Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Altsoul 
My chart is not here to fulfill snobs requirements. I don't venerate your sacred cows. I counterbalance the negative hypes. I laugh at the imperative of "variety" (where are the hardcore punk, tango, black metal, cumbia or world genres in your charts?). I choose feelings over rationalization, galvanic reaction over snob conformity and authenticity over posing. And I will always embrace punk rock, such an underrated genre on this site. This is not the greatest albums of all time chart but my personal all time favourites list.
- Chart updated: 12/28/2025 16:45
- (Created: 07/28/2012 07:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2012]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,727
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2012]
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1993
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17,752
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2012]
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1991
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18,349
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2012]
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1988
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15,559
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2012]
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2001
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7,549
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2012]
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1993
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17,541
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2012]
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1983
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565
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2012]
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1995
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14,728
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2012]
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2004
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33,942
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2012]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1990s | 36 | 36% | |
| 2000s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Wipers | 3 | 3% | |
| Elliott Smith | 3 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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52 | 52% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 18 from 69th to 51stStatic Age by Misfits |
| Up 17 from 93rd to 76thWeezer (Blue Album) by Weezer |
| Up 16 from 97th to 81stEl Avión Ya Se Estrelló Y Yo Sigo Volando by Jaime Sin Tierra |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 21 from 75th to 96thO by Damien Rice |
| Down 19 from 78th to 97thOnce (Music From The Motion Picture) by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova |
| Down 14 from 84th to 98thIsn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine |
| New entries |
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| Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned |
| Autochocador by Jaime Sin Tierra |
| Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys |
| Leavers |
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| New Wave by Against Me! |
| Oh You're So Silent Jens by Jens Lekman |
| #1 Record by Big Star |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/25/2025 14:13 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,098 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2023 21:35 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2023 13:08 |  Tamthebam | 650 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2023 11:04 | Johnnyo | 2,567 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2022 16:37 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.7/100, a mean average of 86.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.3.
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From Moondance 01/17/2023 21:44 | #293019
Really cool chart. Loved seeing Soda Stereo (twice) - my favourite Argentinian band. Loved seeing ten entries from Argentina - will check out those I haven't heard of before.
The other cool surprises were:
The 'Once' soundtrack - love the movie and the song 'falling slowly';
Two albums from Aussie band "Royal Headache". I wonder how an unknown independent Aussie band gets known across the vastness of the Pacific Ocean?
Anyway, I enjoyed checking out the entire chart and glimpsing a few pleasant surprises.
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From Johnnyo 01/17/2023 11:05 | #292981
Great chart and love the intro. Greatest albums is always a misnomer. It’s always going to be your personal favourites and, on the whole, I love yours.
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From leniad 03/16/2022 18:51 | #282916
what other genres you like apart from rock?
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From zrommeke 04/13/2020 17:05 | #249885
Not bad at all...
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From Timooosterink 04/13/2020 09:36 | #249872
Lots in common!
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kynes 08/30/2019 23:43 | #241983
kynes 08/30/2019 23:43 | #241983
This chart is fun as hell. Ignition in the top 10 is bold. Great stuff.
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elo269megv 12/21/2018 17:38 | #227576
elo269megv 12/21/2018 17:38 | #227576
Did we just become best friends?
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ForegroundNoise 12/21/2018 09:37 | #227544
ForegroundNoise 12/21/2018 09:37 | #227544
LOVE the inclusion of 'This Is A Long Drive...' and 'Signals, Calls & Marches'! Great to see them getting the recognition they deserve. Your chart is a little alt-rock heavy for my liking however (+ they were things going on in the 60s that weren't the Beatles!!). Would be nice to see some hip hop/electronic/jazz thrown in the mix!
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LedZep 05/29/2017 13:50 | #191638
LedZep 05/29/2017 13:50 | #191638
Really great chart, nothing more to add!
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From WayneMC 11/15/2016 17:06 | #178478
20 albums in common and 27 that I don't own, including the 9 from Argentina (which I'm broad minded enough to check out). Not that much variety though.
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