Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by leniad

My Favorite and Best Albums of all time List

Greatest 100 Artists All Time - https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=72187 (In Process)

From 101 to 200 List - https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=70803
From 201 to 300 List https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=71884
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From 401 to 500 https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=71889

This list cost me the same effort as passing my first 2 years of Engineer jajaja

This List contains my favorite Genres / Sub-genres that are:
Jazz Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Rock, Modal Jazz, Experimental Jazz, Jazz Funk, Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Indie Rock, Folk Rock, Post-Punk, Post-Rock, Progressive Rock, Acid Rock, Industrial Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Soft Rock, Surf Music, Ballads, Bolero, Mariachi, Electronic, Ambient, Baroque Pop, Art Pop, New Wave, Progressive Pop, R&B, Pop Folk, Psychedelic Pop, Synth-Pop, French House, Disco, Avant-Funk, Psychedelic Funk, Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Progressive Rap, Jazz Rap, Avant-Garde Soul, Classical.

I want to Pay Tribute not just to the artists or bands that have their names in front of the album covers but also the persons that made possible this album's such as:
Berry Gordy, Clive Davis, Quincy Jones, George Martin, Brian Eno, John Leckie, Rick Rubin, Nigel Godrich,
Steve Albini, Sam Phillips, Jimmy Miller, Max Martin, Tom Dowd, Teo Macero, Babyface, Arif Mardin, Butch Vig, Phil Spector, Nile Rodgers, Gerry Goffin, Ruben Fuentes, Tony Visconti, Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Brian Wilson, Armando Manzanero, Juan Carlos Calderon, Manuel Alejandro, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Barrett Strong, Bernie Taupin, Brian Eno, Teo Macero, Joe Meek.

And Now paying tribute to my Favorite and what i think are the Best Musicians/Artists Ever:
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Kendrick Lamar, Elvis Presley, Kate Bush, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Undergound, The Doors, The Who, The Smiths, The Cure, Joy Division, Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tame Impala, Porcupine Tree, Bjork, Supertramp, King Crimson, Genesis, David Bowie, Elton John, The Talking Heads, The Stone Roses, James Brown, Frank Sinatra, Luis Miguel, Jose Jose, Juan Gabriel, Camilo Sesto, Julio Iglesias, Frank Ocean, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Can, R.E.M., The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Iron Maiden, Nirvana, The Flaming Lips, NIN, Talk Talk, Daft Punk, The Strokes, Sufjan Stevens, LCD Soundsystem, Coldplay, Gorillaz, The Kinks, Kanye West, CCR, Invisible, Soda Stereo, Mariah Carey, Charly Garcia, Seru Giran, Cafe Tacvba, Caifanes, Kraftwerk, Marillion, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mac Demarco, Beach House, Black Sabbath, John Williams, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Wagner, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Music for me is Art, is sensitiveness, is innovation, is sadness, is joy, is freedom, is nostalgia, is Passion, is LOVE

This Chart is always going to be changing and in process because is impossible to me just entering 100 albums here, all records here have a piece of my heart passing through my life (I'm 25 years at the moment of creating the chart)

Hope you enjoy it and let your comments so we can talk about the best albums ever, i always say music is the best thing humans have created :)

• Chart updated: 12/30/2023 04:15
• (Created: 11/10/2021 17:35).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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11. (=)

The Downward Spiral 

 Nine Inch Nails

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95

Trent Reznor is a GENIUS
This album will haunt you, if you play this at night is not going to let you sleep
From the context were this album was recorded to the excellent level of production Reznor achieve
Sometimes is good to explore and embrace more “Bad” emotions and this album does it exceptionally

Treznor expressed a lot of what people are timorous to Say or to think.

Industrial Rock / Alternative Rock / Industrial Metal

Hurt / March of the pigs / Closer [First added to this chart: 11/12/2021]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

927 charts

Rank Score:

9,783

Rank in 1994:

7

Rank in 1990s:

34

Overall Rank:

163

Average Rating:

 83 (1,186 votes)

Comments:

84

12. (=)

In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) 

 King Crimson

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95

The Very First Progressive Rock Album

Oh man what are this 5 guys doing back in 1969 ???!!!
They all are really really excellent musicians, its brilliant how the songs change from absolute chaos (in a good way) to beautiful harmonic in 2 seconds also the lyrics are poesy !!
combined Jazz with Classical and Rock!!! creating the fundaments for my favorite Rock sub-genre, i think this is an essential album for anyone who likes and wants to know more about music
Robert Fripp, Greg Lake, Ian Mcdonald, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield all genius of the 20th century

Progressive Rock / Jazz / Classical

Epitaph / 21st Century Man / The Court of the King Crimson [First added to this chart: 11/12/2021]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,986 charts

Rank Score:

31,598

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

7

Overall Rank:

25

Average Rating:

 89 (2,352 votes)

Comments:

219

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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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95

Isn't it a pity Ian Died and left only 2 albums?

Please if you have never heard this, wait until night put your headphones on and listen to what Ian Curtis and his band wanted to say
this album is a experience, I never get enough of the ambient this one creates, travels me to a dark and unfaithful planet, the lyrics about desolation and human alienation are great and Ian vocal performance is terrific
Some "kids" carrying by themselves a new sub-genre and a new wave from music to come

Post-Punk

Disorder / Shadowplay / New Dawn Fades [First added to this chart: 11/12/2021]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,920 charts

Rank Score:

25,030

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 87 (2,273 votes)

Comments:

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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95

For a While this was my Favorite Floyd and Progressive Album

I was in college when i start listening to Floyd, first Dark Side and the next one was this Masterpiece and this album absorb me, i remember i went out in the middle of the night just driving around the city at 2 AM listening to the entire Album just for fun with like 19-20 years

The 5 songs here are 9s and 10s at worst, its like a trip really (Like Most Floyd Albums) with songs that really have a social commentary reflecting a more maturity and criticism in Water's lyrics, for always its impossible to not put this album in a best progressive album list and in this case in a Best Ever Albums list.

Progressive Rock / Space Rock / Art Rock

Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts I-IX / Welcome to the Machine [First added to this chart: 11/12/2021]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,914 charts

Rank Score:

50,536

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 91 (3,947 votes)

Comments:

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The Doors 

 The Doors

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95

Jim Morrison on Stage perfomance and vocals together with Ray Manzarek Keyborad and Organ greatness are one of my favorite All Time Duo's

This debut album is almost perfect just saying this one is package with The End, Break on Trough and Light My Fire, i really can listen to Manzarek Keyboard and Organ deliver on this one All day long, Jim's voice is like a Shaman calling you to discover your soul in a world of mysticism and excesses so profound and so crazy
I really think the 70s were going to be The Doors Decade, sadly we will never know

Psychedelic Rock / Art Rock / Hard Rock

The End / Light My Fire / Break on Through [First added to this chart: 11/12/2021]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,340 charts

Rank Score:

29,030

Rank in 1967:

3

Rank in 1960s:

10

Overall Rank:

30

Average Rating:

 87 (2,764 votes)

Comments:

207

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Sign 'O' The Times 

 Prince

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95

Tied with Thriller for Best Pop Album ever

So many Flavors and genres prince achieve in this project, a double album with R&B, Soul, Rock, Funk, Avant pop, etc
Another album where prince play almost all instruments, produce and mix the entire record
For me Prince is the most talented music artist ever and this is his Magnus Opus

R&B / Funk / Soul / Rock / Avant-Pop / Psychedelic Pop / Pop

U Got The Look / Sign O The Times / I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man [First added to this chart: 11/12/2021]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

840 charts

Rank Score:

9,245

Rank in 1987:

3

Rank in 1980s:

21

Overall Rank:

174

Average Rating:

 81 (914 votes)

Comments:

54

17. (=)

Disintegration 

 The Cure

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95

The Cure is indeed the best band from the 1980s tied with The Smiths

"Disintigration" takes you on a journey of melancholy, sadness, memories, and all sad things for that matter
Pictures of you always makes me cry and that's beautiful in an artistic way, music that let flow your emotions and all that sutff
Robert Smith was frightened about he was going to turn 30 and hasn't created a Masterpiece so he focus and decided to create one, he Succeeded.

Gothic Rock / Alternative Rock / Art Rock

Pictures Of You / Lullaby / Love Song [First added to this chart: 11/12/2021]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,764 charts

Rank Score:

27,740

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (1,966 votes)

Comments:

150

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Hatful Of Hollow 

 The Smiths

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95

This Album contains 16 songs and the average rating is 87!!!

This is one of the albums you fall in love at first listen, all songs here are from good to excellent, Marr was just 21 when this album was released (Feels almost like Harrison at the beatles debut). this feels so fresh, so electrifying and so Morrisey jajaja, love this one and for me this counts like a studio album

Indie Pop / Alternative Rock

How Soon Is Now? / Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want / What Difference Does It Make? [First added to this chart: 11/12/2021]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

607 charts

Rank Score:

6,802

Rank in 1984:

6

Rank in 1980s:

33

Overall Rank:

259

Average Rating:

 86 (1,005 votes)

Comments:

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19. (=)

Thriller 

 Michael Jackson

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95

Best Pop Album Ever

This Album is to Pop what “Dark side to the Moon” to Progressive Rock and what “Kind Of Blue” to Jazz
Although i consider 2 Prince Records almost as the same level its just undeniable the impact and the legacy this album and MJ have on thounsands of artists since
And i think the best thing an Artist can achieve is inspiring others while creating music (Art)
So many classics and incredible songs from start to finish
I used to think that Lady in my life was a filler but now is one of my favourite feeling songs

Pop / R&B / Funk / Rock / Post-Disco

Billie Jean / Beat It / Wannabe Startin Something [First added to this chart: 11/12/2021]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,575 charts

Rank Score:

16,833

Rank in 1982:

1

Rank in 1980s:

9

Overall Rank:

77

Average Rating:

 82 (2,102 votes)

Comments:

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20. (=)

Vespertine 

 Björk

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95

One of the most Beautiful Albums Ever

What a musical experience Bjork gave us with this project, i can understand why most people agree with "Homogenic" being her best ever album and the experimental music she creates on that one, but for me "Vespertine" is her most perfect Record, she mix Art Pop, Ambient and Electronica with such human sensitiveness that freaks me out

With every listen you will always hear something new about every song, wonderful wonderful record


Art Pop / Electronica

Fav Songs: Pagan Poetry / Hidden Place / Unison [First added to this chart: 11/12/2021]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

790 charts

Rank Score:

9,639

Rank in 2001:

4

Rank in 2000s:

26

Overall Rank:

164

Average Rating:

 83 (972 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	1%
1960s	20	20%
1970s	24	24%
1980s	12	12%
1990s	19	19%
2000s	15	15%
2010s	7	7%
2020s	2	2%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	5	5%
Radiohead	4	4%
David Bowie	4	4%
Miles Davis	3	3%
Pink Floyd	3	3%
Led Zeppelin	3	3%
Kendrick Lamar	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	44	44%
	37	37%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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65/100	06/26/2023 07:15	Applerill	976	75/100
100/100	02/25/2023 23:59	KineticEchoes02	111	88/100
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From KineticEchoes02 02/26/2023 00:06

Hey man, I've come back to this chart a second time and it gets a perfect 100. I love your introduction and the huge respect you've given to the artists, producers and collaborators that made this amazing music possible and brought so much joy to our lives. You've clearly put a lot of work into this, there's an awesome personal touch to it and I can relate totally to your stories within. I've also got some great tips off this chart - whilst there are plenty of well-know classics - and you share much of the same tastes as mine - there are quite a few I must give a listen, and it's really helpful that you've listed all the genres/sub-genres covered in those albums. Love this!

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From Tamthebam 02/25/2023 09:39

A really great chart a great mixture of classics and genres ... well done !

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From sssvnnn 08/24/2022 19:26

Very classical chart. Fine.
Your liner notes are well informed, personal, characterful and warm hearted,
No surprise that everyone gives you a good rating.
So do I.

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From ExTeaSea 06/19/2022 18:28

Great chart. Would have appreciated more obscure picks that are uniquely you.

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From FelipeBoorkes 06/18/2022 18:23

Mucha música similar, pero sí extrañé más artistas de habla hispana. Sin embargo se entiende que hay que traer a cuento un ch1ng* álbumes clásicos que yo dejé fuera. ¡Saludos, man!

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From Johnnyo 03/20/2022 08:54

Only the third overall chart that I have given 100. I absolutely love this chart and the comments add a nice personal touch. Great job

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From Larcx13 02/01/2022 20:49

Good effort in this chart.

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