Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
Spyglass 
My chart is ordered from best to worst. These albums I have chosen are albums that go above and beyond the boundaries of music, and have brilliance to share in whatever forms they take. All of the albums I've chosen are very special to me in one way or another, even if they're outside of my comfort zone, because a comfort zone doesn't matter when you're trying to comprehend all forms of music.
I've added little stories that describe my feelings when listening to each album. They're quite odd, but I love a little odd now and then.
- Chart updated: 11/11/2020 00:15
- (Created: 04/03/2020 22:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Baroque Pop / Prog Pop / Psychedelic Pop
"My team of explorers has traveled around the world in a search for the 1,000 pieces of this jigsaw puzzle. Many of the pieces are worn and taken by the cruel pains of time and dust, so putting the pieces back together may not be perfect in the way which we assume. But to see them in this way, aged by time, gives it a new spirit which I didn't think was possible. I guess that's what makes us relatable to a 1,000 piece puzzle. WHen we're putting it together, we're putting together a piece of ourselves." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
"My team of explorers has traveled around the world in a search for the 1,000 pieces of this jigsaw puzzle. Many of the pieces are worn and taken by the cruel pains of time and dust, so putting the pieces back together may not be perfect in the way which we assume. But to see them in this way, aged by time, gives it a new spirit which I didn't think was possible. I guess that's what makes us relatable to a 1,000 piece puzzle. WHen we're putting it together, we're putting together a piece of ourselves." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
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2011
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6,324
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IDM
"I have succeeded in finally creating an android with the emotional and psychological perception of a human, and yet, I'm not so excited as I thought I would be. Maybe it's because I knew this was going to happen. Seeing my android interact with other people is no longer like witnessing my creation redife the world, but more like watching my son delivery lifelong memories to me." [First added to this chart: 11/10/2020]
"I have succeeded in finally creating an android with the emotional and psychological perception of a human, and yet, I'm not so excited as I thought I would be. Maybe it's because I knew this was going to happen. Seeing my android interact with other people is no longer like witnessing my creation redife the world, but more like watching my son delivery lifelong memories to me." [First added to this chart: 11/10/2020]
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1995
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876
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Trip Hop
"I try not to scream. Screaming is the same as succumbing to your pain, and acts as a predecessor to suicide. To slowly let out your pains through mellow whispers will suffice. It's not yoga, or something as spiritual. It's a simple process anyone can partake in: calm your nerves while fixating on your pain. Don't ignore them, just give them a slow push." [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
"I try not to scream. Screaming is the same as succumbing to your pain, and acts as a predecessor to suicide. To slowly let out your pains through mellow whispers will suffice. It's not yoga, or something as spiritual. It's a simple process anyone can partake in: calm your nerves while fixating on your pain. Don't ignore them, just give them a slow push." [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
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1994
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17,117
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Avant-Garde Jazz
"I keep trying to make out the message beyond the static, but it's not always coming in clear. It does, however, sound so angelic that I don't want to stop trying. It's funny, I like pretending that I'm on a search for the meaning of life and the true message of God, or maybe I'm at the edge of the universe itself." [First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
"I keep trying to make out the message beyond the static, but it's not always coming in clear. It does, however, sound so angelic that I don't want to stop trying. It's funny, I like pretending that I'm on a search for the meaning of life and the true message of God, or maybe I'm at the edge of the universe itself." [First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
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Chicago Blues
"I sing the blues day and night, and it makes me so happy." [First added to this chart: 06/04/2020]
"I sing the blues day and night, and it makes me so happy." [First added to this chart: 06/04/2020]
Year of Release:
1977
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322
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Psychedelic Folk / Psychedelic Pop
"I think there's a real virtue in being cute. Letting all those cuddly thoughts out through a hookah pipe gives the odd little these-and-those that make you who you are a kind of charm anyone can get behind. I guess I shouldn't encourage your kids to do this, but they don't need to know about the hookah just yet. The bottom line is, you still want to teach your children what love is, right?" [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
"I think there's a real virtue in being cute. Letting all those cuddly thoughts out through a hookah pipe gives the odd little these-and-those that make you who you are a kind of charm anyone can get behind. I guess I shouldn't encourage your kids to do this, but they don't need to know about the hookah just yet. The bottom line is, you still want to teach your children what love is, right?" [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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1,206
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New Wave / Post-Punk
"I love it when people call me insane! It lets me know what I'm doing is right. I love it when my funky technique and blockbuster style are mistaken for soulless ramblings and lackluster musicianship. In fact, my favorite thing about it is when I, a pop musician, get to mock those who claim my vinyl albums have backwards satan-spewings by playing with even more funk in front of their faces! Take this to heart: opportunities like that come once in a lifetime." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
"I love it when people call me insane! It lets me know what I'm doing is right. I love it when my funky technique and blockbuster style are mistaken for soulless ramblings and lackluster musicianship. In fact, my favorite thing about it is when I, a pop musician, get to mock those who claim my vinyl albums have backwards satan-spewings by playing with even more funk in front of their faces! Take this to heart: opportunities like that come once in a lifetime." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
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1980
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30,744
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Soul Blues / R&B
"I am ancient. I am timeless. I am sad and I am happy. I'm a lonely person with lots of friends. I am me. I might appear fragile, but that's the true weapon on the warrior. Do not mock me, because I can mock you back and I can do it with a powerful singing voice and a woman's touch. You ain't got nothing." [First added to this chart: 05/26/2020]
"I am ancient. I am timeless. I am sad and I am happy. I'm a lonely person with lots of friends. I am me. I might appear fragile, but that's the true weapon on the warrior. Do not mock me, because I can mock you back and I can do it with a powerful singing voice and a woman's touch. You ain't got nothing." [First added to this chart: 05/26/2020]
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1960
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2,069
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Vocal Jazz / Soul
"It's very dangerous to try and break my heart. I know you've done it with many other girls, leaving them crying in their homes and scarred every time they look at the phone. But I'm not a girl, I'm a woman. And if you try to tear me up inside, I'll tear you up from skin to bone. I'm not your property to slap around, I'm a free spirit and I don't care what your testosterone-ridden pride says. I'm not saying I'm better than you because I'm a woman. I'm better than you because I'm a lover, and you're a one-night stand man. I've been doing this since I was a little girl. I've had a lot of practice in breaking the souls of people who break hearts." [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
"It's very dangerous to try and break my heart. I know you've done it with many other girls, leaving them crying in their homes and scarred every time they look at the phone. But I'm not a girl, I'm a woman. And if you try to tear me up inside, I'll tear you up from skin to bone. I'm not your property to slap around, I'm a free spirit and I don't care what your testosterone-ridden pride says. I'm not saying I'm better than you because I'm a woman. I'm better than you because I'm a lover, and you're a one-night stand man. I've been doing this since I was a little girl. I've had a lot of practice in breaking the souls of people who break hearts." [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
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1965
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2,777
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Chamber Folk / Prog Folk / Singer-Songwriter
"Anyone can try as hard as they can to become a modern myth, but it takes a special kind of knowledge of mythology and something truly innovative to make it so. With just a soft voice and a harp, one can behead Medusa and slay the Minotaur. The logic behind mythology in music is the same logic that can describe what would happen if the planets were to align. One does not need to face a dragon to become a myth. Mythology is an attitude that you take with you the moment you read your first fairy tale. You may exude it, but you must not flaunt it. Mythology must be tame, presentable and relatable. It must make others who read this fables feel like either heroes or royalty. This is not the kind of myth you tell to your friends at a bar or to spook people around a campfire with. And it's not necessarily the myth that you should read in a book. In fact, it might take a few tries to understand exactly what makes a myth. But I can promise you that when you become a myth, you immediately know it." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
"Anyone can try as hard as they can to become a modern myth, but it takes a special kind of knowledge of mythology and something truly innovative to make it so. With just a soft voice and a harp, one can behead Medusa and slay the Minotaur. The logic behind mythology in music is the same logic that can describe what would happen if the planets were to align. One does not need to face a dragon to become a myth. Mythology is an attitude that you take with you the moment you read your first fairy tale. You may exude it, but you must not flaunt it. Mythology must be tame, presentable and relatable. It must make others who read this fables feel like either heroes or royalty. This is not the kind of myth you tell to your friends at a bar or to spook people around a campfire with. And it's not necessarily the myth that you should read in a book. In fact, it might take a few tries to understand exactly what makes a myth. But I can promise you that when you become a myth, you immediately know it." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
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2006
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Total albums: 100. Page 4 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 2% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 2% | |
| Jay-Z | 2 | 2% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 2% | |
| Vangelis | 2 | 2% | |
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51 | 51% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 12th to 11th To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar |
| Up 1 from 11th to 10th Ride The Lightning by Metallica |
| Up 1 from 10th to 9th Blade Runner by Vangelis |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 9th to 12th The Last Waltz by The Band |
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