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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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]
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]
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1990
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516
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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]
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]
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1965
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26,667
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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]
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]
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1971
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16,710
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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]
In a silent way could be my nr1 as well. [First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]
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1959
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21,824
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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]
TVU&N
TVU
WL/WH [First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]
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1967
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39,143
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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]
Adios Nonino (69)
Libertango [First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]
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]
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]
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1965
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26,347
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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]
Moanin' at midnight
Rocking chair
The London sessions [First added to this chart: 11/14/2023]
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]
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]
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1973
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59,136
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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]
"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]
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1978
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3,243
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Love | 1 | 1% | |
| Metallica | 1 | 1% | |
| Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band | 1 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 1% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1 | 1% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 1 | 1% | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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55 | 55% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 15th to 16thThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17thQuadrophenia by The Who |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18thBillie Holiday Sings (1950) by Billie Holiday |
| New entries |
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| Loveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| Leavers |
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| The Animals by The Animals |
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