Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by mrmcrook

A best album for me is an album in which every song is an absolute gem (with the exception of maybe one mediocre track). An album of brilliance and enjoyment from start to finish.
Not ones with a half dozen epic tracks, the other half nothing but filler.

I realize my chart has a lot of compilations and many people believe compilations shouldn't count. The reason I have included them is so I can add a few bands/artists that have fantastic music and should be recognized. Otherwise the list will be hugely dominated by a dozen bands that everyone knows has a huge number of worthy albums. Hence why the large amount of compilations and live albums.

Any footnotes are just personal ramblings for my own entertainment.
And to remind me of the joy the music brings before all memory is erased.

• Chart updated: 03/10/2024 01:45
• (Created: 08/27/2020 03:09).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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25. (=)

Welcome To My Nightmare 

 Alice Cooper

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Another early introduction for me into the world of rock that paved the way for musical preferences. I was one of those obnoxious pricks that went round school reciting the Vincent Price part of Black Widow all the time. I thought I was so neat. What a prat.
Favorite track: Years Ago [First added to this chart: 09/18/2020]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

787

Rank in 1975:

36

Rank in 1970s:

404

Overall Rank:

2,107

Average Rating:

 78 (221 votes)

Comments:

10

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Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine 
Compilation

 The Doors

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I've entered this instead of any of the studio albums as this has the best overall collection of there songs. Better than any 'Best Of' album they have. The 'hits' are on it of course but it also has a great deal of the other finest cuts from the albums. I played this during a 2 hour car journey I had with my mother (Barry Manilow was her cup of tea). To my surprise she really liked it. The wonders of music never cease. [First added to this chart: 09/18/2020]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

232

Rank in 1972:

95

Rank in 1970s:

954

Overall Rank:

5,718

Average Rating:

 80 (58 votes)

Comments:

5

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Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003) 
Compilation

 Pearl Jam

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Absolutely love this. Only had Vitalogy before getting this. Since then I have acquired another 7 studio albums. Some of them are fantastic (Ten, V's) but I think most have to high a ratio of just average songs. Hence why I love this. Everyone's a winner baby, that's no lie.
Favorite track: Black [First added to this chart: 09/18/2020]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

142

Rank in 2004:

136

Rank in 2000s:

1,533

Overall Rank:

8,567

Average Rating:

 81 (97 votes)

Comments:

3

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Billion Dollar Babies 

 Alice Cooper

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Yet another masterpiece from Alice. Again, all killer, no filler. During the early 70's this man was just on fire. His series of albums during this period are the most under rated within the rock world. A fantastic addition to any collection for rock fans. [First added to this chart: 09/22/2020]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

1,022

Rank in 1973:

35

Rank in 1970s:

333

Overall Rank:

1,675

Average Rating:

 79 (314 votes)

Comments:

18

39. (=)

Hypnotize 

 System Of A Down

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2020]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

866

Rank in 2005:

42

Rank in 2000s:

316

Overall Rank:

1,935

Average Rating:

 73 (368 votes)

Comments:

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Mezmerize 

 System Of A Down

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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2020]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

2,094

Rank in 2005:

16

Rank in 2000s:

136

Overall Rank:

857

Average Rating:

 76 (549 votes)

Comments:

22

44. (=)

Play 

 Moby

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A magnum opus. This album is full of perfectly constructed tracks which segue brilliantly into each other. A masterpiece in it's own right. [First added to this chart: 09/22/2020]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

558 charts

Rank Score:

3,487

Rank in 1999:

12

Rank in 1990s:

92

Overall Rank:

521

Average Rating:

 77 (801 votes)

Comments:

38

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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I'd never even heard of these guys prior to coming onto this site. Being rated so high I gave it a listen on Spotify, thought it was alright and managed to track myself down a copy. It took a few listens before it fully clicked with me as I initially found the vocals a tad grating. Now I find it very addictive and have it on high rotation.
The sequencing and seguing from one song to the next is total perfection. An absolute true gem of an album. [First added to this chart: 06/30/2021]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,381 charts

Rank Score:

39,336

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 87 (2,872 votes)

Comments:

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Who Cares A Lot? The Greatest Hits 
Compilation

 Faith No More

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I feel a tad guilty having this so high in my chart. I knew a fair amount of FNM songs but this was the first of their CD's I got. Fantastic compilation. Full of all the gems and more. With them all collected together it makes you realize at just what a fucking great band Faith No More are. [First added to this chart: 09/18/2020]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

135

Rank in 1998:

148

Rank in 1990s:

1,509

Overall Rank:

8,942

Average Rating:

 75 (28 votes)

Comments:

1

54. (=)

Dust 

 Screaming Trees

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The interesting thing with this album is that there's nothing that's specifically unique or different than other albums from this genre. Nothing that really sets it apart in some original way.
Yet it's so fucking brilliant. The melody, vocals, song structure of every song on this makes it one of the best albums from this era. Outstanding and it deserves more recognition than it gets. [First added to this chart: 09/22/2020]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

681

Rank in 1996:

43

Rank in 1990s:

419

Overall Rank:

2,361

Average Rating:

 78 (145 votes)

Comments:

7

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	3	3%
1970s	34	34%
1980s	16	16%
1990s	18	18%
2000s	24	24%
2010s	4	4%
2020s	1	1%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
AC/DC	4	4%
Dead Kennedys	4	4%
System Of A Down	3	3%
Queens Of The Stone Age	3	3%
Black Sabbath	3	3%
Motörhead	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	48	48%
	33	33%
	10	10%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 6 from 71st to 65th Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 65th to 66th Ótta by Sólstafir
Down 1 from 66th to 67th Album Of The Year by Faith No More
Down 1 from 67th to 68th Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

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95/100

From chavaloricardin 04/08/2023 05:03

Me gustan los charts que incluyen notas para justificar la inclusión de los álbumes.
No soy muy fan del Heavy Metal pero viendo tu chart, tomaré algunos de los álbumes que seleccionaste para darle una oportunidad al género

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I like charts that include notes to justify the inclusion of the albums.
I'm not a big fan of Heavy Metal but looking at your chart, I'll take some of the albums you selected hoping I'll like "metal" even a little

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From BraddlesHendo 03/21/2023 10:28

Great seeing Alice Cooper and The Dead Kennedy’s

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90/100

From uphill 01/05/2023 15:28

You get only 90 instead of 100 cause you listed Rammstein...

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From Arthurknight 11/11/2022 02:26

I moved into Myles Heskett's (wolfmother) old rental some years back. Am no longer there but I used the bungalow that was his drum studio as my own sound design studio; cool guy and cool music. I love how personal this chart is too, including things like the bad seeds comp makes perfect sense when you rationalise it that way.

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80/100

From Moondance 09/18/2022 22:29

Good to see the Aussie & NZ bands/albums get a mention - but then again, we would be inclined that way given our geographical position on the planet. I respect your musical preferences even though we have travelled down very different musical routes. Loved seeing Jethro Tull's 'Aqualung' squeeze into the top 100.

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95/100

From KineticEchoes02 02/09/2022 09:06

Lovin some of those choices, fellow Aussie. Great writeups, and some of those albums - absolute bloody belters - I feel exactly the same way about!

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90/100

From rockbluesfolkjaz 10/25/2021 17:24

Definitely a good chart. A lot of the same choices as mine. But I like the additions of The Dead Kennedys, Monster Magnet, QOTSA, and Lacuna Coil, among others.

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From ExTeaSea 04/17/2021 01:51

Cool chart! There's definitely some stuff I'd like to check out. Love the variety as well. I also really like Elbow.

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From StreakyNuno 03/02/2021 20:41

Very nice chart...thank you

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From StreakyNuno 01/31/2021 00:17

Good to see Dark Side in first place.

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