Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Deckiller 
Classic rock, progressive rock, and 80s alternate are my jam.
- Chart updated: 11/09/2025 14:45
- (Created: 08/28/2012 07:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Highlights: Tom Sawyer, YYZ, Limelight
[First added to this chart: 08/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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8,678
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Perfection. Highlights: Routine, Regret #9, Happy Returns
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2015]
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2015
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2,903
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Highlights: Trains, The Sound of Muzak, .3
[First added to this chart: 08/28/2012]
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2002
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3,074
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Highlights: Come Together, Something, Abbey Road Medley
[First added to this chart: 08/28/2012]
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1969
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54,076
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Highlights: 21st Century Schizoid Man, Epitaph, In the Court of the Crimson King
[First added to this chart: 08/28/2012]
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1969
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26,597
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Highlights: Warm Wet Circles, That Time of the Night, Sugar Mice
[First added to this chart: 08/28/2012]
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1987
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955
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Highlights: Pull Me Under, Metropolis, Wait For Sleep/Learning To Live
[First added to this chart: 08/27/2012]
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1992
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1,923
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Highlights: Firth of Fifth, After the Ordeal, The Cinema Show
[First added to this chart: 08/27/2012]
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1973
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10,113
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Highlights: Untouchable, Lightning Song, The Beginning and the End
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2015]
Highlights: Speed King, Child In Time, Hard Lovin' Man
[First added to this chart: 07/18/2024]
Year of Release:
1970
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3,483
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 33 | 33% | |
| 1980s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
| Queen | 3 | 3% | |
| Yes | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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56 | 56% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 4 from 64th to 60th |
Up 4 from 63rd to 59th |
Up 4 from 60th to 56th |
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Down 33 from 55th to 88th |
Down 31 from 56th to 87th |
Down 15 from 51st to 66th |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/20/2026 09:13 |  MadhattanJack | 345 | 86/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2025 22:11 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2024 14:32 |  ilovelctr | 14 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2021 12:06 | mianfei | 176 | 62/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2021 14:19 |  DommeDamian | 1,005 | 89/100 |
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mianfei 11/03/2021 13:06 | #275733
I have never seen a chart with so much progressive rock, as some other commentators have noticed. Yet, the chart does contain some genres that might not be expected from a progressive rock fan – pop, electronic and even one album of early rap.
I can really fault some choices, like ‘Fallen’ and ‘Asia’, but this is by no means a bad chart even so. As others have noted, notes would make it substantially better. (Edited)
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Hophophop 05/14/2021 00:48 | #269745
you like metal too much - gotta try classics more cuz...thanks for showing me the site.... (Edited)
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vancevisuals 05/16/2019 01:49 | #236291
Like a lot of your picks
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ForegroundNoise 05/15/2019 22:20 | #236286
ForegroundNoise 05/15/2019 22:20 | #236286
Nice picks!! Some notes would make a great addition
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manurock 05/15/2019 16:11 | #236279
We have a contemporary prog rock lover, something not too frequent in this webpage. Great selection.
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AAL2014 12/04/2017 06:31 | #202576
AAL2014 12/04/2017 06:31 | #202576
Loooove the prog heavy charts. BEA doesn't have a ton of prog heavy charts so I can't believe I haven't seen this yet.
Great chart with some wonderful and underrated records. Amazing top 10.
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incroyable 08/26/2017 21:40 | #196777
Finally someone who seems to like Hand. Cannot. Erase. as much as I do!
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patriciatoledo 08/18/2017 02:41 | #196229
patriciatoledo 08/18/2017 02:41 | #196229
Moving Pictures <3
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incroyable 07/13/2017 17:53 | #194213
Yess I finally found someone who loves Hand. Cannot. Erase. as much as I do! Love this chart
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jhuik 04/12/2017 01:32 | #189132
jhuik 04/12/2017 01:32 | #189132
Pretty heavy on the prog, but original and worthwhile in that, too. One could argue that prog albums really are the best albums ever. I, too, have a deep (and deepening) love for Hand Cannot Erase, truly one of a kind.
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