Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by imacgill

• Chart updated: 06/22/2025 20:15
• (Created: 07/24/2022 20:56).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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My formative music years were the eighties and early nineties where I listened to mostly post punk and new wave, so this album being number 1 on my Greatest Music chart might seem odd. At the time, I wasn't big fan of some genres including folk and rap. However, as I grew older my musical mind opened up (the internet helped) and I was soon listening to a lot of different sounds. When I first heard this album from Neutral Milk Hotel I was totally blown away. Singer Jeff Mangum has this very melancholic but luring voice that make this one of the most beautiful albums ever released. The fact that this is a concept album and was made with an array of different musical instruments including a singing saw makes it all the more brilliant.
Live Moment: Seeing Neutral Milk Hotel play on their reunion tour in 2014. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,420 charts

Rank Score:

34,601

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 87 (2,946 votes)

Comments:

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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What more can be said about this album other than it has another lead singer that has a voice that lures you into the music. This is a record that was an innovative bright light at a time when post grunge and rap metal were killing the rock music industry. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,402 charts

Rank Score:

67,130

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,614 votes)

Comments:

851

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The Unforgettable Fire 

 U2

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U2 were my favourite band in my teen years and this will always be my favourite album of theirs. U2 have other albums that are more popular with both fans and critics but this record was the one that made me a mega fan and the most endearing to me.
Live Moment: Watching U2 play "Bad" at Live Aid and seeing Bono jump into the audience to dance with a girl while the rest of the band played patiently while privately seething in anger. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

568 charts

Rank Score:

3,747

Rank in 1984:

13

Rank in 1980s:

69

Overall Rank:

467

Average Rating:

 78 (985 votes)

Comments:

58

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Elephant 

 The White Stripes

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A lot of people will disagree but Jack White is the best guitarist of his generation. Don't fuck with Meg White either. Never heard two people make such a racket....but in a very good way. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,479 charts

Rank Score:

11,666

Rank in 2003:

1

Rank in 2000s:

13

Overall Rank:

115

Average Rating:

 83 (2,130 votes)

Comments:

129

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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Consensus is this is the greatest U2 album but for me it is second to The Unforgettable Fire (see above).
Live Moment: Seeing U2 live on the Joshua Tree tour with Bono's arm in a sling because of a separated shoulder which he sustained when he slipped on a stage a few nights earlier. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,852 charts

Rank Score:

18,616

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,446 votes)

Comments:

228

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Black Celebration 

 Depeche Mode

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Same comments for this album as the comments for the Joshua Tree. Depeche Mode were my second favourite band during my formative years.
Live Moment: Depeche Mode's Toronto gig on their Black Celebration tour was my first ever major concert. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

2,635

Rank in 1986:

10

Rank in 1980s:

101

Overall Rank:

663

Average Rating:

 79 (496 votes)

Comments:

29

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2022]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,483 charts

Rank Score:

35,207

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,905 votes)

Comments:

265

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The Bends 

 Radiohead

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Radiohead mixed the two most popular music styles of the time, grunge and Britpop and made the perfect 90's album. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,668 charts

Rank Score:

30,309

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 87 (3,905 votes)

Comments:

315

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So 

 Peter Gabriel

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Gabriel perfects his art rock/afrobeat fusion, and with the help of some slick videos that got heavy airplay on MTV, plus Kate Bush guesting on one of the beat duets ever made, make this album a masterpiece.
Live Moment: The only time I saw Peter Gabriel was on his So tour at the Busch missed maple Leaf Gardens. [First added to this chart: 03/19/2023]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

806 charts

Rank Score:

7,178

Rank in 1986:

4

Rank in 1980s:

29

Overall Rank:

227

Average Rating:

 80 (929 votes)

Comments:

61

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Psychocandy 

 The Jesus And Mary Chain

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I remember in high school seeing the name "Jesus and Mary Chain" etched into a desk in a classroom and wondering who the hell were they. Thought it must be some new punk band and then I heard their music and it was listening to someone run their fingernails down a chalkboard. Then I listened again and could hear these beautiful 60's pop melodies underneath the feedback and thoughi this is genius. It was the beginning of my love affair with Noise Pop and Shoegaze.
Live Moment: I never saw JAMC live back in the day but got to see them on their Psychocandy 30th anniversary tour. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

758 charts

Rank Score:

5,605

Rank in 1985:

5

Rank in 1980s:

40

Overall Rank:

305

Average Rating:

 79 (916 votes)

Comments:

68

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	5	5%
1970s	17	17%
1980s	20	20%
1990s	15	15%
2000s	30	30%
2010s	13	13%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
U2	4	4%
Radiohead	3	3%
LCD Soundsystem	3	3%
Depeche Mode	3	3%
The Beatles	2	2%
Sinéad O'Connor	2	2%
Lush	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	43	43%
	40	40%
	7	7%
	6	6%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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85/100	01/25/2025 14:16	SomethingSpecial	1,108	85/100
95/100	04/29/2024 02:19	tk421ucopy	55	85/100
100/100	10/30/2022 20:52	DJENNY	4,365	100/100
85/100	08/09/2022 14:37	Larcx13	1,141	86/100

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From CassidyInc 04/30/2024 02:11

Loving the comments about your first experience hearing each album. I can't stand U2 and it's almost enough to make me give them a second chance.

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From tk421ucopy 04/29/2024 02:19

Keep it up with the comments!! Excited to see where the chart goes from here

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