Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
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The Lonesome Crowded West is a protest against the commercialization of the small towns across America in the 1990s, when outlet malls appeared more often than a McDonald's. It does this not through anger, like Rage Against the Machine and other such protest music of the 90s, but through sadness. There is a piercing sadness throughout this record, mourning the loss of America's innocence. And even though it is not 1997 anymore, it still feels like the US is becoming more and more corrupt, which probably seems impossible, but still keep finding ways to disappoint its citizens.
10/10
Highlights: Cowboy Dan, Teeth Like God's Shoeshine, Trailer Trash, Out of Gas, Lounge (Closing Time), Convenient Parking, Heart Cooks Brain, Bankrupt Selling, Doin' the Cockroach, Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on Ice, Alright
Genre: Indie Rock, Slacker Rock
Secondary: Midwest Emo, Post-Hardcore [First added to this chart: 04/22/2021]
10/10
Highlights: Cowboy Dan, Teeth Like God's Shoeshine, Trailer Trash, Out of Gas, Lounge (Closing Time), Convenient Parking, Heart Cooks Brain, Bankrupt Selling, Doin' the Cockroach, Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on Ice, Alright
Genre: Indie Rock, Slacker Rock
Secondary: Midwest Emo, Post-Hardcore [First added to this chart: 04/22/2021]
Year of Release:
1997
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8,153
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This album feels like being stranded in the desert and going crazy. In a good way.
10/10
Highlights: Bitches Brew, Pharaoh's Dance, Sanctuary, Spanish Key
Genre: Jazz Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz
Secondary: Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock [First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
10/10
Highlights: Bitches Brew, Pharaoh's Dance, Sanctuary, Spanish Key
Genre: Jazz Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz
Secondary: Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock [First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,524
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An album that needs no introduction at this point. Rap artist and visionary, Kendrick Lamar, tells us the story of his life through an amazing set of songs, with even more astounding lyrics. I'm not one to pay attention to lyrics (it took me many, many listens to realize the lyrics on Heaven or Las Vegas were pure gibberish), but the words of this album not only pop out at you, but they will stick with you. It's hard to fully comprehend on first listen, even if you are doing absolutely nothing but staring at the lyrics and taking in the music. It rewards you more with each subsequent listen, this album's relistenability is second to none.
10/10
Highlights: How Much a Dollar Cost, The Blacker the Berry, King Kunta, Alright, Institutionalized, Wesley's Theory, i, For Free?, These Walls
Genre: Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
Secondary: Experimental Hip Hop, Neo-Soul, Funk [First added to this chart: 06/26/2020]
10/10
Highlights: How Much a Dollar Cost, The Blacker the Berry, King Kunta, Alright, Institutionalized, Wesley's Theory, i, For Free?, These Walls
Genre: Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
Secondary: Experimental Hip Hop, Neo-Soul, Funk [First added to this chart: 06/26/2020]
Year of Release:
2015
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33,200
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8. (=)
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Nirvana was my first musical love and this was my first record. Everything about it is perfect. It's aggressive, otherworldly, and intelligent all at the same time.
10/10
Highlights: On a Plain, Something in the Way, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Breed
Genre: Grunge, Alternative Rock
Secondary: Noise Rock [First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
10/10
Highlights: On a Plain, Something in the Way, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Breed
Genre: Grunge, Alternative Rock
Secondary: Noise Rock [First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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39,426
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10/10
Highlights: Jane Doe, Fault and Fracture, Phoenix in Flight, Concubine
Genre: Mathcore
Secondary: Metalcore, Sludge Metal [First added to this chart: 02/03/2024]
Highlights: Jane Doe, Fault and Fracture, Phoenix in Flight, Concubine
Genre: Mathcore
Secondary: Metalcore, Sludge Metal [First added to this chart: 02/03/2024]
Year of Release:
2001
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1,625
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This one is obvious. Almost every song on this album could be considered one of the greatest songs of all time and they all fit the same tone.
10/10
Highlights: Visions of Johanna, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Just Like a Woman, I Want You, Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again
Genre: Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Secondary: Blues Rock [First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
10/10
Highlights: Visions of Johanna, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Just Like a Woman, I Want You, Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again
Genre: Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Secondary: Blues Rock [First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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25,873
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It took me too long to get really into this album (and band in general), but there's no better pop album out there. Brian Wilson was a master at crafting perfect pop songs. Pet Sounds is a great album to get lost in, every song is great. Highly recommend listening to this in both mono and stereo.
10/10
Highlights: God Only Knows, Wouldn't It Be Nice, Sloop John B, Caroline, No
Genre: Baroque Pop
Secondary: Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Progressive Pop, Brill Building [First added to this chart: 09/26/2020]
10/10
Highlights: God Only Knows, Wouldn't It Be Nice, Sloop John B, Caroline, No
Genre: Baroque Pop
Secondary: Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Progressive Pop, Brill Building [First added to this chart: 09/26/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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40,619
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10/10
Highlights: All Apologies, Heart-Shaped Box, Rape Me, Pennyroyal Tea, Dumb, France Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
Genre: Grunge, Noise Rock
Secondary: Post-Hardcore [First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
Highlights: All Apologies, Heart-Shaped Box, Rape Me, Pennyroyal Tea, Dumb, France Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
Genre: Grunge, Noise Rock
Secondary: Post-Hardcore [First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
Year of Release:
1993
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18,180
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10/10
Highlights: Plastic Bath, Kill Yourself, Sex With a Stranger, Specimen On
Genre: Sludge Metal, Metalcore
Secondary: Drone Metal [First added to this chart: 02/03/2024]
Highlights: Plastic Bath, Kill Yourself, Sex With a Stranger, Specimen On
Genre: Sludge Metal, Metalcore
Secondary: Drone Metal [First added to this chart: 02/03/2024]
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10/10
Highlights: Little Fury Things, SludgeFeast, Just Like Heaven, In a Jar, Kracked, Tarpit, The Lung
Genre: Noise Rock, Slacker Rock
Secondary: Post-Hardcore, Grunge, Noise Pop [First added to this chart: 04/22/2021]
Highlights: Little Fury Things, SludgeFeast, Just Like Heaven, In a Jar, Kracked, Tarpit, The Lung
Genre: Noise Rock, Slacker Rock
Secondary: Post-Hardcore, Grunge, Noise Pop [First added to this chart: 04/22/2021]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,693
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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 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Boris | 2 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
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56 | 56% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 33 from 42nd to 9th Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Up 5 from 98th to 93rd First Come, First Served by Dr. Dooom |
| Up 4 from 19th to 15th Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan |
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| Down 6 from 15th to 21st Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Down 3 from 16th to 19th The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis |
| Down 2 from 14th to 16th Hejira by Joni Mitchell |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
90/100 (from 35 votes)
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95/100  | 04/17/2025 17:35 | DrewHamster | | 79/100 |
90/100 | 02/06/2025 10:35 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
95/100 | 01/04/2025 20:45 | vruslov | | 89/100 |
90/100 | 08/26/2024 13:56 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
100/100 | 08/11/2024 10:55 |  ForegroundNoise | | 87/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.3/100, a mean average of 91.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 5.7.
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From ForegroundNoise 08/11/2024 10:57
ForegroundNoise 08/11/2024 10:57
Discovered your chart after seeing you had Blind Girls' Residue at a 9.5/10 (shame it didn't make the cut here!). Surprised I haven't come across this before; you've got great taste and your passion really comes through in the writing. Hail Bjork!
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85/100
From Moondance 03/07/2023 21:44
I enjoyed reading the comments and sharing in the lived experience of this chart.
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90/100
From bobnickmad 08/13/2022 10:14
Very diverse and adventurous chart, which kinda makes Nevermind being so high kinda baffling, but otherwise great.
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100/100
From KineticEchoes02 07/23/2022 00:57
This chart is awesome! You have great taste - a real eclectic mix in terms of genres covered, and importantly you've given due praise to indisputable classics - including many of my favourite artists and albums with great descriptions. Quite a few more you have here are just outside my top 100. Love your work!
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90/100
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ExTeaSea 08/16/2021 15:44
ExTeaSea 08/16/2021 15:44
Great chart! Drukqs is a phenomenal album! Loved your comment about it. I really need to fully get into Edge of Sanity, they have such an impressive and intense sound.
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95/100
From 
sssvnnn 05/30/2021 19:43
sssvnnn 05/30/2021 19:43
very classical chart, pretty close to mine.
I love it.
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100/100
From Rivera 05/30/2021 14:07
You've got great taste!
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85/100
From Johnnyo 05/30/2021 13:38
Really good chart. Like it a lot
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75/100
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junodog4 01/13/2021 04:06
junodog4 01/13/2021 04:06
Got more interesting the further into you get. Expand it to 100! I'd like to see what you'd add.
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90/100
From mikepen 07/29/2020 04:16
Great chart and your comments gives me some food for thought. I hope you get the time to annotate some more of your album choices here. Regards
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| Best Artists of the 1960s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Beach Boys | |
| 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
| 8. Led Zeppelin | |
| 9. The Doors | |
| 10. The Rolling Stones | |
| 11. John Coltrane | |
| 12. King Crimson | |
| 13. Frank Zappa | |
| 14. The Kinks | |
| 15. Love | |
| 16. Van Morrison | |
| 17. Neil Young | |
| 18. Charles Mingus | |
| 19. Miles Davis | |
| 20. The Zombies |