Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
Larcx13 
I attempted to even out the decades between the 50s and the 2000s. Though there's some good music still in the 2010s and 2020s that could probably make my chart... I decided against adding anything on here.
This is a very subjective chart mixed in with very few objective choices (that I still enjoy). The more subjective the chart the better... -ish
I encourage anyone to branch away from English-speaking music... there's translators out there nowadays, use them. Brazil, Japan, Ukraine, Russia, Quebec, Germany, Mexico, France, Sweden, Norway, etc...
On a side note, prog-rock and art-rock is great and all, but there's equally great music funk, punk, blues, hip hop, jazz, alternative rock, etc...
25 of my current favorite artists in no particular order:
Okean Elzy
Steely Dan
Creedence Cleartwater Revival
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Dylan
Teenage Fanclub
Les Cowboys Fringants
The Replacements
The Clash
Parliament-Funkadelic
Boombox
A Tribe Called Quest
Digable Planets
Cunninlynguists
The Roots
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
TNMK
Husker Du
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Nujabes
Wu-Tang Clan
De La Soul
Tartak
- Chart updated: 07/16/2025 21:15
- (Created: 06/17/2020 14:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/08/2020]
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1975
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46,166
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
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1965
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28,060
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
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1959
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23,069
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
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1994
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16,978
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2022]
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1977
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9,273
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[First added to this chart: 06/01/2021]
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1970
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8,513
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2023]
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1970
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8,996
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
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1979
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32,159
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
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1967
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22,422
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2022]
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1972
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3,581
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1960s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Steely Dan | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Океан Ельзи [Okean Elzy] | 4 | 4% | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 4 | 4% | |
| Miles Davis Quintet | 3 | 3% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 4 from 48th to 44th In Utero by Nirvana |
| Up 4 from 47th to 43rd Liquid Swords by GZA/Genius |
| Up 4 from 44th to 40th Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 31st to 35th Honky Château by Elton John |
| Down 4 from 32nd to 36th Burnin' by The Wailers |
| Down 4 from 41st to 45th Revolver by The Beatles |
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| 90/100 | 09/13/2023 13:29 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 90/100 | 04/11/2023 13:42 | fred234q | | 93/100 |
| 90/100 | 03/29/2023 05:01 |  MadhattanJack | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 02/16/2023 15:42 |  pedro1976 | | 85/100 |
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From Johnnyo 09/13/2023 13:29
Excellent chart man. Great picks
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From daftpunter 10/10/2022 13:50
This is a GREAT chart...missing only one thing...some input from an obvious lover of all genres of popular music. The list is varied, from 60's to 2020's...and has some wonderful consistencies and even better variations. The best thing about the list is it has quite a bit in common with my own...but branches off into hip hop, funk and jazz. As an old fart I have a lot to learn about certain genres. Utilizing a list like this will help guide me to artists I may have discounted. My ONLY knock is there's no comments on the albums. You seem to be someone who has a lot of knowledge...so it's our loss to not be able to benefit from some observations.
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100/100
From ak 03/25/2022 20:52
cool chart
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100/100
From 
Rug 02/07/2022 20:06
Rug 02/07/2022 20:06
I've gotta get on that Stevie Ray Vaughan stuff ASAP. Great chart
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90/100
From Albumlover6789 02/03/2022 23:18
Nice balance!
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From KineticEchoes02 01/31/2022 11:58
Awesome chart! Some great diversity here and it's got me keen to check out more of the funk and soul artists/albums you've listed here.
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95/100
From 
seb7 03/02/2021 17:50
seb7 03/02/2021 17:50
Cool Chart. You've really got it down. I could more or less disagree with your top ten, but I feel that every album has a place on your chart, even if I don't agree with its placing or inclusion.
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From 
NickVolos 01/15/2021 00:02
NickVolos 01/15/2021 00:02
Hey Larcx13,
Thanks for commenting on my chart. As stated in the chart comments, it "is an attempt to chart my taste in strictly rock 'n' roll music". I refrained from adding any classical music (my favorite all time genre) and jazz (because it would be full of it) thus leaving out some of the lesser unknown all-time-greats (in my book).
You've got a very diverse chart going here, covering many genres and some of the greatest music made in the past 70 years. Enjoy the site and the art of chart making! Because it is an art, trying to fit some of the greatest music ever made in 100 entries. :)
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From 
EyeKanFly 12/09/2020 05:21
EyeKanFly 12/09/2020 05:21
Seems like we have a lot in common when it comes to the jazz albums, which is awesome. I admittedly haven't dug super deep into 90s hip-hop, so I'm definitely going to take some recs from here. Haven't heard of CunninLynguists so I'll probably need to check that out too. Overall great chart
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LedZep 11/27/2020 18:49
LedZep 11/27/2020 18:49
Thanks for the comment on my chart! I've heard some of the hip hop groups you've mentioned, but there's some solid recs too. In fact I got the sudden urge to relisten to God Loves Ugly after your comment and it's now in the top 15 of 00s. Almost forgot how much I loved that one. CunninLynguists has been on my shortlist for so long... Gonna bump it today. Solid chart, love the jazz, punk and hip hop choices. You can bet I'll try some of these albums!
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