Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by RioBravo 
- Chart updated: 04/12/2024 23:45
- (Created: 07/11/2020 04:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1969
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6,220
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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1,665
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1963
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12,970
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,065
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,064
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1967
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39,895
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2020]
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1984
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4,751
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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7,514
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1970s | 35 | 35% | |
| 1980s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Fall | 5 | 5% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 2% | |
| Ramones | 2 | 2% | |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2 | 2% | |
| The Jesus Lizard | 2 | 2% | |
| The Birthday Party | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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51 | 51% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 23 from 36th to 13th Lick My Decals Off, Baby by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band |
| Up 21 from 99th to 78th Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous by Big L |
| Up 4 from 85th to 81st Symphony For Improvisers by Don Cherry |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 30 from 60th to 90th Echo by Dave Burrell |
| Down 8 from 81st to 89th While You Were Out by Kazumoto Endo |
| Down 3 from 55th to 58th Streetcleaner by Godflesh |
| New entries |
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| Vol 4 by Black Sabbath |
| Factor X by Rhys Chatham |
| Estudando O Samba by Tom Zé |
| Leavers |
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| H To He, Who Am The Only One by Van Der Graaf Generator |
| Sabotage by Black Sabbath |
| The Frogs by The Frogs |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/07/2025 12:30 | BorderFreeAndrew | 102 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2025 12:17 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2023 18:04 | zrommeke | 81 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/02/2023 23:40 | AMS | 2 | 93/100 |
| ! | 02/02/2023 13:24 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
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From BorderFreeAndrew 04/07/2025 12:35 | #308385
Music to give myself a headache to? No thanks.
Your Top 7 is good, and you've got a handful of other albums that I like, but after that the over-reliance on abrasive noise is a big turn off. Why listen to most of these albums when I can just go stand in front of the nearest construction site & listen to the jackhammers and chainsaws for free?
Btw, the painful tinnitus you'll have in 20 years won't be fun. Trust me.
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From RioBravo 05/23/2023 19:36 | #297187
@Amirkhosro It really is. I wonder why they're not talked about more. Yes, one could say they took a lot from the Birthday Party (who wouldn't lol) but you can't deny the unique power of this band. The movement and momentum in their sound.. I feel like throwing myself against the walls each time I hear them. David W Sims + Rey Washam has to be the most powerful combo in rock music.
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Amirkhosro 05/22/2023 19:26 | #297168
Amirkhosro 05/22/2023 19:26 | #297168
Came here because I was listening to Goat, saw Scratch Acid up there and started listening to it for the first time. Best decision I could have made. This is phenomenal.
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From zrommeke 03/27/2023 18:05 | #295521
No the easy listening choices...
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From AMS 02/02/2023 23:41 | #293525
Individual, diverse choice, an advantage for the viewers who are ready to wideo their horizons
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From Johnnyo 02/02/2023 13:24 | #293507
Really interesting chart.
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Tamthebam 02/02/2023 10:33 | #293499
Tamthebam 02/02/2023 10:33 | #293499
A really great chart full of interesting artists and albums !
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From glynspsa 02/02/2023 09:41 | #293497
Awesome list. Impressive selection of creative adventurous pieces. Well curated list of masterpieces.
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Boogn1sh 12/17/2021 23:19 | #277623
Boogn1sh 12/17/2021 23:19 | #277623
Wonderfully varied chart, look forward to digging into some of these I'm less familiar with
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From RioBravo 09/23/2021 17:32 | #274092
@sssvnnn haha. I love nice melodic songs too. There are many featured in this chart. Some are melodic AND noisy. It's rock music, after all. Little Richard was very noisy.
But you're right, I could've included Pet Sounds and more Beatles. Brian Eno, Stevie Wonder, Big Star and Cheap Trick almost made it too. Then there's a lot of pre-70s popular music I love, from Buddy Holly to Motown, people who were focused on writing singles to play on the radio, not on conceiving whole LPs (which is this site's whole thing). If this was a favorite songs list, they would be represented. As would Burt Bacharach, for instance.
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