Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Artists/groups that didn't make the list include the Byrds, Cream, the Cure, My Bloody Valentine, Pixies, and numerous other names I haven't listened to closely yet.
- Chart updated: 10/14/2025 23:45
- (Created: 08/29/2021 18:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Album of the year 1966
Favourite track: "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" [First added to this chart: 09/01/2021]
Album of the year 1966
Favourite track: "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" [First added to this chart: 09/01/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
38,671
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★★★★★
Album of the year 1976
Favourite track: "Station to Station" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Album of the year 1976
Favourite track: "Station to Station" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
12,047
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★★★★★
Album of the year 1977
Favourite track: "Dogs" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Album of the year 1977
Favourite track: "Dogs" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
22,646
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★★★★★
Album of the year 1972
Favourite track: "Close to the Edge (Pt. 4: Seasons of Man)" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Album of the year 1972
Favourite track: "Close to the Edge (Pt. 4: Seasons of Man)" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
13,813
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★★★★★
Album of the year 1969
Favourite track: "Epitaph" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Album of the year 1969
Favourite track: "Epitaph" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
28,124
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★★★★★
Favourite track: "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Favourite track: "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
43,064
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★★★★★
Album of the year 1965
Favourite track by John: "In My Life"
Favourite track by Paul: "I'm Looking Through You"
Favourite track by George: "If I Needed Someone" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Album of the year 1965
Favourite track by John: "In My Life"
Favourite track by Paul: "I'm Looking Through You"
Favourite track by George: "If I Needed Someone" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
26,537
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★★★★★
Album of the year 1997
Favourite track: "Subterranean Homesick Alien" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Album of the year 1997
Favourite track: "Subterranean Homesick Alien" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,449
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★★★★★
Album of the year 1993
Favourite track: "All Apologies" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Album of the year 1993
Favourite track: "All Apologies" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
17,469
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★★★★⯪
Album (EP) of the year 1994
Favourite track: "Rotten Apple" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Album (EP) of the year 1994
Favourite track: "Rotten Apple" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1994
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3,077
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1970s | 38 | 38% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 7 | 7% | |
| The Doors | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
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