Top 99 Greatest Music Albums by saacsquatch 
I've excluded all albums that have overall ranks that are higher than the ones that I would give them. For example: Doolittle's overall rank is 19. I would not rank it that high, so it's not included in my list. Doolittle and all the other albums that I've excluded don't need my help since they're already rated highly. I'd rather make room for albums that do need my help. My "true" greatest albums list can be found in my custom lists.
I've also limited this chart to 1 album per artist 'cuz that's the in thing.
- Chart updated: 12/01/2022 22:15
- (Created: 05/18/2012 06:12).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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I dreamed about killing you again last night, and it felt alright to me. Dying on the banks of Embarcadero skies, I sat and watched you bleed, buried you alive in a fireworks display raining down on me. Your cold, hot blood ran away from me to the sea.
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2016]
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1999
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What's the point of singing songs if they'll never even hear you?
[First added to this chart: 05/05/2015]
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2015
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18,266
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Let's look for the purple banana.
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2012]
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1984
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16,455
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I like the illusion, illusion of privacy, the careful trees blending so perfectly, bland planned idle luxury, life in lovely allotted slots.
[First added to this chart: 11/03/2016]
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1979
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2,380
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Thunder pounds when I stomp the ground like a million elephants and silverback orangutans. You can't stop a train.
[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
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2000
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5,054
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As the water gets warmer, my iceberg gets smaller.
[First added to this chart: 06/15/2012]
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1978
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2,309
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You're all just pissing in the wind. You don't know it, but you are. And there ain't nothing like a friend who can tell you you're just pissing in the wind.
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2012]
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1974
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7,928
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Fool child, you're never gonna make it. New York City just wants to see you naked (and they will), though they'd never say so.
[First added to this chart: 02/08/2017]
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2011
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3,805
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The worst is all the lovely weather. I'm stunned it's not raining. The coffee isn't even bitter.
[First added to this chart: 09/09/2013]
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2007
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13,694
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Don't tell me how to do my job. You carry on like a son of a bitch. They got a name for people like you, but I didn't take the time to write it down, though.
[First added to this chart: 06/03/2020]
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2018
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3,199
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Total albums: 99. Page 5 of 10
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Top 99 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Brian Eno | 1 | 1% | |
| Spoon | 1 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
| Swans | 1 | 1% | |
| Big Star | 1 | 1% | |
| Public Image Ltd. | 1 | 1% | |
| Max Richter | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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62 | 63% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 99 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 100th to 99th Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70 |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98th I Am A Bird Now by Antony & The Johnsons |
| Up 1 from 98th to 97th Science Fiction by Ornette Coleman |
| Leavers |
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 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasyby Kanye West |
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Top 99 Greatest Music Albums ratings
91/100 (from 46 votes)
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| 95/100 | 07/20/2022 12:35 | BraddlesHendo | | 91/100 |
| 85/100 | 01/04/2022 12:25 |  Cytoma | | 90/100 |
| 95/100 | 02/10/2021 08:15 |  ssteve | | 92/100 |
| 90/100 | 02/10/2021 04:57 |  Brandon8 | | 88/100 |
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From leniad 07/20/2022 18:15
almos perfect for me, great chart
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90/100
From emptysquares 08/27/2020 14:50
Interesting selections and a feindishly cunning ranking strategy....
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Ledgin72 10/03/2019 12:35
Ledgin72 10/03/2019 12:35
Appreciate your technique and the time it takes to pull it off
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sssvnnn 05/23/2019 07:27
sssvnnn 05/23/2019 07:27
Good idea to make a tactical chart of the underrated albums.
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Paule 04/25/2019 22:36
Paule 04/25/2019 22:36
Cool chart, good ranking idea!
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95/100
From Granny-Smith 02/16/2019 14:11
Hey Man! This is a great chart. Thank you
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95/100
From 
ForegroundNoise 02/16/2019 10:45
ForegroundNoise 02/16/2019 10:45
Such a great chart, love all your albums and the lyrics you've chosen are perfect representations of them. Would be really interested to see some of your thoughts on them!
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85/100
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imimesis 06/13/2018 13:48
imimesis 06/13/2018 13:48
Solid
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From 
HoldenM 06/13/2018 08:12
HoldenM 06/13/2018 08:12
This is one of the charts that convinced me to listen to all seven hours of The Disintegration Loops in one sitting. As effortless as an epic avant-garde excursion could be.
Also, I love the albums on this chart.
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90/100
From Reppu1976 03/16/2018 01:47
Nice Chart! Gene Clark rules!!
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