Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by rnanderson8

List of albums I consider to be the greatest. This should exemplify my music taste and hopefully anyone reading this finds something new to listen to. Constantly updating and adding new albums. You'll find a mix of indie, hip-hop/rap, post-rock, emo, shoegaze, and what you'd hopefully consider classics. Completely and utterly subjective. Enjoy!

Songs w/ (*) are considered some of my greatest tracks of all time.

• Chart updated: 11/21/2019 01:45
• (Created: 05/25/2019 16:54).
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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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Radiohead's seventh album is a masterpiece. It's their most beautiful and most raw work to date and every song is perfect both on its own and in the entire scope of the album. Songs like "Bodysnatchers" and "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" with their addictive hooks will have you dancing while those like "Nude" and "Videotape" will have you crying into your pillow. Impeccable flow, songwriting, lyricism, guitar work, etc. Will likely be the greatest album for the rest of my life. 100

Best Track(s): Bodysnatchers, Nude, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi*, All I Need, Reckoner, Jigsaw Falling Into Place*, Videotape

Worst Track: House of Cards

Best Moment: The greatest bridge and breakdown of any song ever; The last two minutes of Bodysnatchers [First added to this chart: 05/25/2019]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,833 charts

Rank Score:

51,061

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,836 votes)

Comments:

386

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Leaves Turn Inside You 

 Unwound

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One of the most overlooked albums in terms of its songwriting and consistency, if there's one album on this list everyone should give a listen its this one. Never has an album become better and more addictive with every listen. Starting with two straight minutes of feedback, it may be reasonable to question whether it's worth waiting it out (it really really is). 100

Best Track(s): We Invent You, Look A Ghost, December*, Terminus*, Off This Century, One Lick Less, Scarlette, October All Over, Radio Gra, Below The Salt* (Thats 10/14).

Worst Track: Summer Freeze

Best Moment: 4:30 into Below the Salt, or the outro to Terminus [First added to this chart: 05/25/2019]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

204 charts

Rank Score:

2,017

Rank in 2001:

14

Rank in 2000s:

141

Overall Rank:

890

Average Rating:

 83 (212 votes)

Comments:

10

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Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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A masterful work about dwelling in death, youth, and love. All ten tracks demonstrate just how talented singers/songwriters Win Butler and Regine Chassagne really are. This record really rocks, and might make you shed a few tears. 100

Best Track(s): Tunnels*, Une Anne Sans Lumiere, Power Out, Crown Of Love, Wake Up

Worst Track: In The Backseat (still a great closer!)

Best Moment: Last minute of Une Ane Sans Lumiere [First added to this chart: 05/25/2019]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,826 charts

Rank Score:

41,696

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,599 votes)

Comments:

400

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Since I Left You 

 The Avalanches

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Groovy and touching sampling, an album like no other. 95

Best Track(s): Since I Left You*, Radio, Two Heart in 3/4 Time, A Different Feeling, Electricity*, Frontier Psychiatrist

Worst Track: Pablo's Cruise

Best Moment: Either of the grooves in Electricity or Radio [First added to this chart: 05/31/2019]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

807 charts

Rank Score:

8,823

Rank in 2000:

4

Rank in 2000s:

30

Overall Rank:

185

Average Rating:

 82 (921 votes)

Comments:

68

19. (21) 2

Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn 

 Do Make Say Think

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The best record from one of my favorite post-rock artists and one of the most underrated artist of the genre. The LP has three sides, the first side of which might be the greatest side on any record. The three sides separates the album into its three distinct acts, all of which are well written and produced. However, the first three songs on that first side breaks consistency and presents the best material first, really making the latter half of the album sometimes a drag. Overall really well produced hectic but confined builds. 95

Best Track(s): Frederica*, Auberge Le Mouton Noir, Ontario Plates, Horns Of A Rabbit, Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

Worst Track: It's Gonna Rain

Best Moment: Transition from War on Want into the first couple minutes of Auberge Le Mouton Noir [First added to this chart: 05/25/2019]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

259

Rank in 2003:

102

Rank in 2000s:

903

Overall Rank:

5,166

Average Rating:

 75 (64 votes)

Comments:

3

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A Rush Of Blood To The Head 

 Coldplay

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You can rip on Chris Martin's more recent records, sure (there his and no one elses sadly). However, there is no denying that his first few records contained excellent songwriting with catchy choruses and addictive hooks. Most of which for me accumulated on their sophomore album. It has "The Scientist", an incredibly melancholic love ballad, followed by deserved Grammy-winning song "Clocks", and Coldplay's most underrated song, the greatest song they've ever written in my opinion, the title-track, "A Rush Of Blood To The Head". 95

Best Track(s): In My Place, God Put A Smile On Your Face, The Scientist, Clocks, Warning Sign, A Rush Of Blood To The Head*, Amsterdam

Worst Track: A Whisper

Best Moment: The chorus of the title track [First added to this chart: 05/25/2019]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,308 charts

Rank Score:

13,364

Rank in 2002:

3

Rank in 2000s:

12

Overall Rank:

100

Average Rating:

 79 (2,154 votes)

Comments:

182

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Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven 

 Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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Grand in scale and scope, and perfectly executed. 95

Best Track(s): Storm, Sleep*

Worst Track: Static

Best Moment: The last six minutes of Sleep [First added to this chart: 05/25/2019]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

1,064 charts

Rank Score:

14,786

Rank in 2000:

2

Rank in 2000s:

10

Overall Rank:

89

Average Rating:

 86 (1,290 votes)

Comments:

106

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Turn On The Bright Lights 

 Interpol

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Great post-punk album, the first four tracks are perfect and even though the latter half loses momentum a bit there is still excellent songwriting and vocals across all these tracks. 95

Best Track(s): Untitled, Obstacle 1*, NYC*, PDA, Stella Was A Diver and She Was Always Down

Worst Track: Hands Away

Best Moment: 1:42-2:55 of NYC [First added to this chart: 05/25/2019]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,251 charts

Rank Score:

14,917

Rank in 2002:

2

Rank in 2000s:

9

Overall Rank:

88

Average Rating:

 84 (1,578 votes)

Comments:

127

27. (32) 5

Feels 

 Animal Collective

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The serene and peaceful moments are enough to make this a top 100 album, easily the best AnCo album. 90

Best Track(s): Did You See The Words*, Grass, The Purple Bottle, Banshee Beat, Daffy Duck, Loch Raven

Worst Track: Flesh Canoe

Best Moment: The last half of Did You See The Words [First added to this chart: 06/25/2019]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

389 charts

Rank Score:

3,310

Rank in 2005:

9

Rank in 2000s:

88

Overall Rank:

545

Average Rating:

 79 (581 votes)

Comments:

34

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Kid A 

 Radiohead

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Great textures, great vocals, little to complain about. How do you follow up one of the best records ever made? I guess just do what Radiohead did here. Idioteque is overrated. 95

Best Track(s): Everything In Its Right Place, The National Anthem, How To Disappear Completely*, Optimistic, Motion PIcture Soundtrack

Worst Track: Morning Bell

Best Moment: "I will see you in the next life" or breakdown and outro of Optimistic [First added to this chart: 05/25/2019]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,155 charts

Rank Score:

51,293

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 89 (4,356 votes)

Comments:

551

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	1%
1960s	7	7%
1970s	13	13%
1980s	7	7%
1990s	26	26%
2000s	27	27%
2010s	19	19%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Radiohead	3	3%
Animal Collective	3	3%
David Bowie	3	3%
Led Zeppelin	2	2%
Godspeed You! Black Emperor	2	2%
Coldplay	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	55	55%
	32	32%
	7	7%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 31 from 78th to 47th Schlagenheim by Black Midi
Up 30 from 80th to 50th Vespertine by Björk
Up 23 from 71st to 48th Strawberry Jam by Animal Collective

Biggest fallers
Down 42 from 27th to 69th Blond by Frank Ocean
Down 33 from 51st to 84th The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
Down 23 from 69th to 92nd Joy As An Act Of Resistance. by Idles

New entries
Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
This Town Needs Guns by This Town Needs Guns
Cosmogramma by Flying Lotus

Leavers
A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Pink Moon by Nick Drake

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