Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
TerryTezza 
This is my Top 100 chart which is based on albums I have grown up with and have discovered later in life and been played many times. The albums I choose are based on it working well from start to finish and with a theme is a bonus. There is also that element of magic and journey I look for in an album too throughout. There are many artists that I would love to include but lack that album that captures me throughout and some albums that are not highly recognised that I feel are underrated
- Chart updated: 2 hours ago
- (Created: 06/17/2019 07:05).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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This is one of my favourite Aussie album that has been on high rotation over the years. From the opening guitar stroke on Waiting For The Sun to it’s twin song Thrilloilogy and Whatever Makes You Happy, the album is about classic rock ballads. Great to see it got voted Number 1 on the radio station Triple J Best Australian Albums Of All Time in 2011. With lyrics like ‘If you measure the world by the mark you make’ and ‘A fine line for the people in this lucky land’, the album is about social, political and emotional issues. Some songs are misunderstood like ‘My Happiness’ which is a sad song about drifting apart in distant relationships and ‘Like A Dog’ being a political protest song about the government ignorance on the Aboriginals request for an apology and more respect.
[First added to this chart: 06/17/2019]
An absolute legendary Aussie album that conquered the world. The album proved record company managers wrong when they wouldn’t release it as an album. Maybe because the album was ahead of its time with amazing new musical styles and clever simple rifts. Their manager sold his house to get the record done it it paid off (like John Farnham's album Whispering Jack). INXS created gems from the opening track of Guns In The Sky to New Sensation to the poetic Mediate and the title track Kick, this album is as grand as ever. I listened to this album on high rotation at high school knowing all the words but sadly not the mathematical homework lol.
[First added to this chart: 06/17/2019]
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1987
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Starting the top 10 is true Aussie icon band at their best in Midnight Oil with 10 to 1. The album covers a whole range of political topics with some attitude and pleads for solutions in this complex world. From Destruction of Cambodia to business deals in parking lots, this has so many great lines to read about. I remember after an Oils concert everyone in the train sing their song U.S. Forces...magic.
[First added to this chart: 06/17/2019]
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1982
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951
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A landmark Australian album talking about the injustice and lack of respect for the Indigenous people of Australia with other Australian political questions too such as Dreamworld which did predict the future. A great album from start to to finish.
[First added to this chart: 06/19/2019]
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1987
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1,905
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2019]
[First added to this chart: 06/17/2019]
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2011
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470
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2019]
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2003
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561
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2019]
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1990
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775
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[First added to this chart: 06/30/2019]
[First added to this chart: 06/17/2019]
Total albums: 24. Page 1 of 3
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1980s | 31 | 31% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Simple Minds | 5 | 5% | |
| U2 | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Midnight Oil | 5 | 5% | |
| INXS | 4 | 4% | |
| Coldplay | 4 | 4% | |
| The Killers | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 20 from 100th to 80thMagical Mystery Tour by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 80th to 81stComputerwelt by Kraftwerk |
| Down 1 from 81st to 82ndDiscovery by Daft Punk |
| Down 1 from 82nd to 83rdThriller by Michael Jackson |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 07/23/2025 03:08 | mrmcrook | 808 | 92/100 | |
| 05/24/2025 13:14 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 11/06/2023 11:14 | cronadigallina | 51 | 87/100 | |
| 11/02/2023 20:20 | Johnnyo | 2,584 | 80/100 | |
| 11/21/2022 21:43 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 10% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.0/100, a mean average of 88.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.2.
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From mrmcrook 07/23/2025 03:11 | #310256
Nice to see we've got Wolfmother, Odyssey Number 5, Split Enz & Kasabian's West Ryder in common among others. They're the ones that don't seem to grace many peoples Top 100
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From Johnnyo 11/02/2023 20:20 | #299762
Excellent chart
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From Moondance 11/21/2022 22:01 | #291460
Finally, an Aussie brother in arms. Of course I love you putting Australian music where it rightly belongs - in a greatest 100 chart. Enjoyed seeing Simple Minds at #1 - nice move. My only reservation re your chart (& it is entirely a personal one) is that giving 50% of valuable chart space to only 12 artists somewhat limits the exploration & appreciation of 60+ years of modern music across the planet, including other exceptional Australian artists (eg The Church, Alex Lloyd, Living End, Black Sorrows...). That said, your loyalty to the artists you most admire is to be admired & respected.
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DommeDamian 11/06/2021 09:42 | #275910
DommeDamian 11/06/2021 09:42 | #275910
sick chart, I dig your descriptions.
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From SebJam97 06/10/2021 20:09 | #270526
This is a fantastic chart. I honestly love so many of these albums and I intend to check out the ones I am not yet aware of! :)
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sssvnnn 04/16/2020 21:54 | #250051
sssvnnn 04/16/2020 21:54 | #250051
Good Chart . I still love the Simple Minds. Nobody seem to know that even their recent albums are quite good.
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From Timooosterink 10/11/2019 14:22 | #243655
Demon days!!! Nice!
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LedZep 06/26/2019 12:04 | #238303
LedZep 06/26/2019 12:04 | #238303
Interesting and will be looking forward to all further progress!
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From jpajovich 06/22/2019 02:12 | #238050
bold.
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