Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Romanelli 
With production credits (because producers are important, too). Also track listings, label info and short reviews written by yours truly. I hope this chart is helpful, entertaining, and at least interesting.
- Chart updated: 11/30/2025 23:45
- (Created: 06/01/2012 04:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1969-APPLE
Produced By GEORGE MARTIN
1. Come Together
2. Something
3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer
4. Oh! Darling
5. Octopus's Garden
6. I Want You (She's So Heavy)
7. Here Comes The Sun
8. Because
9. You Never Give Me Your Money
10. Sun King
11. Mean Mr. Mustard
12. Polythene Pam
13. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
14. Golden Slumbers
15. Carry That Weight
16. The End
17. Her Majesty
Abbey Road was the last album recorded by The Beatles, although it was released before Let It Be. The album shows that the group was back on the same page, yet seriously divided. The first half is a normal song cycle to appease John Lennon, while the second half is bits and pieces as Paul McCartney wanted to do. The album is still amazing. Every track is golden, the production spotless, and even the continuous song flow on the second half is flawless. George Harrison is in full swing as a writer here with his two contributions being among his best as a Beatle. Even the Ringo song is good. A powerful, timeless work. This album cemented The Beatles place in history, and is still better today than most records made since.
The breakup was soon to come. McCartney tried to follow in the same vein as Abbey Road, but never matched it. If you look at this as The Beatles final album, then there couldn't be a better way to go out. An absolute classic. [First added to this chart: 05/31/2012]
Produced By GEORGE MARTIN
1. Come Together
2. Something
3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer
4. Oh! Darling
5. Octopus's Garden
6. I Want You (She's So Heavy)
7. Here Comes The Sun
8. Because
9. You Never Give Me Your Money
10. Sun King
11. Mean Mr. Mustard
12. Polythene Pam
13. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
14. Golden Slumbers
15. Carry That Weight
16. The End
17. Her Majesty
Abbey Road was the last album recorded by The Beatles, although it was released before Let It Be. The album shows that the group was back on the same page, yet seriously divided. The first half is a normal song cycle to appease John Lennon, while the second half is bits and pieces as Paul McCartney wanted to do. The album is still amazing. Every track is golden, the production spotless, and even the continuous song flow on the second half is flawless. George Harrison is in full swing as a writer here with his two contributions being among his best as a Beatle. Even the Ringo song is good. A powerful, timeless work. This album cemented The Beatles place in history, and is still better today than most records made since.
The breakup was soon to come. McCartney tried to follow in the same vein as Abbey Road, but never matched it. If you look at this as The Beatles final album, then there couldn't be a better way to go out. An absolute classic. [First added to this chart: 05/31/2012]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,412
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1965-EMI
Produced By GEORGE MARTIN
1. Drive My Car
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
3. You Won't See Me
4. Nowhere Man
5. Think For Yourself
6. The Word
7. Michelle
8. What Goes On
9. Girl
10. I'm Looking Through You
11. In My Life
12. Wait
13. If I Needed Someone
14. Run For Your Life
On their sixth album, The Beatles began to expand their horizons. Able to record for the first time without having a tour to worry about, the band introduced sitars and other instruments into the mix. Lyrically, the band was still growing, and George Harrison was beginning to become a serious writer for the band as well with 2 songs included here. There is simply not a weak track, not even the Ringo vocal on "What Goes On", which features a nice country sound. Several classic hits came from here, including McCartney's "Michelle" and Lennon's "Girl".
Rubber Soul was innovative at the time, and still sounds great today. It was just the beginning of the progression they would go through over the next 5 years. A classic. [First added to this chart: 05/31/2012]
Produced By GEORGE MARTIN
1. Drive My Car
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
3. You Won't See Me
4. Nowhere Man
5. Think For Yourself
6. The Word
7. Michelle
8. What Goes On
9. Girl
10. I'm Looking Through You
11. In My Life
12. Wait
13. If I Needed Someone
14. Run For Your Life
On their sixth album, The Beatles began to expand their horizons. Able to record for the first time without having a tour to worry about, the band introduced sitars and other instruments into the mix. Lyrically, the band was still growing, and George Harrison was beginning to become a serious writer for the band as well with 2 songs included here. There is simply not a weak track, not even the Ringo vocal on "What Goes On", which features a nice country sound. Several classic hits came from here, including McCartney's "Michelle" and Lennon's "Girl".
Rubber Soul was innovative at the time, and still sounds great today. It was just the beginning of the progression they would go through over the next 5 years. A classic. [First added to this chart: 05/31/2012]
Year of Release:
1965
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26,864
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1968-APPLE
Produced By GEORGE MARTIN
1. Back In The U.S.S.R.
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
9. Martha My Dear
10. I'm So Tired
11. Blackbird
12. Piggies
13. Rocky Raccoon
14. Don't Pass Me By
15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
16. I Will
17. Julia
1. Birthday
2. Yer Blues
3. Mother Nature's Son
4. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
5. Sexy Sadie
6. Helter Skelter
7. Long, Long, Long
8. Revolution 1
9. Honey Pie
10. Savoy Truffle
11. Cry Baby Cry
12. Revolution 9
13. Good Night
This is where the breakup of The Beatles began. This is also still a highly listenable and fascinating album. The band began working apart from each other here, becoming mostly solo artists using the other members as sidemen. The results? Some of the most compelling music of their career. "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" and "Revolution 1" from Lennon, "Back In The U.S.S.R." from McCartney, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" from Harrison are just some of the individual highlights, and even Ringo gets a song in "Don't Pass Me By". It's hard to tell sometimes who is playing what, or even who was included on recordings, but The Beatles prove that even under the circumstances, they were still capable of a work this good.
2 years after the release of this, The Beatles were done. It has remained their most talked about album, and for many, their greatest work. Understandably so. 1968? Still sounds like it could have been done a month ago. That's how good it is. [First added to this chart: 05/31/2012]
Produced By GEORGE MARTIN
1. Back In The U.S.S.R.
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
9. Martha My Dear
10. I'm So Tired
11. Blackbird
12. Piggies
13. Rocky Raccoon
14. Don't Pass Me By
15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
16. I Will
17. Julia
1. Birthday
2. Yer Blues
3. Mother Nature's Son
4. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
5. Sexy Sadie
6. Helter Skelter
7. Long, Long, Long
8. Revolution 1
9. Honey Pie
10. Savoy Truffle
11. Cry Baby Cry
12. Revolution 9
13. Good Night
This is where the breakup of The Beatles began. This is also still a highly listenable and fascinating album. The band began working apart from each other here, becoming mostly solo artists using the other members as sidemen. The results? Some of the most compelling music of their career. "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" and "Revolution 1" from Lennon, "Back In The U.S.S.R." from McCartney, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" from Harrison are just some of the individual highlights, and even Ringo gets a song in "Don't Pass Me By". It's hard to tell sometimes who is playing what, or even who was included on recordings, but The Beatles prove that even under the circumstances, they were still capable of a work this good.
2 years after the release of this, The Beatles were done. It has remained their most talked about album, and for many, their greatest work. Understandably so. 1968? Still sounds like it could have been done a month ago. That's how good it is. [First added to this chart: 05/31/2012]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
37,415
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2000s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Band | 3 | 3% | |
| Drive-By Truckers | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Lucero | 2 | 2% | |
| Whiskeytown | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 39th to 37th Decoration Day by Drive-By Truckers |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 37th to 38th Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 by The Traveling Wilburys |
| Down 1 from 38th to 39th The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
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| ! | 05/19/2025 19:46 | StreakyNuno | 131 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2025 12:26 |  Repo | 559 | 100/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2025 22:29 | BlueNote | 91 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2025 12:37 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2025 18:01 | Exist-en-ciel | 125 | 99/100 |
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From StreakyNuno 05/19/2025 19:47 | #309063
I like the Chart but The Black Crowes album, even though it is an excellent album, is an exaggeration to consider it the best ever.
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From Repo 05/19/2025 12:28 | #309062
Repo 05/19/2025 12:28 | #309062
A wondrous labor of love! GREAT notes!
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CassidyInc 03/29/2024 22:06 | #302746
CassidyInc 03/29/2024 22:06 | #302746
Neat chart, but the write ups and historical perspective you've included for many of these albums make it something special. I had a good chuckle when I finally arrived to Loveless, the album I was most excited to hear your thoughts on, and there was nothing there!
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From Moondance 03/06/2023 07:40 | #294755
What I found most intriguing is where you actually argue in your comments why an album isn't that great - which is an unusual way to create a greatest 100 chart. A bit too US-orientated for my liking and too many so-so bands. Good to see one album each from Australia & New Zealand.
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From samora 10/25/2022 14:15 | #290788
Great chart, with impressive comments; very inspirational!
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From leniad 07/12/2022 00:28 | #287280
would appreciate more variety from coutries, genres
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From Albumlover6789 02/03/2022 23:20 | #280650
Lots of new music to discover here
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rockbluesfolkjaz 10/19/2021 18:18 | #275181
rockbluesfolkjaz 10/19/2021 18:18 | #275181
There's a lot of excellent choices here. Many of which I'll be listening to as well. Thanks for this list!
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From Johnnyo 07/18/2021 16:41 | #271703
Stunning chart. I own 83 of the albums in your chart so it's inevitable that I'm going to love it. Also love the notes. Great addition.
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From henrygreen0203 05/04/2021 18:55 | #269359
Nothing but great records here!
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