Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Deckiller

2-time Chart of the Day, featuring selections from my favorite ensembles as well as some of my all-time favorite classic albums.

• Chart updated: 02/28/2024 19:45
• (Created: 08/28/2012 07:17).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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81. (82) 1

Song For America 

 Kansas

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Highlights: Song for America, Lamplight Symphony [First added to this chart: 08/28/2012]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

142

Rank in 1975:

129

Rank in 1970s:

1,306

Overall Rank:

8,546

Average Rating:

 74 (52 votes)

Comments:

4

82. (83) 1

Massive Addictive 

 Amaranthe

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Highlights: Digital World, Drop Dead Cynical, Trinity [First added to this chart: 02/18/2016]

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

47

Rank in 2014:

543

Rank in 2010s:

4,882

Overall Rank:

21,285

Average Rating:

 71 (5 votes)

Comments:

1

83. (84) 1

Sailing The Seas Of Cheese 

 Primus

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Highlights: Here Comes the Bastards, Jerry Was a Racecar Driver, Tommy the Cat [First added to this chart: 05/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

841

Rank in 1991:

27

Rank in 1990s:

361

Overall Rank:

1,979

Average Rating:

 76 (221 votes)

Comments:

12

84. (85) 1

Master Of Puppets 

 Metallica

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Highlights: Battery, Master of Puppets, Orion [First added to this chart: 08/28/2012]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,230 charts

Rank Score:

13,275

Rank in 1986:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

105

Average Rating:

 83 (1,762 votes)

Comments:

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85. (86) 1

Kid A 

 Radiohead

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Highlights: Everything In Its Right Place, The National Anthem, Idioteque [First added to this chart: 05/09/2014]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,154 charts

Rank Score:

51,383

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 89 (4,350 votes)

Comments:

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86. (87) 1

Walking With Strangers 

 The Birthday Massacre

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Highlights: Goodnight, Looking Glass, Walking With Strangers [First added to this chart: 02/29/2016]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

21

Rank in 2007:

714

Rank in 2000s:

6,904

Overall Rank:

35,276

Average Rating:

 77 (8 votes)

Comments:

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87. (88) 1

The Sound Of Perseverance 

 Death (Metal)

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Highlights: Scavenger of Human Sorrow, Voice of the Soul, Painkiller [First added to this chart: 08/28/2012]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

643

Rank in 1998:

52

Rank in 1990s:

442

Overall Rank:

2,465

Average Rating:

 79 (155 votes)

Comments:

5

88. (89) 1

Disintegration 

 The Cure

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Highlights: Plainsong, Lovesong, Disintegration [First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,760 charts

Rank Score:

27,818

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 86 (1,964 votes)

Comments:

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89. (69) 20

Starfish 

 The Church

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Highlights: Destination, Under the Milky Way, Reptile [First added to this chart: 04/25/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

226 charts

Rank Score:

1,501

Rank in 1988:

19

Rank in 1980s:

188

Overall Rank:

1,178

Average Rating:

 78 (221 votes)

Comments:

12

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Tago Mago 

 Can

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Highlights: Paperhouse, Mushroom, Bring me Coffee Or Tea [First added to this chart: 03/02/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

902 charts

Rank Score:

10,209

Rank in 1971:

8

Rank in 1970s:

39

Overall Rank:

152

Average Rating:

 83 (1,018 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	7	7%
1970s	30	30%
1980s	27	27%
1990s	14	14%
2000s	16	16%
2010s	6	6%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Dream Theater	3	3%
Porcupine Tree	3	3%
Genesis	3	3%
Yes	3	3%
King Crimson	3	3%
Queen	3	3%
Marillion	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	54	54%
	27	27%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 44 from 49th to 5th Abbey Road by The Beatles
Up 31 from 67th to 36th Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago Transit Authority
Up 24 from 58th to 34th Synchronicity by The Police

Biggest fallers
Down 38 from 20th to 58th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
Down 31 from 68th to 99th Dead Air For Radios by Chroma Key
Down 20 from 56th to 76th In A Glass House by Gentle Giant

New entries
Machine Head by Deep Purple

Leavers
Pure Heroine by Lorde

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70/100	11/03/2021 12:06	mianfei	143	61/100
95/100	10/27/2021 14:19	DommeDamian	970	90/100
90/100	10/13/2021 15:54	Goliath	348	86/100
90/100	05/14/2021 00:48	Hophophop	4	65/100
95/100	04/20/2021 06:32	Skroskznik	94	92/100

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70/100

From mianfei 11/03/2021 13:06

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.

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90/100

From Hophophop 05/14/2021 00:48

you like metal too much - gotta try classics more cuz...thanks for showing me the site....

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85/100

From vancevisuals 05/16/2019 01:49

Like a lot of your picks

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80/100

From ForegroundNoise 05/15/2019 22:20

Nice picks!! Some notes would make a great addition

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90/100

From manurock 05/15/2019 16:11

We have a contemporary prog rock lover, something not too frequent in this webpage. Great selection.

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95/100

From AAL2014 12/04/2017 06:31

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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95/100

From incroyable 08/26/2017 21:40

Finally someone who seems to like Hand. Cannot. Erase. as much as I do!

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Rating:  

100/100

From patriciatoledo 08/18/2017 02:41

Moving Pictures <3

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95/100

From incroyable 07/13/2017 17:53

Yess I finally found someone who loves Hand. Cannot. Erase. as much as I do! Love this chart

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90/100

From jhuik 04/12/2017 01:32

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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