Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by TroutMaskGreg 
- Chart updated: 03/08/2026 08:15
- (Created: 05/30/2019 13:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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First listened to my Dad's vinyl of this and it blew me away! A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers is the greatest thing I had ever heard, and remains so to this day.
[First added to this chart: 05/30/2019]
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1971
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An unbelievable journey and a true masterpiece. One of the most emotional albums I have ever heard.
[First added to this chart: 05/30/2019]
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1979
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The Beatles at their best imo. It is so eclectic throughout and I love that they don't stick to a genre, there's quiet acoustic songs, there's upbeat rock numbers, there's blues, there's pop, there's little ditties and then there's Revolution 9!
[First added to this chart: 05/30/2019]
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1968
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36,685
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I knew of Miley but had never really listened to her so listened to this through 'The Flaming Lips' and it stopped me in my tracks. It was one Sunday morning laid on the sofa and I stayed there from beginning to end, engrossed in this. It's my favourite ever collaboration and introduced me to Miley who has continued to break boundaries and explore genres.
[First added to this chart: 05/30/2019]
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The hip hop masterpiece! The amount of effort Kanye puts into every beat, every lyric, every sound on this album is incredible. It’s eclectic and takes the listener on a journey from beginning to end, simply put it’s one of the greatest albums by one of the greatest artists!
[First added to this chart: 02/23/2020]
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2010
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22,306
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I grew up on Nu Metal and this was always my favourite, it wasn't really nu metal to be honest, it just didn't fit into any other category! It was more psychedelic and kind of had its own vibe. Riz Story has such a great interesting voice and is one of the most underrated guitarists of all time.
[First added to this chart: 09/06/2021]
Another very underrated artist, came across King Tuff whilst on my work commute (I would try and find a new album each day to listen to) through Ty Segall's link with him. I can't believe it wasn't / isn't talked about more, it takes you on a journey with some absolute bangers that I never get sick of and you really feel like you're in King Tuff's world! Saw him live at The Moth Club in London whilst touring this album and he smashed it!
[First added to this chart: 05/30/2019]
You knew it was going to be here given my username!? So much has been talked about it that there's not much more to say. It sounds cliched and I've seen it said many times but this took me 3 listens before realising it was an absolute masterpiece. I discovered the Captain through my love of Zappa and listening to this as a teenager just blew my mind. I have still never heard anything quite like it (and I don't think we ever will!)
[First added to this chart: 05/30/2019]
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1969
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This is the Captain at his most funky, for me it is the strangest, quirkiest, out there album that is still completely accessible and based in blues, rock and pop throughout. So many great songs, my favs being 'Low Yo Yo Stuff', 'Too Much Time', 'My Head Is My Only House' and the absolute classic 'Big Eyed Beans From Venus'
[First added to this chart: 05/30/2019]
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1972
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This album is so eclectic and explores so many genres throughout the album (you can tell by now this statement features a lot throughout my top albums!) - it goes effortlessly from heavy rock to synth pop to hip hop and keeps you guessing what's going to happen next from beginning to end, incredible!
[First added to this chart: 11/10/2021]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1970s | 35 | 35% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
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| Frank Zappa | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| The Kills | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| System Of A Down | 3 | 3% | |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3 | 3% | |
| The Notorious Lightbulbs | 2 | 2% | |
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42 | 42% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 11th to 9thClear Spot by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
| Up 1 from 15th to 14th808s & Heartbreak by Kanye West |
| Up 1 from 14th to 13thNeveroddoreven by I Monster |
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| Down 7 from 8th to 15thBlack Diamond by The Groundhogs |
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| 03/25/2025 17:04 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,093 | 85/100 | |
| 09/03/2022 00:25 |  sssvnnn | 2,872 | 83/100 | |
| 02/11/2022 21:34 | mrmcrook | 792 | 93/100 | |
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From mrmcrook 02/11/2022 21:40 | #281151
Interesting list. Fantastic variety covering a range of genres, styles and decades. I'm a big fan of SOAD so great to see the Hypnotize / Mezmerize albums in there. Also bravo for inclusion of Devo, Lily Allen and Split Enz. Great list.
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From desh79 11/26/2021 07:59 | #276699
desh79 11/26/2021 07:59 | #276699
Great list! Definitely not run-of-the-mill. Very eclectic and individual (the Beatles and Beefheart alongside... Miley?), with some artists I'm yet to discover. The kind of list that makes BAE so great.
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From TroutMaskGreg 02/11/2020 14:37 | #247673
Thanks for the rating and comment 'pctrooper', it's great to find people with similar tastes! I loved Pawn Hearts from the moment I heard it, Peter Hammill has got to be one of the greatest vocalists of all time?! I've always thought of 666 as an 'experience' rather than an album!haha! Same with Trout Mask Replica, I don't know why they grip me so much but they had such an effect on me, I'd never heard anything like it before (and probably haven't since!) Frank Zappa and Cpt Beefheart are always my go to artists if I need something to listen to. Also I saw Tony Mcphee live around 15 years ago and he played a lot of Split which was amazing!
Thanks again!
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From pctrooper 02/06/2020 20:24 | #247541
Excellent #1 choice. I also like Split quite a lot... and Devo is super cool. I've never been able to listen to 666 all the way through cause I get bored, but "The Four Horseman" is a good track. Same with Trout Mask Replica; I just lose interest in that album after 10 minutes or so, but I love "Ella Guru". Lots of great albums on here, though.
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
