Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Chris15789 
These records have all had an impact on me in one way or another, many of them at times feeling like they personally defined the most emotional and unforgettable moments of my life. Anyway, this is a list I just came out with so I will continue adding descriptions and records day-by-day.
- Chart updated: 11/06/2025 03:45
- (Created: 02/11/2020 19:35).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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You sat along the fire...
You're so in love, you're so...
You've suffered long
You're so alone, you're so...
You sigh 'so long'
You sigh 'so long'
It's for a golden-hour summer in the woods, a dark wintery night on a mountain, the first fall of leaves in the autumn and when the snow melts in the spring. It's for every moment, big or small, happy or sad, lonely or comforted. A masterpiece. [First added to this chart: 02/11/2020]
You're so in love, you're so...
You've suffered long
You're so alone, you're so...
You sigh 'so long'
You sigh 'so long'
It's for a golden-hour summer in the woods, a dark wintery night on a mountain, the first fall of leaves in the autumn and when the snow melts in the spring. It's for every moment, big or small, happy or sad, lonely or comforted. A masterpiece. [First added to this chart: 02/11/2020]
Year of Release:
2002
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4,426
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From Compton to Congress, set trippin’ all around
Ain't nothin' new, but a flu of new Demo-Crips and Re-Blood-licans
Red state versus a blue state, which one you governin'?
They give us guns and drugs, call us thugs
Make it they promise to fuck with you
No condom, they fuck with you, Obama say, "What it do?"
I was born in '94 so my experience is somewhat limited but I've never experienced a release quite like this one. In terms of popularity and social context, I can't name many more important but also thoroughly enjoyable and brilliantly crafted pieces of art out there that keep your attention and dig deeper every single time they are experienced. It almost feels like a musical the way it plays out, telling a deeply personal yet universally poignant narrative. This album checks all the boxes-- as timely as they come and as close to infinitely listenable as an album can get. [First added to this chart: 05/15/2020]
Ain't nothin' new, but a flu of new Demo-Crips and Re-Blood-licans
Red state versus a blue state, which one you governin'?
They give us guns and drugs, call us thugs
Make it they promise to fuck with you
No condom, they fuck with you, Obama say, "What it do?"
I was born in '94 so my experience is somewhat limited but I've never experienced a release quite like this one. In terms of popularity and social context, I can't name many more important but also thoroughly enjoyable and brilliantly crafted pieces of art out there that keep your attention and dig deeper every single time they are experienced. It almost feels like a musical the way it plays out, telling a deeply personal yet universally poignant narrative. This album checks all the boxes-- as timely as they come and as close to infinitely listenable as an album can get. [First added to this chart: 05/15/2020]
Year of Release:
2015
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31,631
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You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer
[First added to this chart: 02/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,470
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Did you keep him on your side?
Did you ever get to ask what on earth he meant by
"Might take some time to learn how to use these bodies right
But it is for this that God has gave us both the night"
And Henry hung to all of these
His battleship of memory
A small nation of souvenirs
Make Henry whole but porously
Too high, too soon? How about too undeniable to keep lower on my list. I LOVE this band. I LOVE this record. This killer plays over and over again at my place. My favorite songs always change, with each and every track providing hard-hitting rips on love and some of the best musical arrangements I've ever heard. I still can't believe the members of this band are in their early twenties for how perfectly they merge each note of each instrument they play. Also, might be the best three track ending to any album, ever. [First added to this chart: 03/23/2022]
Did you ever get to ask what on earth he meant by
"Might take some time to learn how to use these bodies right
But it is for this that God has gave us both the night"
And Henry hung to all of these
His battleship of memory
A small nation of souvenirs
Make Henry whole but porously
Too high, too soon? How about too undeniable to keep lower on my list. I LOVE this band. I LOVE this record. This killer plays over and over again at my place. My favorite songs always change, with each and every track providing hard-hitting rips on love and some of the best musical arrangements I've ever heard. I still can't believe the members of this band are in their early twenties for how perfectly they merge each note of each instrument they play. Also, might be the best three track ending to any album, ever. [First added to this chart: 03/23/2022]
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2022
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6,784
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2024]
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2002
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887
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Now how I remember you
How I would push my fingers through
Your mouth to make those muscles move
That made your voice so smooth and sweet
A record with so much unique power and personality. Mangum's voice here is tremendously hopeful and painful. This is an album that could have a million interpretations and it seems that with each listen, depending on what I'm going through, the music caters to the opposite feeling and always reels me back into the earth. Perfect. [First added to this chart: 02/11/2020]
How I would push my fingers through
Your mouth to make those muscles move
That made your voice so smooth and sweet
A record with so much unique power and personality. Mangum's voice here is tremendously hopeful and painful. This is an album that could have a million interpretations and it seems that with each listen, depending on what I'm going through, the music caters to the opposite feeling and always reels me back into the earth. Perfect. [First added to this chart: 02/11/2020]
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1998
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33,119
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2013
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3,723
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2020]
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1969
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28,223
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2024]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2020s | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| Black Country, New Road | 2 | 2% | |
| Big Thief | 2 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 23rd to 20th Tell Me About The Long Dark Path Home by The Newfound Interest In Connecticut |
| Up 3 from 22nd to 19th London Calling by The Clash |
| Up 3 from 21st to 18th You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 39 from 17th to 56th Perverts by Ethel Cain |
| Down 18 from 13th to 31st Enjoy Eternal Bliss by Yndi Halda |
| Down 15 from 18th to 33rd For The First Time by Black Country, New Road |
| New entries |
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| Sunbather by Deafheaven |
| Leavers |
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| Automatic For The People by R.E.M. |
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| ! | 02/08/2025 07:25 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2025 10:54 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2025 09:26 |  DommeDamian | 1,003 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2023 17:43 |  EyeKanFly | 209 | 88/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2023 14:34 |  Tamthebam | 633 | 85/100 |
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From EyeKanFly 09/25/2023 17:44 | #299237
EyeKanFly 09/25/2023 17:44 | #299237
Great chart, looking forward to seeing more of the comments when you get to it!
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From Moondance 09/25/2023 08:33 | #299233
Love to see your personality shine through. Nice that Dylan just slip into your chart with an early 60's album that is exceptional but largely overlooked. Also nice to see Australia represented via Angus Stone - very cool!
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From mrmcrook 03/16/2023 20:58 | #295073
Always love a chart with personal notes
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ForegroundNoise 03/02/2023 10:58 | #294625
ForegroundNoise 03/02/2023 10:58 | #294625
Gorgeous chart with lovely descriptions, can't believe I'm only coming across it now! Lots of familiar picks, but arranged in a way that makes it clear you have a unique relationship to them.
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urmom22 02/21/2023 08:30 | #294278
urmom22 02/21/2023 08:30 | #294278
Love the descriptions
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gidgidi 02/13/2021 13:55 | #266262
gidgidi 02/13/2021 13:55 | #266262
Great list! Full of personal picks and I like it! Would be even better if you added some notes like you did in the top 10
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From CompassCharlatan 11/07/2020 22:15 | #260345
Nice stuff on here.
I still need to get into Kendrick Lamar and Deerhunter. I see them on almost every list I check out.
Thanks for this list. Peace and Love
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ExTeaSea 05/16/2020 10:57 | #251564
ExTeaSea 05/16/2020 10:57 | #251564
Really appreciate this chart and I think it is excellent! Weird that you have Antlers Burst Apart on here because while I was looking at this a song of theirs from the album was stuck in my head. Also a Perfume Genius song haha. Checked this out because of your comment on the new Perfume Genius and you already have it on your top hundred, that's really cool, it is very good.
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YEEZY 04/27/2020 13:40 | #250570
YEEZY 04/27/2020 13:40 | #250570
Awesome list, I love a lot of these albums.
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From cronadigallina 02/25/2020 13:12 | #248240
This chart is awesome, in every different sight. Sure, I love your new entries (car seat, spoon) but also it's nice to explore some artists thats I didn't know
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