Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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Dude Ranch was huge for me too, maybe bigger than this album, but I couldn't decide and didn't want to put any band on here more than once. [First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1999
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2,293
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Probably the greatest album ever written. [First added to this chart: 02/04/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
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62,905
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5660 votes)  92 (5,660 votes)
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One of the best albums from the grunge scene because there's so many shoegaze and pop elements. It doesn't get a lot better than this. I love how industrial the guitars sound, even on slower songs like Rocket. Great tone and songwriting. [First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
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1993
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17,615
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Top rated album (85/100 - 1959 votes)  85 (1,959 votes)
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One of my first records, and still one of the best. [First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
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1994
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14,555
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Edges out sgt peppers, rubber soul, and abbey road because of Eleanor Rigby. [First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
48,937
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Top rated album (91/100 - 4602 votes)  91 (4,602 votes)
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Edges out Dark Side because of the solo in the beginning of Shine On (1-5). I LOVE the heavily compressed sound. [First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
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1975
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44,127
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Top rated album (91/100 - 4069 votes)  91 (4,069 votes)
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At one point I wanted to make big songs like these. No one has done it as good as Brian Wilson did. [First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
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38,304
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Top rated album (88/100 - 3295 votes)  88 (3,295 votes)
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One of the best albums ever penned. Every track is killer. [First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,240
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2966 votes)  88 (2,966 votes)
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Has that quintessential 80's sound. Just enough heart and experimentation. Reminds me of the movie Say Anything. [First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
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1986
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7,207
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I can recognize this collection of songs as some of the best rock songs ever written. It's not higher on the list because I was just 7 when it came out and they played the radio songs to death when I was growing up. [First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,486
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Top rated album (87/100 - 4348 votes)  87 (4,348 votes)
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 5 13%
1970s 6 15%
1980s 10 25%
1990s 16 40%
2000s 3 8%
2010s 0 0%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United States 24 60%
United Kingdom 13 33%
Jamaica 1 3%
Ireland 1 3%
Canada 1 3%
Compilation? Albums %
No 39 98%
Yes 1 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 39 98%
Yes 1 3%

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