Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by microjude 
Where in the *@#$! are the Beatles? Dylan? Hendrix? Nirvana? Thriller? Appetite for Destruction? Born In The USA? Back in Black? Well to tell you the truth I am just tired of hearing them (ok, GNR and Dylan I never cared for). I have heard the hits off them so many times (in some cases for decades) that I never listen to those cds anymore. I thought I'd keep this list to cds that I personally go back to again and again. Perhaps not cultural landmarks, but honestly my favorites.
- Chart updated: 03/17/2024 19:15
- (Created: 09/20/2008 06:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Bit of a cheat being a compilation, but it flows like an actual album. Other than Hand In Glove, unless you could track down and then afford each 45 this is the only way you could hear these songs in the US.
[First added to this chart: 11/16/2009]
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1987
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2,680
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2009]
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1989
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25,891
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2009]
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1972
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4,293
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2009]
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1989
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37,451
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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2011]
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1975
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13,315
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2009]
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1987
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9,273
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2009]
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2000
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2,020
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2011]
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1998
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1,384
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2012]
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1984
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3,367
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2009]
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1977
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11,835
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 32 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 36 | 36% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Van Halen | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| The Kinks | 3 | 3% | |
| Big Star | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Up 1 from 59th to 58th Horseshoes And Hand Grenades by Chris Mars |
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| Down 1 from 58th to 59th Giving You The Best That I Got by Anita Baker |
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| 80/100 | 09/16/2022 21:32 | Rm12398 | | 89/100 |
| 90/100 | 02/15/2022 22:03 | KineticEchoes02 | | 88/100 |
| 85/100 | 02/15/2022 12:22 |  Cytoma | | 90/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/03/2022 23:06 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
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From Moondance 09/16/2022 22:44
Super cool chart, given your opening comments. Good to see The Models among 4 aussie albums. Also great to see some lesser known artists hit your top 100 - Love & Rockets, Stephen Stills & Manassas, and the old Boz Scaggs! What can I say? - except, thanks for sharing your chart.
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From cronadigallina 09/15/2019 13:07
Yeah, the same for me! I like your chart because there are not the same sickening albums as always. Thank you
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From panapsal 06/05/2019 08:07
nice chart !!
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jdenny2018 06/01/2018 16:24
jdenny2018 06/01/2018 16:24
Nice list
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From Ulf 06/01/2018 08:26
cool stuff
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From Johnnyo 06/01/2018 08:13
Really great, personal chart. I get the over saturation point about some albums / artists and my favs for these artists tend not to be the usual suspects so, for dylan, my fav album is hurricane, for Springsteen it’s darkness and for acdc, ohh that’s hard, probably highway to Hell.
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LedZep 05/03/2017 15:12
LedZep 05/03/2017 15:12
I was also tired of many of those bands you've mentioned, but then I realised best Dylan, Nirvana and Springsteen songs are never played on the radio. Try In Utero rather than Nevermind, Nebraska and The River over Born in the USA and Blood on the Tracks over Highway 61... But I also totally understand that, I have the same problem with RHCP, ACDC, Guns n Roses, Bon Jovi and nothing can make me listen to those albums anymore
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From Kuzh69 10/18/2016 04:07
Thanks for the nice comment..... speaking of comments, I love the fact that
u don't give a f@@@ about popularity, and your list is what albums you
REALLY want to listen to, and don't care what anybody on this site thinks.
You are just being honest, and that's and how it should be.
By the way, my favorite underrated albums on your list are: fables and
reckoning(R.E.M.), the swing(inxs), candy o(cars),and east side story(squeeze).
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louisjwyatt 09/29/2015 20:02
louisjwyatt 09/29/2015 20:02
Awesome chart! Like many, I don't typically condone putting compilations in a chart, but Louder Than Bombs is definitely one of those exceptions. Also really interesting seeing Van Halen in here, though I'm not a fan of them. Definitely a thematic chart, though it is wonderfully diverse.
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From gon2bed 09/29/2015 17:04
Good list, considering we only have 6 albums in common. I could listen to most of these albums.
Interesting to see King Animal in there, that's my favourite Soundgarden too! It looks like you have heard a lot of stuff I have, but just in case you haven't, give a good listen to albums by Massive Attack, Radiohead, Muse and Placebo. Judging that you love riffs, you might like these.
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