Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Foxforce5 
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- (Created: 06/23/2020 10:35).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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God said to Abraham, killer album.
[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
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1965
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27,330
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I wasn’t sure at first. “It might be the best thing I’ve ever heard, might be the worst”I told a friend after the first listen. Although that decision was made a long time ago, I’m still listening, still I’m awe, more than 3 decades later so it’s fascination remains.
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1968
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16,335
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Emotionally raw, bruising and brutal - of course - no surprises. It is Joni’s consistency as she skates close to the cliff edge that amazes.
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1971
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16,146
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The most beautifully produced work of art this side of Citizen Kane.
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1966
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39,130
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Spot the below par track. Some say I remember California, I say Stand. Best worst track on any album except maybe...Joni’s blue.
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1988
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3,521
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The journey towards psychedelia is marked by masterful songwriting. As one door closes another mind opens.
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1965
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26,748
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The first four tracks are exceptional. Thereafter, the tracks reveal themselves to the ear at different speeds so the listener gets a dynamic relationship with the albums balance, weighted with repeated listens towards the back end of the album. One for life.
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2008
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3,132
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I was born and raised by these lyrical gentlemen, their lullabies and ballads as much my soundtrack as the traffic on the road outside and the wind in the trees.
Only when we revisit and revalue do we realise that only living boy in NY and So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright are hidden gemstones, shining and priceless. The Boxer and Bridge may have more Carats but the former are just as valuable, you know. [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Only when we revisit and revalue do we realise that only living boy in NY and So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright are hidden gemstones, shining and priceless. The Boxer and Bridge may have more Carats but the former are just as valuable, you know. [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
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1970
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12,030
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This is the band at their pomp, no question. 6 of the 8 cuts are world class tracks - a couple of them arguably pip stairway too.
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1971
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38,597
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The payoff for genius - and I’m talking about Prince here as well - is that consistency must come a poor second to creativity. How impressive then that the world’s most brilliantly original female singer songwriter manages to hit the bullseye here so often. Of the 12 songs here 11 are brilliant.
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1985
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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 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| R.E.M. | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 3% | |
| Lana Del Rey | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 4 from 43rd to 39th Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee |
| Up 1 from 39th to 38th Reckoning by R.E.M. |
| Up 1 from 38th to 37th Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 36th to 40th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11th The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| Down 1 from 40th to 41st White Ladder by David Gray |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/26/2025 15:16 | BorderFreeAndrew | 102 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2025 14:13 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2025 18:02 |  jhuik | 171 | 89/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2025 16:00 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2023 12:37 | DaaN | 11 | 86/100 |
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From jhuik 01/18/2025 18:04 | #307076
jhuik 01/18/2025 18:04 | #307076
Classics and great picks. You're obviously an aficianado, and there's a great range here. We have some similar picks and a similar perspective on the amazing world of music.
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From ffudnebbuh 07/30/2023 02:33 | #298401
ffudnebbuh 07/30/2023 02:33 | #298401
really like your chart.
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From Moondance 07/29/2023 11:32 | #298389
This chart brings it all back home for me. Terrific choices & a great 'liner notes'.
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CharlieBarley 06/18/2023 11:05 | #297665
CharlieBarley 06/18/2023 11:05 | #297665
Great chart, love the notes.
I agree with your appraisal of some of Dylan's finest albums:
Bringing It, Highway 61, Blonde, Blood and Desire. I would add Another Side and The Freewheelin' to the list.
Overall a great chart!
Simon and Garfunkel and The Carpenters were the soundtrack to my childhood,along with Blondie and Boney M. Did you say you were brought up with S and G too?
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RevolverCB72 05/25/2023 20:11 | #297223
RevolverCB72 05/25/2023 20:11 | #297223
Great Top 100 chart Foxforce5, not just saying that cause I have a lot of similar picks in my Top 100 chart.
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From Johnnyo 08/12/2022 20:56 | #288429
Great selection. Very cool chart
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From gregthealien 02/16/2022 02:07 | #281373
What a cool chart, I laughed out loud reading the comment on Pet Sounds.
It might be the best tweet long definition of that album I've seen
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Mercury 04/28/2021 03:20 | #269060
Mercury 04/28/2021 03:20 | #269060
Love this chart and love your little notes. Great stuff, my friend
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JulianR 02/05/2021 04:00 | #265797
JulianR 02/05/2021 04:00 | #265797
Nice chart, great selection of rock with some other styles sprinkled in; bit of jazz, bit of reggae, bit of funk. If you are interested, check out these albums I love from those genres (or sorry if you've heard some or all of them already):
Jazz:
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
Cannonball Adderley - Why Am I Treated So Bad
Reggae:
Bob Marley - Catch a Fire
The Upsetters - Super Ape (more of a dub-reggae release, but veryyy good)
The Congos - The Heart of the Congos
The Gladiators - Trenchtown Mixup
Funk (admittedly not as much my strong suit)
Betty Davis's first LP I forget the name of
Sly & the Family Stone - Stand!
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Always good to see Kate Bush and Talk Talk. Buried way down there you've got some excellent hip hop (De la soul, and I've always been partial to Watch the Throne as well) along with the Public Enemy pick. Curious to the KLFs "White Room" there as well, I'll have to check it out again. If you haven't already you should listen to "Chill Out" by them, its an amazing mostly ambient album that all flows together into one living, breathing collage of music. One of my all time favs.
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NJ 06/23/2020 15:29 | #254286
NJ 06/23/2020 15:29 | #254286
Definitely an interesting list. I wish it was longer than 10, but as it is it's solid. I enjoy the variety. I really need to listen to Astral Weeks again.
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