Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
wenny 
The albums that please my ears the most. Order is very rough but mostly accurate.
- Chart updated: 08/19/2025 08:15
- (Created: 02/17/2019 06:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2019]
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2000
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1,168
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2003
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3,512
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2017
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2,530
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2007
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4,992
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2001
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9,237
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1993
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16,852
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2009
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399
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2019]
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1991
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11,360
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2005
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2,152
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1969
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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 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 33 | 33% | |
| 2010s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
| Nick Cave | 2 | 2% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 2 | 2% | |
| Boris | 2 | 2% | |
| The Mars Volta | 2 | 2% | |
| Fleet Foxes | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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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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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 44 from 72nd to 28th |
Up 25 from 43rd to 18th |
Up 17 from 66th to 49th |
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Down 74 from 16th to 90th |
Down 74 from 26th to 100th |
Down 64 from 15th to 79th |
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BestEverAlbums 05/19/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5317): By wenny
BestEverAlbums 05/19/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5317): By wenny“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. Flood by Boris (2000) 2. De-Loused In The Comatorium by The Mars Volta (2003) 3. Crack-Up by Fleet Foxes (2017) 4. Untrue by Burial (2007) 5. Vespertine by Björk (2001) 6. In Utero by Nirvana (1993) 7. Monoliths And Dimensions by Sunn…”
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/22/2019 19:08 | #235398
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/22/2019 19:08 | #235398
I think there's nothing to dislike here. Love every single album except King Krule, and that's because my friend with terrible taste in music likes him so I dislike him by default :D
Jokes aside, anyone who has Crimson's debut, Rain Dogs, Vespertine, White Pony, Madvillainy and The Roots that high deserves a medal.
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pctrooper 09/16/2019 03:13 | #242646
Really solid rock chart. I like the hip-hop picks, too. Only stuff I can't get into is Tool, Swans, and Nine Inch Nails (not melodic enough for me). Also Queens of the Stone Age... is there a particular album to start with by them cause I really don't like their few songs that I've heard. I'm a big Dead Weather fan, though!
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guzguzgarbit 10/15/2019 16:33 | #243776
guzguzgarbit 10/15/2019 16:33 | #243776
Vespertine in the top 10! Pretty solid all around, nothing I dislike, great chart.
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MarquisMarc 07/21/2020 11:52 | #255934
Delightful range of great albums from diverse styles of music.
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mianfei 01/04/2021 07:11 | #263800
Even with some artists I really dislike such as the White Stripes and Pavement, this is a solid chart.
There are some minor surprises like Isis, Ulver, and Les Rallizes Dénudés, but in the main this is just a well-thought out and effective chart.
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