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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Pop Rock / Sophisti-Pop / Adult Contemporary
"I have a lot that I want to say to everybody. Live, love, liberty, emotion, evolution, etc. It's hard to fit it all onto one album, but I think that's the beauty of life: the challenge. If I can't pass this challenge, I'm not just a failure of a musician, I'm a failure of a man. I'd rather celebrate my ability to go above and beyond because of my humanity." [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
"I have a lot that I want to say to everybody. Live, love, liberty, emotion, evolution, etc. It's hard to fit it all onto one album, but I think that's the beauty of life: the challenge. If I can't pass this challenge, I'm not just a failure of a musician, I'm a failure of a man. I'd rather celebrate my ability to go above and beyond because of my humanity." [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
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1993
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729
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Neo-Psychedelia / Noise Pop
"Energy can be applied to anything. Light and darkness might be opposites, but they do share similarities. Both have levels of strength. Both are associated with more standards. The same can be said for soft and hard. If we go about these opposites with energy, we can discover news connections between them by giving them more energy, and discover how there empowerment changes the universe." [First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]
"Energy can be applied to anything. Light and darkness might be opposites, but they do share similarities. Both have levels of strength. Both are associated with more standards. The same can be said for soft and hard. If we go about these opposites with energy, we can discover news connections between them by giving them more energy, and discover how there empowerment changes the universe." [First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]
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1991
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1,740
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Art Punk / Experimental Rock / Prog Rock
I am the maniac that waits for you to go to sleep. I am the surgeon that reaches into your dreams and pulls them apart like a puzzle just waiting to be put back together again. You are the receiver of a great gift, and not a victim of some disturbing fetish. Your mind is a box of toys, and I am the little kid who will use them to their full extent." [First added to this chart: 11/10/2020]
I am the maniac that waits for you to go to sleep. I am the surgeon that reaches into your dreams and pulls them apart like a puzzle just waiting to be put back together again. You are the receiver of a great gift, and not a victim of some disturbing fetish. Your mind is a box of toys, and I am the little kid who will use them to their full extent." [First added to this chart: 11/10/2020]
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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]
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1999
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2,355
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Neofolk
"Why are some lullabies just scary stories to get children to sleep, and eventually have nightmares? I know as a kid, I wished I could torture the man who wrote the rhyme where a baby and his cradle fell from a tree. Thanks a lot; I wish you nothing but the worst while in Hell." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
"Why are some lullabies just scary stories to get children to sleep, and eventually have nightmares? I know as a kid, I wished I could torture the man who wrote the rhyme where a baby and his cradle fell from a tree. Thanks a lot; I wish you nothing but the worst while in Hell." [First added to this chart: 04/04/2020]
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Celtic Folk / Celtic New Age
"I am a Celt at heart. Embedded in me are the stories of King Arthur, the slaying of dragons, and the magic of Merlin. The spirit of the bard and the witch are in me as one unique presence, and with that presence I unleashed my power in the form of song. This classical hypnotism will not possess you, but enrich you." [First added to this chart: 04/30/2020]
"I am a Celt at heart. Embedded in me are the stories of King Arthur, the slaying of dragons, and the magic of Merlin. The spirit of the bard and the witch are in me as one unique presence, and with that presence I unleashed my power in the form of song. This classical hypnotism will not possess you, but enrich you." [First added to this chart: 04/30/2020]
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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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2,219
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Traditional Black Metal
"This wartorn wasteland of thick red snow, cursed by the screams of the dead and the howls of winter spirits, sends a chill of ominousness into the soul even by glimpsing at a painting. The epic history of this lost land, however, prove that a man need not place his heart upon a pentagram to release true power... one needs only to sell his face to the art of the dead and swing his guitar like a sword." [First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
"This wartorn wasteland of thick red snow, cursed by the screams of the dead and the howls of winter spirits, sends a chill of ominousness into the soul even by glimpsing at a painting. The epic history of this lost land, however, prove that a man need not place his heart upon a pentagram to release true power... one needs only to sell his face to the art of the dead and swing his guitar like a sword." [First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
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Southern Hip Hop
"Well, brothers, we've finally done it. We've molded wine women and song into a unique kind of cocaine. It's the kind of cocaine that brings whole families together, addresses social and political topics without infuriating anyone, and might help heal the lame. I know it sounds impossible, but we've come a long way since the Golden Age of Hip Hop. It's time for a change like no other change." [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
"Well, brothers, we've finally done it. We've molded wine women and song into a unique kind of cocaine. It's the kind of cocaine that brings whole families together, addresses social and political topics without infuriating anyone, and might help heal the lame. I know it sounds impossible, but we've come a long way since the Golden Age of Hip Hop. It's time for a change like no other change." [First added to this chart: 04/03/2020]
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1998
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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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| Jay-Z | 2 | 2% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 2% | |
| Vangelis | 2 | 2% | |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 2% | |
| Metallica | 2 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 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 |
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| Down 3 from 9th to 12th The Last Waltz by The Band |
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