Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by areminder 
- Chart updated: 01/03/2026 05:45
- (Created: 06/07/2020 06:19).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1999
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15,108
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Car crashes, fireworks, detuned and retuned strings....it must have been a great time making this album. Sister and Daydream Nation embellished on the work. There’s a mixture of sound collage and true songwriting here by every member of the band that results in the group achieving something they hadn't before. There's poetry and spoken word sections leading to beautiful instrumentals. The retuned guitars makes this sound so distinct, from the first chord on Tom Violence to the echoing knocks on Madonna, Sean, and Me.
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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2,268
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
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1993
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17,507
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
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1969
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12,489
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[First added to this chart: 06/30/2025]
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1965
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26,539
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
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1988
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15,559
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Synesthesia
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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8,031
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
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1999
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10,796
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
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1959
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21,930
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
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1977
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6,180
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Sonic Youth | 4 | 4% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Fugazi | 3 | 3% | |
| Pavement | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 37th to 38thIllmatic by Nas |
| Down 1 from 38th to 39thThe Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| Down 1 from 39th to 40thCrooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement |
| New entries |
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| Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple |
| Leavers |
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| The Royal Scam by Steely Dan |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/10/2025 12:45 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2025 10:49 |  DommeDamian | 1,003 | 89/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2025 08:38 |  MadhattanJack | 271 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2025 12:16 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,098 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2024 17:28 | DrewHamster | 316 | 79/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 6% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.6/100, a mean average of 89.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.0.
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From NowhereMan 05/10/2025 12:45 | #308926
NowhereMan 05/10/2025 12:45 | #308926
An intriguing chart. Love the albums I know, whilst the unfamiliar choices really are imploring me to discover them!
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From PeterSmith 11/16/2022 07:28 | #291323
This is a pretty chilled chart. I don't know a copy of artists so will check them out. Sigur Ros number 1 is a great choice and sets the tone. There is a smattering of heavy stuff to give a nice balance
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From Moondance 09/08/2022 22:48 | #289510
I enjoyed taking the journey through your chart and respect where your own musical journey has taken you.
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From mrmcrook 02/02/2021 22:34 | #265621
Nice mixed bag. Good to see some Devo in there. And DK's always get a thumbs up from me
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From leniad 10/17/2020 05:58 | #259366
interesting chart
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From BraddlesHendo 09/01/2020 08:13 | #257651
Excellent albums need to add to my faves
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Amirkhosro 08/20/2020 21:39 | #257256
Amirkhosro 08/20/2020 21:39 | #257256
Beautiful chart.
Looking forward to see how it develops. I wanna see your take on electronic music.
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NJ 06/14/2020 16:41 | #253529
NJ 06/14/2020 16:41 | #253529
I appreciate your sentiment in the description - I'd much rather a personal chart than someone trying to appeal to some false sense of "objectivity" in art, and as a result your chart is quite interesting. You're at a level to add 10 more, so I'd be interested to see what those were. You also could reach out a bit more into the last decade, since there have been a lot of great musical accomplishments recently. Overall, though, it's an excellent chart. "Heroes" as Bowie's best album is an interesting opinion, one I respect for sure (though don't personally agree with).
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