Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by albumceleste

I tried to do a rough catalogue of my taste.
One album per artist.
At first I was going to include classical music artists (probably a third of the chart, but there were SO many albums I needed to add and in the end classical music is not album based like pop music; when you like an artist or a work you end up listening to different versions everytime you can, so it didn't make sense to add them here.)
The order is whatever came up doing it. Maybe the top and low spots are more accurate. The middle of the bell curve is a mess.

• Chart updated: 11/17/2023 02:15
• (Created: 10/30/2021 01:56).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Complete Recordings 
Compilation

 Robert Johnson

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Found RJ's music when I was 18. I already knew him by name, cited as an influence for other artists.
Upon first listen I didn't get it. Then after repeated listens he became one of my favourite artists ever. I never get tired of his music, no matter how much I listened to it. [First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

538

Rank in 1990:

41

Rank in 1990s:

485

Overall Rank:

2,839

Average Rating:

 81 (255 votes)

Comments:

13

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Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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H61Rev is tied with "Bringing it all back home" as my favourtie Dylan album. It was really a coin toss.
Highway 61 revisited
Bringing it all back home
Blonde on blonde.
Freewhelin'
Blood on the tracks
Times they're a changin'
Time out of mind [First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,362 charts

Rank Score:

27,519

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,816 votes)

Comments:

227

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Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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My favourite rock band ever. Richards is the best.
Sticky fingers, Beggar's banquet or Exile on main street are my nr1
Let it bleed
Aftermath
Between the buttons [First added to this chart: 11/16/2023]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,638 charts

Rank Score:

17,105

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

64

Average Rating:

 86 (1,920 votes)

Comments:

136

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Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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First listen when I was 20ish. Didn't instantly get it, but it grew.
In a silent way could be my nr1 as well. [First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,646 charts

Rank Score:

22,377

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 89 (2,277 votes)

Comments:

169

5. (=)

The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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First listen at 20ish. Felt home when I did. As years pass by I like this album more by the day.
TVU&N
TVU
WL/WH [First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,045 charts

Rank Score:

40,494

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,546 votes)

Comments:

354

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Adiós Nonino 

 Astor Piazzolla

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First listen around 20ish. Instantly loved it and still remember that night and the setting.
Adios Nonino (69)
Libertango [First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

169

Rank in 1969:

122

Rank in 1960s:

565

Overall Rank:

7,397

Average Rating:

 77 (17 votes)

Comments:

0

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Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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Were my favourite around 14yo. Huge on them. That Jack White video were he can tell wich Beatles song is playing with just 2 seconds intro? I could do that too! I don't listen to them anymore on purpose.
Sgt Pepper's best album from a production standpoint. Abbey Road runner up.
Revolver best from an innovation standpoint. White album a mixed bag covering all spectre.
Rubber soul the best compromise between the innovative druggie Beatles and the merseybeat hi energy performing band. [First added to this chart: 11/14/2023]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,344 charts

Rank Score:

27,172

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 88 (3,371 votes)

Comments:

261

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Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' In The Moonlight 
Compilation

 Howlin' Wolf

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First listen around 17yo. That London Sessions album with Clapton and the british dudes. Instatly loved it. Then when I dig into his first recordings I began to appreciate his music even more.
Moanin' at midnight
Rocking chair
The London sessions [First added to this chart: 11/14/2023]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

152

Rank in 1986:

121

Rank in 1980s:

1,186

Overall Rank:

8,137

Average Rating:

 80 (9 votes)

Comments:

1

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Dark side of the moon hits a sweet spot between sophistification and easy-listening. It's a progressive rock album that you can have as background music or in the car, and if you pay attention it blows your mind, or it can be left in the back and is never intrusive. Just brillant.
TDSoTM
Wish you were here
The Piper at the gates of dawn (Syd Barret's beast, almost a different band altogether)
Meddle
Animals
The Wall [First added to this chart: 11/14/2023]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,125 charts

Rank Score:

61,174

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,329 votes)

Comments:

592

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Music For 18 Musicians 

 Steve Reich

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My first approach to S.Reich's music was Different Trains, wich is a genious masterwork. It could be here, but Music for 18 musicians is like looking at the fabric of music from a microscope. The fundamental thruts revealing in the smallest things.
"It's gonna rain-rain-rain-rain-rain-rain-rain-rain-rain!"
Music for 18 musicians
Different trains [First added to this chart: 11/14/2023]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

299 charts

Rank Score:

3,186

Rank in 1978:

9

Rank in 1970s:

124

Overall Rank:

546

Average Rating:

 82 (325 votes)

Comments:

17

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	1	1%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	9	9%
1960s	23	23%
1970s	27	27%
1980s	15	15%
1990s	14	14%
2000s	3	3%
2010s	7	7%
2020s	1	1%

Artist	Albums	%
Neutral Milk Hotel	1	1%
Ramones	1	1%
U2	1	1%
The Beatles	1	1%
Nina Simone	1	1%
Sumo	1	1%
Billie Holiday	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	55	55%
	21	21%
	9	9%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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Down 1 from 15th to 16th The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Down 1 from 16th to 17th Quadrophenia by The Who
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Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

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The Animals by The Animals

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