Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
zwiebel 
So after browsing couple of BEA charts from other users and seeing how ppl tend to stack their top picks with only few bands i decided to take a little bit different approach to my chart to acknowledge more artists than just my favorite band. Here is the key:
1-10 my personal fav albums of all time
11-20 my respects to the timless influentional albums/artists that i still enjoy listening to
21-30 best non english albums
31-40 best pop/alt pop/ pop rock albums
41-100 rest of my fav albums with pretty loose order
My personal taste in music is mainly 90s/early 2000s rock/grunge , however i still tried to find some space for rock pioneers or maybe even some artists from other genres
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@ Moondance - I appriciate the constructive criticism and honesty. Putting 10 Faye's albums in top 100 is obviously a stretch that im aware of. i tried to make as diverse and objective list in my top 40 picks and i used the rest of the chart to boost and expose my favorite artists , that i feel are somehow underappriciated on this site - Faye (and silverchair that imo aren't appriciated enough outside australia) falls especially on this cathegory since she is one of the most famous asian superstar, yet she is completly overlooked by western audience (including BEA community) - once I will see that she gets some more fans on this site i will have to tweak my chart a bit accordingly - for now i tried to squeeze as many extra points for her as possible, without distorting my chart massivly (read it as: i used the bottom of my chart for it, instead of placing more of her albums in my top picks knowing that they not necesarly deserve the spots)
@ DommeDamian , Larcx13 , Johnnyo , BraddlesHendo , Rm12398 , tk421ucopy - thanks for kind words and taking ur time to comment my chart :) cheeers!
- Chart updated: 11/04/2022 04:15
- (Created: 09/18/2019 00:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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My favorite album of all times, been listening to it daily since 1999 and never got tired of it. timeless classic with outstanding songs
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1999
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This album changed the history of the music. it is dark, some songs have a bit popy/catchy melody to it, but it still sounds fresh after almost 30 years
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1991
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41,986
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When i'm not listening to rock (or grunge) I am probably listening to Final Fantasy music - this couple hour long musical masterpiece from Uematsu has no weak tracks on it and listening to it can bring to you all kind of emotions - from going to the greatest and dangerous adventure of your life through some chillout melodies to subtle romantic nostaliga. Even critics who are not into video gaming or dont like FF as a game, acknowledge how good this soundtrack is
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Faye Wong has one of the most beautiful and femine voices ever recorded. If u dont know Faye by now, do yourself a favor and listen to some of her music.
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2002
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1,976
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Underrated post-grunge band. Many critics say they just copied nirvana and as much as u can hear the influence, they realy explored the sound nirvana introudeced in '91 and added their own signature twist (f.e track "emotion sickness" sounds nothing like anything from nirvana and still stays within genre) so i cant agree 100% with crits. This album sums up silverchair era from '94 to '99 and is a must hear to anybody who enjoys grunge music.
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I originally used this spot for "live in Astoria" because that is definitly my favorite concert from radiohead , but since it was removed from BEA (only CD's are alowed) i went with PH since it has most of astoria songs anyway and I believe that this album should be in top 10 of 1993
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1993
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I admit I probably rated this album a little bit higher than it should be, but its definitly underappriciated on BEA site , should be in top 10 of 1998 because "Iris" is like one of the most essential songs of the 90s
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1998
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As a fan of Blur music I had very hard time deciding if i should go with "Think Tank" which i think is their best album or with "Blur" wich is slightly less consistent, but on the other hand it has "on your own" and "song 2" which are most powerful blur songs
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1997
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Now this one is something special for me - I saw Lion king originally in theater as kid in 90s and it was very important experience - the song "Circle of life" made me appriciate life like no other song ever since. I still listen to that soundtrack as an adult and it always brings only positive emotions
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 42 | 42% | |
| 2000s | 42 | 42% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| 王菲 [Faye Wong] | 10 | 10% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 5 | 5% | |
| Silverchair | 4 | 4% | |
| Nirvana | 4 | 4% | |
| Damien Rice | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Goo Goo Dolls | 3 | 3% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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 85/100  | 05/12/2023 03:15 | Moondance | | 84/100 |
100/100 | 05/11/2023 12:32 |  melisandre | | 88/100 |
| 85/100 | 11/02/2022 07:18 | tk421ucopy | | 83/100 |
| 80/100 | 11/02/2022 00:56 | Rm12398 | | 89/100 |
| 90/100 | 08/06/2022 20:13 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
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From Moondance 05/12/2023 03:17
Second time around, I better appreciate the aim of this chart. Anyone who puts their heart on their sleeve to promote talented artists that fly under the usual BEA user radar definitely gets my vote.
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85/100
From tk421ucopy 11/02/2022 07:21
Cool chart, and it's great to see one that's a little different from the typical. Way too much Faye Wong in my opinion. I think she has a nice voice, but I don't think it resonates with me enough to be consistently in my favorites.
That said, I did add a few albums to my wishlist, and any chart with some descriptions is worthy of at least some praise. Kudos
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80/100
From Rm12398 11/02/2022 00:58
Intriguing and unique take on a chart. Thoroughly enjoyed going through it.
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85/100
From Moondance 11/01/2022 09:06
Sorry but couldn't truly get into your chart. Took your advice and listened to Faye Wong - yes she's got a pleasant enough voice but 10 albums in your top 100 seems extreme. I find 4 Silverchair albums in your top 100 to be extreme too (& I'm Australian). OK - we agree on Jeff Buckley (our only album in common). Did like seeing some outliers like Texas, Dido & Linda Perry in your chart and a wider appreciation of music from across the globe (eg outside US & UK)
I respect your choice to create a greatest 100 chart anyway you want to ~ but if I said I found it excellent or great wouldn't be honest with you or with me.
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90/100
From Johnnyo 08/06/2022 20:14
Love the descriptions. Excellent chart
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100/100
From 
DommeDamian 08/29/2021 13:07
DommeDamian 08/29/2021 13:07
I love the structure of your chart and the conception of your album picks (even though I strongly disagree with some of them). More descriptions please ;-)
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90/100
From BraddlesHendo 09/19/2020 14:20
Three Colours Blue what a interesting choice that’s great
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salahshoori 09/19/2020 14:18
salahshoori 09/19/2020 14:18
Interesting!
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100/100
From DommeDamian 09/19/2020 08:06
DommeDamian 09/19/2020 08:06
Nirvana, Damien Rice, and Blur all in the top 10 is a plus! It's awesome that you have Sex Pistols, MJ, Eminem, and even The Calling at the bottom. And the descriptions you have for some of those...
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90/100
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Larcx13 08/27/2020 15:53
Larcx13 08/27/2020 15:53
Nice! I like the way you broke it down this time! Good stuff!
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