time I listen.
[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
2001
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1,528
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1968
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9,381
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
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1975
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44,712
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Lennon wasn't quite right when he said "Before Elvis, there was nothing", but Presley's skill and importance cannot be underestimated.
[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
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1976
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501
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,897
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1996
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10,293
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
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1989
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31,535
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
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1957
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2,921
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 5 | 5% | |
| Jorge Ben | 1 | 1% | |
| Patti Smith | 1 | 1% | |
| Courtney Barnett | 1 | 1% | |
| Johnny Cash | 1 | 1% | |
| Grimes | 1 | 1% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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58 | 58% | |
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19 | 19% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:05 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2024 13:32 | mianfei | 168 | 62/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2020 16:45 |  Mercury | 257 | 95/100 |
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From mianfei 09/26/2024 13:36 | #305432
Interesting and somewhat unusual chart, which I like. Many unusual selections — Gary Davis and Operation Ivy most especially, but even such choices as Candy Claws, Buddy Guy, the Beat, Theolonious Monk and Wynonie Harris are not that typical here.
Would be better with more notes, but still good.
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From Mercury 10/30/2020 16:46 | #259954
Mercury 10/30/2020 16:46 | #259954
This chart is fuckin awesome! Some really great stuff here and love the blues pciks and the other earthy, gritty album choices here. And any chart and music fan who loves Lucinda's Car Wheels On A Gravel Road is a good one.
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From bluesbrew82 01/30/2019 18:55 | #231002
Dope ass blues stuff. R.L. Burnside, Rev. Gary Davis, Elmore James. Big time
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| Best Artists of 1960 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Miles Davis | |
| 2. John Coltrane | |
| 3. Etta James | |
| 4. Charles Mingus | |
| 5. Elvis Presley | |
| 6. Joan Baez | |
| 7. Max Roach | |
| 8. Wes Montgomery | |
| 9. Muddy Waters | |
| 10. The Everly Brothers | |
| 11. Hank Mobley | |
| 12. Bill Evans | |
| 13. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 14. Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 15. Johnny Cash | |
| 16. John Lee Hooker | |
| 17. Bo Diddley | |
| 18. Miriam Makeba | |
| 19. Eddie Cochran | |
| 20. The Ventures |
