Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
IanFrance 
My list is taking shape, although it still omits some key LPs which I haven't properly rated yet. I'll update fairly regularly as I get through further albums.
This chart includes studio albums, live albums and EPs.
As always, if you see something here which begets a recommendation, I'd love your comments below.
Peace,
Ian
- Chart updated: 10/29/2021 22:15
- (Created: 03/28/2020 14:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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99.07%
Possibly my earliest memory of music is aged 2 or 3 and listening to the firework sound effects on this unassailable album. [First added to this chart: 03/28/2020]
Possibly my earliest memory of music is aged 2 or 3 and listening to the firework sound effects on this unassailable album. [First added to this chart: 03/28/2020]
Year of Release:
1976
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1,927
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98.25%
Got into this late in my teens, and it's been a firm favourite, marching up my charts, ever since. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2020]
Got into this late in my teens, and it's been a firm favourite, marching up my charts, ever since. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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59,136
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98.10%
Another early memory, and the story of the album (a day) was always painted vividly for me. I invented countless tales around the moods of this LP. [First added to this chart: 03/28/2020]
Another early memory, and the story of the album (a day) was always painted vividly for me. I invented countless tales around the moods of this LP. [First added to this chart: 03/28/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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809
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97.32%
Kind of always felt he'd sold out a bit with this album when I had it back in the day, but damn, it's full of great tunes. And time has been kind to it. [First added to this chart: 01/09/2021]
Kind of always felt he'd sold out a bit with this album when I had it back in the day, but damn, it's full of great tunes. And time has been kind to it. [First added to this chart: 01/09/2021]
96.35%
Can't explain what sets this TD album aside from others in their excellent back catalogue, but there's something about the imagery that I conjur when listening to it that make it irresistable. [First added to this chart: 07/18/2020]
Can't explain what sets this TD album aside from others in their excellent back catalogue, but there's something about the imagery that I conjur when listening to it that make it irresistable. [First added to this chart: 07/18/2020]
96.94%
Leftism soundtracked many hours of Doom for me whilst I was at university. I fell in love with the album from the first time I heard it in a friends car, the year it came out. [First added to this chart: 03/28/2020]
Leftism soundtracked many hours of Doom for me whilst I was at university. I fell in love with the album from the first time I heard it in a friends car, the year it came out. [First added to this chart: 03/28/2020]
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1995
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884
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96.43%
I remember hearing this for the first time and being completely subsumed by the ambient swells. Brilliant music for a hot summer's day. [First added to this chart: 08/26/2020]
I remember hearing this for the first time and being completely subsumed by the ambient swells. Brilliant music for a hot summer's day. [First added to this chart: 08/26/2020]
95.73%
Took me a while to appreciate Björk, but this album has become a firm favourite in recent years. [First added to this chart: 07/18/2020]
Took me a while to appreciate Björk, but this album has become a firm favourite in recent years. [First added to this chart: 07/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1993
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5,193
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95.31%
One of the first proper albums I had on cassette when my collecting days began. Listened to it to the point of exhaustion, and then some more. Still listening now. [First added to this chart: 07/18/2020]
One of the first proper albums I had on cassette when my collecting days began. Listened to it to the point of exhaustion, and then some more. Still listening now. [First added to this chart: 07/18/2020]
95.00%
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2021]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 33 | 33% | |
| 2000s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
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| Jean Michel Jarre | 7 | 7% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Enya | 3 | 3% | |
| The Prodigy | 2 | 2% | |
| Massive Attack | 2 | 2% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 2 | 2% | |
| Eminem | 2 | 2% | |
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56 | 56% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 18 from 61st to 43rdPlay by Moby |
| Up 17 from 42nd to 25thPurple Rain by Prince And The Revolution |
| Up 3 from 7th to 4thChronologie by Jean Michel Jarre |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 18 from 79th to 97thBrothers In Arms by Dire Straits |
| Down 18 from 80th to 98thThe Seeds Of Love by Tears For Fears |
| Down 18 from 81st to 99thSeventh Tree by Goldfrapp |
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| 03/20/2025 22:43 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,094 | 85/100 | |
| 01/11/2021 20:41 | MasterOfPuppets | 174 | 91/100 | |
| 11/06/2020 12:22 | CompassCharlatan | 22 | 93/100 | |
| 05/06/2020 05:50 |  DommeDamian | 1,002 | 89/100 | |
| 03/28/2020 22:35 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 |
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From CompassCharlatan 11/06/2020 12:23 | #260235
Amazing list. I am crazy about ethereal/ambient albums so you gave me some albums to check out.
Thanks for sharing - Peace and Love
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From pctrooper 04/29/2020 21:32 | #250680
Nice picks; I'd be interested in seeing more. I looove Bundles.
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