Top 10 Greatest Music Albums by BasicMusicFan

Highly fluid and subject to change, this is largely reflective of my current music taste. That being said, I will likely always love the albums included on this chart at any given time!

• Chart updated: 08/21/2020 21:15
• (Created: 08/21/2020 13:39).
• Chart size: 10 albums.

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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No matter how sick of this album I get at certain points, I always come crawling back. I've recently decided that, at least from my subjective view, this album is the pinnacle of modern recorded music. The concept is perfectly realized and executed, the music is fantastic, and the production STILL sounds fresh almost FOURTY (!!!) years later. I hope that one day something comes out that can top this, but it seems increasingly likely with each passing year. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

71,188

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,206 votes)

Comments:

582

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Everything that can be said about "The Dark Side of the Moon" can also be said about OK Computer. While cliche, calling this album "The Dark Side of the Moon of the nineties" is absolutely appropriate, in my opinion. The principle reason I have for putting this under TDSOTM is simply the fact that, to me, it seems to live in its shadow since it came after. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,340 charts

Rank Score:

76,665

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,501 votes)

Comments:

842

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Is This It 

 The Strokes

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Probably my most listened to album. Endlessly catchy and punchy. The constantly chugging and strumming guitars and Julian Casablanca's excellent vocal performances are the keys here. Simply one of the most consistently excellent collection of songs every assembled and it only seems to get better with every listen. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2020]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,408 charts

Rank Score:

33,049

Rank in 2001:

1

Rank in 2000s:

4

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (2,958 votes)

Comments:

273

4.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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A beautiful album from start to finish. What exactly is Mangum singing about, I'm not entirely sure? Does it provoke strong emotions in me regardless, absolutely! Lyrically and musically compelling and excellently arranged, I consider this album to be a landmark in modern indie music. It is also a very fun album to pick up a guitar and play along to!

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,381 charts

Rank Score:

39,329

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 87 (2,872 votes)

Comments:

425

5. (4) 1

To Pimp A Butterfly 

 Kendrick Lamar

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Perhaps the most simultaneously listenable and poetic album I have ever come across. A concept album absolutely on par with "The Dark Side of the Moon" and "OK Computer" in its execution and musicality, "To Pimp a Butterfly" is a modern masterpiece and in my opinion, the absolute pinnacle of the hip hop genre. Did anyone expect a project of this caliber from Kendrick Lamar to follow up on his previous masterpiece, "Good Kid, m.A.A.d City"? Probably not, but man are we all glad that he was able to deliver. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2020]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,775 charts

Rank Score:

37,009

Rank in 2015:

1

Rank in 2010s:

1

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 89 (2,224 votes)

Comments:

365

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The Money Store 

 Death Grips

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Manic, abrasive, and offensive. The Money Store was my introduction to Death Grips, and I remember being confused and (mistakenly) shrugging it off back at the time of my first listen. What a mistake. I challenge anyone to find an album that better represents the manic anhedonia of the internet age. Oh yeah, the music is also really catchy! MC Ride's delivery is fresh and has stood the test of time, and the music and production by Morin and Hill is punchy, in your face, and undeniably catchy. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2020]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

639 charts

Rank Score:

7,886

Rank in 2012:

5

Rank in 2010s:

24

Overall Rank:

213

Average Rating:

 82 (954 votes)

Comments:

83

7.

In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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While this album cannot may not top "OK Computer" and "Kid A" in terms of conceptual execution, the music of In Rainbows is, in my opinion, far more beautiful. Thom Yorke is at the peak of his vocal powers, and the band delivers some of its most gut-wrenchingly emotional performances. "Nude" and "Weird Fish / Arpeggios" (the albums clear standout tracks) are two of the most depressingly beautiful songs I have ever heard.

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,835 charts

Rank Score:

51,124

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,836 votes)

Comments:

386

8.

Kid A 

 Radiohead

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Another album that needs no introduction. Harrowing, musically compelling, conceptually fully realized, and completely indicative of the internet driven anhedonia that the world was rapidly accelerating towards at the time of its release, if "OK Computer" is "The Dark Side of the Moon of the nineties", then "Kid A" is certainly its "Wish You Were Here".

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,157 charts

Rank Score:

51,303

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 89 (4,357 votes)

Comments:

551

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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What is there to say that hasn't already been said a million times? I used to (foolishly) be a skeptic of The Beatles music, and this was the album that turned me onto their magic. Revolver is a thirty five minute journey through some of the most innovative, inventive, and influential pop music ever produced. An intoxicating blend of pop and psychedelia, Revolver is, in my opinion, The Beatles at the peak of their songwriting abilities. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,482 charts

Rank Score:

56,960

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,475 votes)

Comments:

477

10.

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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As well executed as "The Dark Side of the Moon", but musically less interesting at points (I'm looking at you, "Have a Cigar"). "Shine on you Crazy Diamond" is a song for the ages.

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,915 charts

Rank Score:

51,009

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 91 (3,949 votes)

Comments:

308

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Top 10 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	1	10%
1970s	2	20%
1980s	0	0%
1990s	2	20%
2000s	3	30%
2010s	2	20%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	3	30%
Pink Floyd	2	20%
The Strokes	1	10%
Neutral Milk Hotel	1	10%
Kendrick Lamar	1	10%
Death Grips	1	10%
The Beatles	1	10%

Country	Albums	%
	6	60%
	4	40%

Top 10 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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Down 3 from 6th to 9th Revolver by The Beatles
Down 1 from 4th to 5th To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Down 1 from 5th to 6th The Money Store by Death Grips

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
In Rainbows by Radiohead
Kid A by Radiohead
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

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