Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
KitchenSink 
wanted to write more detailed notes but that didn't seem to be happening and I was tired of having this be private so idk consider the chart to be in beta or something. will expand on whatever thoughts and blurbs are here and fill out the rest as soon as the 'ol brain decides I can. it's been a weird and exhausting few years for everyone
(will probably reorder drastically once I unlock the full 100. or not who knows tbh)
- Chart updated: 12/24/2025 16:15
- (Created: 03/16/2020 20:12).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2020]
free jazz consisting entirely of percussion, sublime in its simplicity and how easily it burrows its way into your brain, dynamic yet hypnotic. not a single snare hit or cymbal crash feels out of place
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5. (=)
heartbreaking, yet paradoxically life-affirming in a quiet empathetic sort of way. makes me cry in ways I don't fully understand
[First added to this chart: 07/12/2020]
[First added to this chart: 07/12/2020]
[First added to this chart: 07/12/2020]
Anthony brings in the computers again and boy is it a hoot
[First added to this chart: 07/12/2020]
this album has been with me so long I don't even know how to talk about it anymore so even when I eventually expand these blurbs who knows what will be here. probably just a recording of me humming the synth melody from the jungle line at 3AM and then immediately passing out.
if you know me you know that's as firm an endorsement as any [First added to this chart: 07/12/2020]
if you know me you know that's as firm an endorsement as any [First added to this chart: 07/12/2020]
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1975
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2,328
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10. (=)
ok listen this dude's status as the "father of electronic" music is vastly overstated given all the electronic pioneers that predated him and established the musical frameworks he built upon, B U T originator or not he's just really fucking good. hell his best pieces here aren't even the electronic ones. if anything his approach to percussion is way more distinctly innovative than his approach to electronics and tape music. but honestly like the bleep bloops are also incredible so I don't even know what I'm getting. feel like I'm talking a lot of shit for a collection of music i adore so much lmao
it's good music you should listen to it [First added to this chart: 07/12/2020]
it's good music you should listen to it [First added to this chart: 07/12/2020]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2020s | 4 | 4% |
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| Various Artists | 6 | 6% | |
| Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble With Sunny Morgan | 1 | 1% | |
| حليم عبد المسيح الضبع [Halim El-Dabh] | 1 | 1% | |
| The Cake | 1 | 1% | |
| Francis Bebey | 1 | 1% | |
| George Clinton | 1 | 1% | |
| KMRU | 1 | 1% | |
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49 | 49% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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BestEverAlbums 03/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5260): By KitchenSink“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. Boiler Room London by Frankie Knuckles (2013) 2. Chapter 139 - 2-2 Liters by DJ Screw (1995) 3. Messiaen: Catalogue D'Oiseaux by Yvonne Loriod (1971) 4. Percussion Ensemble by Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble With Sunny Morgan (1965)…”
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BestEverAlbums 08/24/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5050): By KitchenSink“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by KitchenSink () 1. Boiler Room London by Frankie Knuckles (2013) 2. Chapter 139 - 2-2 Liters by DJ Screw (1995) 3. Messiaen: Catalogue D'Oiseaux by Yvonne Loriod (1971) 4. Percussion Ensemble by Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble With Sunny…”
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BestEverAlbums 02/17/2025 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4863): By KitchenSink“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by KitchenSink () 1. Boiler Room London DJ Set by Frankie Knuckles (2013) 2. Chapter 139 - 2-2 Liters by DJ Screw (1995) 3. Messiaen: Catalogue D'Oiseaux by Yvonne Loriod (1971) 4. Percussion Ensemble by Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble With…”
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Johnnyo 08/24/2025 11:19 | #310634
One of a kind chart. Love it! (Edited)
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LedZep 02/06/2025 12:38 | #307437
LedZep 02/06/2025 12:38 | #307437
Genuinely one of the coolest lists around. Could easily imagine my overall chart looking something like this (in spirit, at least) if it was focused more on the recent discoveries and forgotten gems, rather than on the stuff I've been loving since the high school lol.
Also this is maybe the first chart on BEA where there are only 3 metal albums (if I counted right), and I haven't heard 2 of them. Good shit, gotta finally listen to that Sortsind album and research Abruptum (have no idea who they are).
I'm not too big on house, but that Frankie Knuckles set is killer. I'll surely give it another go someday. (Edited)
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SuedeSwede 08/22/2022 10:16 | #288816
love love love it gabe!! big shout out to the mikeq & rp boo here :)
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Johnnyo 08/17/2022 16:47 | #288557
Fascinating chart. Probably the most original chart that I have seen. Great stuff
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tk421ucopy 06/29/2021 15:47 | #271149
Keep the comments coming. They make an enjoyable read, and get me excited for all this music I haven't heard yet.
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