Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by LordMark

Alternative rock is my favourite genre, and that's why the 90s will probably always be my favourite decade of music. I also love Britpop (the best of which also comes from the 90s) and South Korean girl groups.

• Chart updated: 07/22/2025 03:15
• (Created: 04/18/2019 12:09).
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head 

 Coldplay

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Even after all these years, A Rush of Blood To The Head remains my favourite album of the 21st century. While Parachutes had multiplatinum success and a breakthrough single about the colour "Yellow", Coldplay's sophomore release was arguably the album that helped bring indie rock into the mainstream. "The Scientist" and "Clocks" are the clear fan favourites, and for good reason, but "Amsterdam" is my personal favourite. Top 3 Tracks:
1. Amsterdam
2. The Scientist
3. Clocks [First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,340 charts

Rank Score:

12,097

Rank in 2002:

3

Rank in 2000s:

12

Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

 79 (2,192 votes)

Comments:

186

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Lateralus 

 Tool

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"I almost view Lateralus (and especially "The Grudge") as the counter piece to the entirety of Ænima. Maybe even a brother/sister type of album pairing. Ænima being the ruthless, angry, prick brother. Lateralus being the beautiful, knowledgeable, and engaging sister." - BEA User "AAL2014"

Top 3 Tracks:
1. Lateralus
2. The Grudge
3. Schism [First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

808 charts

Rank Score:

8,678

Rank in 2001:

5

Rank in 2000s:

28

Overall Rank:

175

Average Rating:

 82 (1,079 votes)

Comments:

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Life On Other Planets 

 Supergrass

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My favourite Supergrass album, which combines the urgency and youthful energy of I Should Coco with the maturity and musicianship of In It For The Money.

Top 3 Tracks:
1. La Song
2. Evening of the Day
3. Can't Get Up [First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

246

Rank in 2002:

105

Rank in 2000s:

956

Overall Rank:

5,482

Average Rating:

 74 (75 votes)

Comments:

4

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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"How come I end up where I started? How come I end up where I went wrong? Won't take my eyes off the ball again. You reel me out then you cut the string."

One of the best album intros I've ever heard. Although Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief were both great albums, In Rainbows is definitely Radiohead's most consistent collection of songs since Kid A. It starts off with the excellent "15 Step", and it never loses any momentum. It also seems to be their most personal album, being comprised mostly of love songs. Thom Yorke is a lot of things, but a romantic? It appears so.

Top 3 Tracks:
1. Reckoner
2. Bodysnatchers
3. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi [First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,909 charts

Rank Score:

45,514

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,927 votes)

Comments:

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Kid A 

 Radiohead

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I can only imagine how nerve-racking it was for Radiohead to return to the studio to record the follow-up to OK Computer, which at the time was already being cited as one of the greatest albums of all time by critics, fans, and musicians. Admittedly, I wasn't too fond of Kid A at first, and I disliked how Radiohead had all but abandoned rock music in favour of electronic. It took some time, but Kid A eventually grew on me, and I now think that even OK Computer sounds a bit dated in comparison. Most other bands would have played it safe and recorded OK Computer over and over again with diminishing returns, but not Radiohead.

Top 3 Tracks:
1. Everything In Its Right Place
2. Optimistic
3. Idioteque [First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,209 charts

Rank Score:

44,220

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 89 (4,445 votes)

Comments:

561

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Is This It 

 The Strokes

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The first album I ever bought on iTunes. I'm a satisfied customer.

Top 3 Tracks:
1. The Modern Age
2. Last Nite
3. Barely Legal [First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,460 charts

Rank Score:

29,504

Rank in 2001:

1

Rank in 2000s:

4

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (3,020 votes)

Comments:

277

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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 

 Arctic Monkeys

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Top 3 Tracks:
1. A Certain Romance
2. From the Ritz to the Rubble
3. Fake Tales of San Francisco [First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

1,616 charts

Rank Score:

16,521

Rank in 2006:

1

Rank in 2000s:

7

Overall Rank:

70

Average Rating:

 83 (2,357 votes)

Comments:

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Spiritual Machines 

 Our Lady Peace

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This was the end of an era for Our Lady Peace. Spiritual Machines was their final album with founding guitarist Mike Turner and longtime producer Arnold Lanni, and their final album to prominently feature Raine Maida's falsetto. It also saw the band at their creative peak, and Raymond Kurzweil's spoken dialog between some of the tracks actually works really well.

Top 3 Tracks:
1. Life
2. Everyone's A Junkie
3. Right Behind You (Mafia) [First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

230

Rank in 2000:

104

Rank in 2000s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

5,775

Average Rating:

 74 (40 votes)

Comments:

5

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Reise, Reise 

 Rammstein

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Top 3 Tracks:
1. Reise, Reise
2. Los
3. Amerika [First added to this chart: 10/14/2024]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

516

Rank in 2004:

41

Rank in 2000s:

494

Overall Rank:

2,939

Average Rating:

 75 (132 votes)

Comments:

3

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Golden State 

 Bush

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After experimenting with electronic sounds on Deconstructed and The Science of Things, to mixed results, Bush returned to form on Golden State. Sadly, this was their final album to feature guitarist Nigel Pulsford and bassist Dave Parsons, and was the band's final album for 10 years. Nevertheless, Golden State was a great swan song for Bush's first era.

Top 3 Tracks:
1. The People That We Love
2. Hurricane
3. Solutions [First added to this chart: 08/21/2024]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

86

Rank in 2001:

255

Rank in 2000s:

2,414

Overall Rank:

13,282

Average Rating:

 66 (31 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	3	3%
1970s	2	2%
1980s	9	9%
1990s	40	40%
2000s	25	25%
2010s	19	19%
2020s	2	2%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	7	7%
Billy Talent	5	5%
Our Lady Peace	4	4%
트와이스 [Twice]	4	4%
Suede	4	4%
R.E.M.	4	4%
소녀시대 [Girls' Generation]	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	40	40%
	29	29%
	13	13%
	13	13%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 5 from 40th to 35th A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 35th to 36th OK Computer by Radiohead
Down 1 from 36th to 37th The Doors by The Doors
Down 1 from 37th to 38th MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

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From mrmcrook 11/01/2024 01:19

I'm always a fan of a list with notes. They can give good insight into the albums I don't know from artists I do. Great to see 'Road to Rouen' in there. Such an underrated album

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From pedro1976 06/09/2023 19:27

great list - a few personal favourites on here as well as a few I'll be checking out!

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From Moondance 10/05/2022 21:27

It's different, but that is what makes this site such a delight. Thanks for wearing your heart in your chart. I will have a look at some of your choices that are new to me - like Econoline Crush.

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From Johnnyo 10/05/2022 08:10

Ace chart. Love it

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From desh79 02/10/2022 15:15

I like it, eclectic lists like this one make BEA so interesting and worthwhile.

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From DommeDamian 10/10/2020 12:44

Good descriptions man. May not agree, but that's irrelevant.

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From roberto71 08/22/2020 08:32

Wow. Naveed at Number 2. I've got Clumsy in my Top 100 and Naveed a little further down. It's always great to see OLP.

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From EyeKanFly 01/22/2020 01:10

Definitely more 90s focused than most charts you see, but still some wonderful albums and many I haven't heard of and would be interested in checking out. I'm really intrigued by all the K-Pop!

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