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: 09/18/2025 01:15
- (Created: 09/20/2008 06:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Another tough one picking a favorite Kinks album. Too many to choose from. This one gets the slight nod over Village Green because of the sheer number of my favorite Kinks songs ever on it. At least eight of them: Strangers, Get Back in Line, Top of the Pops, This Time Tomorrow, Rats, Apeman, Powerman and Lola too (of course great, but so overplayed I usually skip over that one). The deluxe version even have tunes they felt shouldn't make the cut, but would be welcome additions to any band's catalog.
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1970
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1968
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| The Kinks | 3 | 3% | |
| Van Halen | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Soundgarden | 2 | 2% | |
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| ! | 07/12/2024 07:45 |  Tamthebam | 649 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/11/2024 20:47 | Johnnyo | 2,568 | 80/100 |
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From Moondance 09/16/2022 22:44 | #289717
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 | #242628
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 | #237126
nice chart !!
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jdenny2018 06/01/2018 16:24 | #215895
jdenny2018 06/01/2018 16:24 | #215895
Nice list
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From Ulf 06/01/2018 08:26 | #215864
cool stuff
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From Johnnyo 06/01/2018 08:13 | #215862
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 | #190236
LedZep 05/03/2017 15:12 | #190236
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 | #177067
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 | #150699
louisjwyatt 09/29/2015 20:02 | #150699
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 | #150694
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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