Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 12/17/2023 17:15
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It's not just the haunting concept, extraordinary sound quality and sonic palette, world-class musicianship, perfect blend of experimentation and accessibility, moving aesthetic, and the patient sprawl of its music. It's the fact that every extraordinary composition
[First added to this chart: 08/27/2021]
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2015
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2,885
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The culmination of Talk Talk's post-rock experimentation. Minimalist, haunting, beautiful, eerie, perfect.
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1991
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8,116
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The best break-up album of all time, wrapped in music so warm and floaty I want nothing else.
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1993
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10,416
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My most-listened to of the year, and not a note wrong - weirdly addictive. To be enjoyed with a knowing collegiate smirk on your face. The Dan have always had excellent lyrics, without equal in the genre, but here they set those cynical poems to easily the most fun music they ever recorded.
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1973
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1,924
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Lyrically and conceptually the greatest album of all time (in only 59 lines!), with some of the best-thought-out, perfectly crafted music ever written as its vehicle.
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1975
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41,442
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2019
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8,022
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Still epic
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1994
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3,633
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Not necessarily the most impressive, original or influential, but everything came together to give the strongest set of melodic art rock songs ever written. Every song (except, ironically, the single "Dreamer") is a highlight. Surprisingly cohesive too, and dark but never depressing.
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1974
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6,143
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The best post-punk/shoegaze record ever, drawing together a bunch of different styles into something astonishingly cohesive
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The definite dark-side-of-love song cycle, with a selection of universally excellent songs to capture it. The singles are deservedly well-documented, but the side-ending "Songbird" and "Gold Dust Woman" are just as worthwhile.
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1977
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28,988
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Porcupine Tree | 6 | 6% | |
| Steven Wilson | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Slowdive | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Talk Talk | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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