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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Thrash Metal / Heavy Metal
"They say I am a poet, and I am a wraith. They call me a preacher, and a slayer of the soul. I am made of metal and flesh, and I am born of fire and tears. Some say I am both a master and a puppet, but I think what I am is... drawn to my humanity." [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
"They say I am a poet, and I am a wraith. They call me a preacher, and a slayer of the soul. I am made of metal and flesh, and I am born of fire and tears. Some say I am both a master and a puppet, but I think what I am is... drawn to my humanity." [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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13,284
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Prog Metal / Metal Opera
"Now when I count to three, you will think of a fantasy. Not the swords and sorcery kind from your childhood stories, but the one that you view as completely absurd yet seemingly logical, because you live the life of both yourself and the main character." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
"Now when I count to three, you will think of a fantasy. Not the swords and sorcery kind from your childhood stories, but the one that you view as completely absurd yet seemingly logical, because you live the life of both yourself and the main character." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
Year of Release:
1999
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2,361
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Pop Punk / Power Pop / Indie Rock
"I'm frustrated about everything. I'm frustrated about the happy sound in my angry songs. I'm frustrated about the moodswings I get every two minutes. I'm frustrated that my I can't find a common ground for my failing romances and my hate for politics. What's a man supposed to do when he can't decide what to write? Would I do better at expressing myself with a four-minute pop song or a thirty-second punk song? Should I just do all of them at once and hope that my lingering frustrations connects them into the answer I need?" [First added to this chart: 11/06/2020]
"I'm frustrated about everything. I'm frustrated about the happy sound in my angry songs. I'm frustrated about the moodswings I get every two minutes. I'm frustrated that my I can't find a common ground for my failing romances and my hate for politics. What's a man supposed to do when he can't decide what to write? Would I do better at expressing myself with a four-minute pop song or a thirty-second punk song? Should I just do all of them at once and hope that my lingering frustrations connects them into the answer I need?" [First added to this chart: 11/06/2020]
Year of Release:
2016
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1,589
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Americana / Country
"I can think of a hundred ways to hurt myself and make a million out of it. You just write country songs. Some people call it sadism. I call it a series of cruel reminders, nothing more." [First added to this chart: 06/08/2020]
"I can think of a hundred ways to hurt myself and make a million out of it. You just write country songs. Some people call it sadism. I call it a series of cruel reminders, nothing more." [First added to this chart: 06/08/2020]
Year of Release:
2002
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2,669
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Neo-Soul
"I was walking through the city today, checking out the major differences between the high life and the poor man. There are none. People who sleep together in their houses are worse than the people who sleep together in the ghetto. How are they worse? The rich dirtying up their house, and then cleaning it as if they don't do anything wrong. At least the ghetto has nothing to hide. Love is not a strict thing: it has variations. It's not about honor or respect, it's about truth and what you're willing to do for it. We need love like that in our songs, because love is a philosophy that encompasses the world. And as I finished my walk, I heard the best independent funk band on the street, and their message was entirely clear: you can't put rules on love, otherwise it just becomes mindless sex in an unhappy relationship. I decided to live by that. If I'm rolling a joint in my room, or if I'm shooting hoops, or if I'm strolling in my sports car, I'm never gonna confuse sex with love again. This is my protest, and this is my story." [First added to this chart: 06/03/2020]
"I was walking through the city today, checking out the major differences between the high life and the poor man. There are none. People who sleep together in their houses are worse than the people who sleep together in the ghetto. How are they worse? The rich dirtying up their house, and then cleaning it as if they don't do anything wrong. At least the ghetto has nothing to hide. Love is not a strict thing: it has variations. It's not about honor or respect, it's about truth and what you're willing to do for it. We need love like that in our songs, because love is a philosophy that encompasses the world. And as I finished my walk, I heard the best independent funk band on the street, and their message was entirely clear: you can't put rules on love, otherwise it just becomes mindless sex in an unhappy relationship. I decided to live by that. If I'm rolling a joint in my room, or if I'm shooting hoops, or if I'm strolling in my sports car, I'm never gonna confuse sex with love again. This is my protest, and this is my story." [First added to this chart: 06/03/2020]
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2014
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3,518
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Outlaw Country
"How about a beer for me and everyone I sing about? I stole a million dollars, shot a million people, and today I celebrate with my 1,000th pitcher of beer! You could call the sheriff on me, but then you'd miss out on the wildest party of your life, and some of the best stories an outlaw like myself could ever tell. Now ain't that worth a million dollars and a few good bar stories?" [First added to this chart: 04/30/2020]
"How about a beer for me and everyone I sing about? I stole a million dollars, shot a million people, and today I celebrate with my 1,000th pitcher of beer! You could call the sheriff on me, but then you'd miss out on the wildest party of your life, and some of the best stories an outlaw like myself could ever tell. Now ain't that worth a million dollars and a few good bar stories?" [First added to this chart: 04/30/2020]
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Hypnagogic Pop / Psychedelic Pop
"A lot of people think I'm related to the Beatles. Oh, I wish. Nah, I'm just a Beatlemanic in a Radiohead world." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
"A lot of people think I'm related to the Beatles. Oh, I wish. Nah, I'm just a Beatlemanic in a Radiohead world." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
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2014
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2,014
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Country Folk
"Nothing like the oldschool sound to bring out the best in a person, right? A haystack can be as luxurious as a cashmere bed. Either way, you've got something to lay on. Even cashmere can get bugs on it, you can't fight it. So why bother spending more when you've already got the world on a platter and a simple man's workload on your shoulders?" [First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
"Nothing like the oldschool sound to bring out the best in a person, right? A haystack can be as luxurious as a cashmere bed. Either way, you've got something to lay on. Even cashmere can get bugs on it, you can't fight it. So why bother spending more when you've already got the world on a platter and a simple man's workload on your shoulders?" [First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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1,036
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Easy Coast Hip Hop / Hip Hop
"The show is about to begin. Dim the lights, and don't bring them back up. Don't get the spotlight for me. I can hope on my own." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
"The show is about to begin. Dim the lights, and don't bring them back up. Don't get the spotlight for me. I can hope on my own." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
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1996
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2,223
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Jazz-Rock / Jazz Fusion
"Hell, yeah, you can join me. But I warn you, our little club is about doing whatever you want no matter how obscene or weird. Attack people with fruit, dress like mice, sing about being a lumberjack, it doesn't matter. Here, you're free as a bird." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
"Hell, yeah, you can join me. But I warn you, our little club is about doing whatever you want no matter how obscene or weird. Attack people with fruit, dress like mice, sing about being a lumberjack, it doesn't matter. Here, you're free as a bird." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
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1969
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7,552
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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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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| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 2% | |
| Jay-Z | 2 | 2% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 2% | |
| Vangelis | 2 | 2% | |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 2% | |
| Metallica | 2 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
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51 | 51% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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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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