Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
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- Chart updated: 4 days ago
- (Created: 11/11/2020 16:37).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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New Wave
Favorite Tracks: Bonny, Horsin' Around, When the Angels
My personal favorite "80s" album. Yknow, it just sounds like the 80s. Even so, Paddy's songwriting just brings the album to a whole new level. There's just something different about this album.
I spend the days with my vanity
I'm lost in heaven and I'm lost to earth
Didn't give you minutes not even moments
All my life in a tower of foil
Shaded feelings, don't believe you
When you were there before my eyes
No one planned it took it for granted [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]
Favorite Tracks: Bonny, Horsin' Around, When the Angels
My personal favorite "80s" album. Yknow, it just sounds like the 80s. Even so, Paddy's songwriting just brings the album to a whole new level. There's just something different about this album.
I spend the days with my vanity
I'm lost in heaven and I'm lost to earth
Didn't give you minutes not even moments
All my life in a tower of foil
Shaded feelings, don't believe you
When you were there before my eyes
No one planned it took it for granted [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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3,438
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Surf Rock // Ambient Pop
Favorite Tracks: Never Find a Girl, The Next Time, Standing Time
This album means so much to me. I discovered it while cleaning out my grandmothers house. There is no other album that comes close to comforting me as this one does. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2022]
Favorite Tracks: Never Find a Girl, The Next Time, Standing Time
This album means so much to me. I discovered it while cleaning out my grandmothers house. There is no other album that comes close to comforting me as this one does. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2022]
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Noise Rock // Indie Rock
Favorite Tracks: Little Fury Things, Kracked, The Lung, Raisins, Tarpit
I'll be grazing by your window
Please come pat me on the head
I just want to find out what you're nice to me for
When I look up, don't think I don't know
About all the scabs you dread
It's hard to stomach the gore [First added to this chart: 09/03/2021]
Favorite Tracks: Little Fury Things, Kracked, The Lung, Raisins, Tarpit
I'll be grazing by your window
Please come pat me on the head
I just want to find out what you're nice to me for
When I look up, don't think I don't know
About all the scabs you dread
It's hard to stomach the gore [First added to this chart: 09/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,736
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Post-Punk (as post-punky as it could get)
North American release
Tracks: India, Sister Europe, Pulse, Fall, We Love You, Soap Commercial, Imitation of Christ, Wedding Song, Flowers
The most creative post-punk album. Richard Butler's singing is just so unique. From the album structure to the songwriting, everything is just perfect.
Imitation of Christ
This you who lie and scream
You fall to dust
You fall to dust
In walls of words
Your words are blind
You speak and you are dumb and blind
The word that is your god
Is you who fall so low and fall so far
Imitation of Christ [First added to this chart: 12/03/2020]
North American release
Tracks: India, Sister Europe, Pulse, Fall, We Love You, Soap Commercial, Imitation of Christ, Wedding Song, Flowers
The most creative post-punk album. Richard Butler's singing is just so unique. From the album structure to the songwriting, everything is just perfect.
Imitation of Christ
This you who lie and scream
You fall to dust
You fall to dust
In walls of words
Your words are blind
You speak and you are dumb and blind
The word that is your god
Is you who fall so low and fall so far
Imitation of Christ [First added to this chart: 12/03/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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578
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Noise Rock // Punk
Favorite Tracks: Taking Too Long, When It's Over, Youth of America [First added to this chart: 07/26/2021]
Favorite Tracks: Taking Too Long, When It's Over, Youth of America [First added to this chart: 07/26/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,827
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Skate Punk // Hardcore Punk
[First added to this chart: 05/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1982
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982
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Post-Rock // No Wave // Noise Rock
Quite possible the most mind-boggling listen for anyone. It's noisy, and then it's not. It's rough, and then it's not. Essentially microtonal/atonal contemporary classical but with rock instruments and just about the most creative use of them in any music. Truly enlightening. [First added to this chart: 06/16/2021]
Quite possible the most mind-boggling listen for anyone. It's noisy, and then it's not. It's rough, and then it's not. Essentially microtonal/atonal contemporary classical but with rock instruments and just about the most creative use of them in any music. Truly enlightening. [First added to this chart: 06/16/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,625
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New Wave // Synth Funk
[First added to this chart: 11/11/2020]
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1984
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4,378
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Indie Rock // Power Pop
[First added to this chart: 01/02/2025]
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1985
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3,949
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Synthpop
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,142
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2020s | 5 | 5% |
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| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Angel Olsen | 2 | 2% | |
| Mitski | 2 | 2% | |
| Black Country, New Road | 2 | 2% | |
| Jeff Buckley | 2 | 2% | |
| Deafheaven | 2 | 2% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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62 | 62% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 56th to 57th The Bridge by Sonny Rollins |
| Down 1 from 57th to 58th Puberty 2 by Mitski |
| Down 1 from 58th to 59th Tim by The Replacements |
| Leavers |
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 The Hissing Of Summer Lawnsby Joni Mitchell |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
92/100 (from 32 votes)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 90/100  | 3 days ago |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
| 80/100 | 01/25/2025 14:14 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 01/15/2025 16:34 | Exist-en-ciel | | 99/100 |
| 100/100 | 01/14/2025 16:37 |  EyeKanFly | | 88/100 |
| 80/100 | 07/22/2024 01:18 |  MadhattanJack | | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 1% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 91.7/100, a mean average of 93.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 93.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.1.
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100/100
From EyeKanFly 01/14/2025 16:39
EyeKanFly 01/14/2025 16:39
Bumped up the rating, your chart definitely isn't as "60s/70s-centric" as it was when I first rated this.
Overall amazing list, I have listened to the Philippine albums and really enjoyed them. Lots in common and overall great diversity in genres. Lots to love in this list and lots to add to my wishlist as well!
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NowhereMan 01/14/2025 15:49
NowhereMan 01/14/2025 15:49
There is a lot here I have not listened to, but huge kudos for having Bookends at number 1. I have it at 2!
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90/100
From mianfei 11/20/2023 12:36
This must be about the best chart I have ever seen. Its composition is like nothing else I have seen on this site or anywhere else, has some quite good notes (though I will say that they could do more than discuss the best tracks and look at each album’s wider importance) and many very unsual albums. The song list, too, is very good.
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95/100
From chavaloricardin 04/14/2023 21:45
¡Dios mío! la mitad de los álbumes que están aquí no los conozco. Me diste algo para escuchar, grandioso chart.
Tu lista de canciones también es muy interesante.
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OMG! Half of the albums that are here I don't know. You gave me something to listen to, great chart.
Your track list is also very interesting
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100/100
From 
Repo 08/29/2022 18:41
Repo 08/29/2022 18:41
Team Dresch!!! Killer selection, my friend! Quite diverse!
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100/100
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pa 07/22/2022 15:22
pa 07/22/2022 15:22
Thank you so much for you rating and comment Seb! I will be happy to listen to your recommendation quite soon <3
I really love your chart as well and your notes are awesome.
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90/100
From sssvnnn 03/24/2022 14:20
sssvnnn 03/24/2022 14:20
fantastic chart.
It starts nicely with some classics, but it shows some pretty unknown and interesting picks besides the mainstream.
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100/100
From EyeKanFly 04/15/2021 20:51
EyeKanFly 04/15/2021 20:51
Nice chart, as far as 60s/70s-centric charts go, this one is right up my alley. Personally my chart is more slanted towards the recent decades, but this is great.
I'll have to listen to the Philippine albums here
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80/100
From RioBravo 03/17/2021 06:34
Very nice. Lots of my favorites here. I got to give Quicksilver Messenger Service a try.
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100/100
From 
Larcx13 01/07/2021 17:58
Larcx13 01/07/2021 17:58
So Time Out is back on! I really like your list still. Good stuff. A little bit too 70s oriented, which is okay since it's such a great decade for music, but I like to see diversity through out the decades and genres. It just shows more of an open mind but eh... I get it. My original list had nearly 40 entries for the 90s lol.
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