Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Honorable mentions:
- Arcade Fire - Funeral
- The Beatles - Abbey Road
- Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus
- Burial - Untrue
- CAN - Ege Bamyasi
- Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
- Charles Mingus - The Black Saint And The Skinner Lady
- David Bowie - Low
- Dr. Dre - The Chronic
- Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
- Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
- Frank Ocean - Blonde
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced ?
- Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
- Kany West & Kid Cudi - Kids See Ghosts
- Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, m.A.A.d City
- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
- Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
- Nirvana - Nevermind
- Pink Floyd - Animals
- Portishead - Dummy
- Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
- Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy
- The Who - Who's Next ?
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The Velvet Underground & Nico 
Mixed Nationality The Velvet Underground & Nico
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Art Rock, Experimental Rock

The Velvet Underground is probably my favorite band. Lou Reed is a genius who has released a multitude of cult albums in band or in solo. I'm really a fan of this American band that has been able to mix sweet songs, punk songs and polemic songs. The banana album was produced by Andy Warhol. Warhol is one of the greatest genius of contemporary art, including inventing pop-art. As the producer of the album, Warhol imposes the voice of German singer and model Nico on 3 tracks. The wonderful voice of Nico is very interesting when it's accompanied by the instrumental underground of The Velvet. The album contains a lot of polemical songs: there are songs about drugs and SM. This album was not successful at the time but it is today one of the greatest classic of Art-Rock.

10/10

Best track: "Heroin" [First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
3,052 charts
Rank Score:
39,995
Rank in 1967:
2
Rank in 1960s:
4
Overall Rank:
10
Average Rating:
Top rated album (89/100 - 3548 votes)  89 (3,548 votes)
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Madvillainy 
Mixed Nationality Madvillain
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Hip-Hop, Abstract Hip-Hop

Madvillainy is the result of the collaboration between rapper MF DOOM and beatmaker Madlib. First of all, MF DOOM is one of my favorite rappers: he is a major figure in underground rap and I like the mystery hovering around him. This album is the best rap album of the 2000s and one of the best rap albums of all time. Since "2001" by Dr. Dre released in 1999, rap artists are looking for catchy choruses and entangling melodies: this is the beginning of mainstream rap (with rappers such as 50 Cent or Eminem). Madvillainy is an album against the current, a UFO of the Rap game of the time. On this record, the beats are pretty minimalist and are really melodious or catchy. Otis Jackson (aka Madlib) composed these prod with simplistic tools but returns to the very essence of hip-hop thanks to this simplicity. This album is just awesome and the myth that revolves around is really captivating.

10/10

Best track: "All Caps" [First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
1,074 charts
Rank Score:
14,332
Rank in 2004:
2
Rank in 2000s:
8
Overall Rank:
86
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 1214 votes)  86 (1,214 votes)
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Loveless 
Mixed Nationality My Bloody Valentine
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Shoegaze, Noise Pop

I am a child of the 90s so of course many of my favorite albums come from these years. Im an Hip-hop lover, I discovered rock by band of alternative rock of my generation such as RATM, Pixies, Nirvana, Radiohead but also the Icelandic band My Bloody Valentine. "Loveless" is Shoegaze's most important, most essential album for any shoegazer purist. This album mixes perfectly noise (chaotic guitar) and melody (chilling and cold). The virtuosity of the sound, the textures, the melodies, the rhythmic structures make this album a timeless classic. It is also the battle of the organic against the machine, of the sensuality even of the sexuality represented by the duo of Shields - Butcher singers, against the impassive coldness of the waves. "Loveless" is an album difficult to access but remains one of the most important record in the history of Rock. This album marked my adolescence.

10/10

Best track: "When You Sleep" [First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
2,158 charts
Rank Score:
28,552
Rank in 1991:
2
Rank in 1990s:
5
Overall Rank:
23
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2480 votes)  86 (2,480 votes)
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 1 1%
1960s 16 16%
1970s 24 24%
1980s 13 13%
1990s 25 25%
2000s 14 14%
2010s 7 7%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 3 3%
Radiohead 3 3%
Pink Floyd 2 2%
Ween 2 2%
Björk 2 2%
The Beatles 2 2%
David Bowie 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 54 54%
United Kingdom 27 27%
Australia 4 4%
Canada 3 3%
Iceland 3 3%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Germany 2 2%
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Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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From 11/07/2022 09:49 | #291118
This chart is perfectly presented, especially for the first 30 entries. It's clear how deeply you adore these albums and your enthusiasm is infectious. Looks like you haven't touched this in a few years, would love to see how your opinion on these records has changed since 2019!
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From 06/29/2020 15:01 | #254744
Amazing list!!
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From 06/24/2019 17:21 | #238188
Great chart, thoughtful comments.
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From 06/16/2019 22:52 | #237656
Detailed, original, and interesting picks, great taste in music, this chart is perfect!
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From 06/16/2019 22:16 | #237655
I like your chart. Love people finding Ziggy saw impressive so long after its release and glad that it isn't just a moment in time. Just found RATM recently and it blew me away.
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From 03/17/2019 08:30 | #233683
Why. Have. I. Not. Discovered. This. Classy. Ass. Chart. Until. Now???
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From 03/03/2019 22:53 | #232988
Undeniably a great, classic chart! Maybe add one album that is a bit more out of left field and personal ;)
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From 02/22/2019 14:14 | #232368
We have similar tastes. really like the variety...great chart.
I am surprised that everyone still appreciate the "velvet underground and nico" album.. That came out when I was in 7th grade..so great. never gets old. Came out during the 'summer of love' with 'are you experienced" (may 31st), "sgt pepper"(june 1st) and "surrealistic pillow". amazing
summer for music. and then there was all of the singles being released on AM radio..every day was something new. I can't explain it..I was lucky to have been a kid then.
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From 02/09/2019 18:17 | #231656
Amazing top 10, even if I'd keep the same artist and swap another album of theirs. Well balanced and fine choices. 29 artists in common.
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From 01/27/2019 08:58 | #230757
This strikes me as a very well thought out objective Greatest Albums chart. You have found 3 albums outside the top 500 on this site and all of those three are inside the top 1000. Do you have some less acclaimed favourites that you believe warrant being in the company of some of these classics? I reckon music appreciation is largely a subjective experience. The objective stuff is important in assessing the best of the best, of course, but surely you have more outliers beyond the top 500 that warrant a call out.

Nonetheless I agree with many of your choices. It’s good to see you have an appreciation for the Icelandic beauty of Sigur Ros and Björk amongst the acclaimed classics.
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