Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Hyggevinyl 
This list is updated continously. I am in the process of going through at least 20 albums each year thoroughly listening to albums I haven't heard from other peoples list. I listen to a lot of instrumental music: Jazz, electronic, ambient, instrumental rock and so on. When I hear songs, I focus on the music over the lyrics for the most part.
- Chart updated: 08/15/2025 20:45
- (Created: 07/12/2022 18:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Legendary. The wild build up in Lo Borges in Girassol, the melancholic longing in Milton Nascimentos voice. Acid guitar bossa mood in some of the later tracks. This is easily one of the albums I've heard the most in recent years.
[First added to this chart: 07/14/2022]
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1972
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4,037
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2022]
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1993
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4,097
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That theme tying everything together. Paroah Sanders bringing in the jazz. Great album.
[First added to this chart: 07/14/2022]
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2021
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2,535
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It's hard not just to plaster this list full of the Coltrane albums. So here is the Supreme album to represent his sound at this time.
[First added to this chart: 07/14/2022]
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1965
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15,586
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Some of the greatest electronic works ever. It just speaks to me. Elevates me. Puts me in a great mood.
[First added to this chart: 07/14/2022]
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I don't think I'm the only one here having this album in top ten.
[First added to this chart: 07/14/2022]
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2015
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31,290
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Listen to this album on a proper stereo setup, and come back to me. Some great classics here. And some totally underrated gems like 1983. If you don't appreciate this, upgrade your sound system.
[First added to this chart: 07/17/2022]
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1968
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17,361
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One of the most original voices in hip hop. This is 21st century jazz with a heart and an attitude.
[First added to this chart: 07/14/2022]
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2018
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759
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Miles at his funkiest. Love this!
[First added to this chart: 07/14/2022]
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1970
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9,194
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Bonkers album. I know that it's amazing and that I love it. But I need to hear it 100 times more to really gauge it.
[First added to this chart: 04/19/2023]
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1963
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12,804
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 9 | 9% |
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| Charles Mingus | 3 | 3% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Mos Def | 2 | 2% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 2% | |
| Pizzicato Five | 2 | 2% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 2% | |
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45 | 45% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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15 | 15% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 32nd to 31stMingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus |
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| Up 1 from 30th to 29thIllmatic by Nas |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 12 from 20th to 32ndRun The Jewels 2 by Run The Jewels |
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I like what I see so far! Keep it up until you get to 100!
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