Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by rlang36

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.

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• Chart updated: 11/06/2023 06:15
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31. (30) 1

Teen Dream 

 Beach House

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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2013]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

967 charts

Rank Score:

11,273

Rank in 2010:

4

Rank in 2010s:

12

Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

 83 (1,254 votes)

Comments:

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32. (31) 1

The Milk-Eyed Mender 

 Joanna Newsom

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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

2,715

Rank in 2004:

11

Rank in 2000s:

104

Overall Rank:

661

Average Rating:

 80 (356 votes)

Comments:

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33. (32) 1

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2015]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,502 charts

Rank Score:

20,135

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 87 (1,802 votes)

Comments:

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34. (33) 1

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2014]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,911 charts

Rank Score:

50,817

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 91 (3,940 votes)

Comments:

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35. (34) 1

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2014]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,798 charts

Rank Score:

22,110

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,373 votes)

Comments:

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36. (35) 1

Hounds Of Love 

 Kate Bush

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[First added to this chart: 06/25/2015]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,347 charts

Rank Score:

19,317

Rank in 1985:

1

Rank in 1980s:

7

Overall Rank:

57

Average Rating:

 85 (1,334 votes)

Comments:

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37. (36) 1

In The Wee Small Hours 

 Frank Sinatra

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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2016]

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

471 charts

Rank Score:

4,691

Rank in 1955:

1

Rank in 1950s:

6

Overall Rank:

381

Average Rating:

 80 (631 votes)

Comments:

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38. (37) 1

Spiderland 

 Slint

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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,020 charts

Rank Score:

13,739

Rank in 1991:

4

Rank in 1990s:

18

Overall Rank:

95

Average Rating:

 84 (1,234 votes)

Comments:

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39. (38) 1

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2014]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,812 charts

Rank Score:

23,657

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,130 votes)

Comments:

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40. (39) 1

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 

 Arctic Monkeys

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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2013]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

1,577 charts

Rank Score:

18,476

Rank in 2006:

1

Rank in 2000s:

7

Overall Rank:

66

Average Rating:

 83 (2,311 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	2	2%
1960s	14	14%
1970s	25	25%
1980s	10	10%
1990s	20	20%
2000s	19	19%
2010s	9	9%
2020s	1	1%

Artist	Albums	%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Bob Dylan	3	3%
David Bowie	3	3%
Radiohead	3	3%
Björk	3	3%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	51	51%
	36	36%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 20th to 21st Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Down 1 from 21st to 22nd Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

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Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Leavers
Goose Bumps by Boyscott

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90/100	09/11/2023 11:27	Johnnyo	2,012	80/100
90/100	10/27/2022 21:43	Rm12398	99	89/100
95/100	01/04/2022 12:39	Cytoma	171	90/100
75/100	01/02/2022 02:39	Moondance	453	84/100
100/100	01/02/2022 02:04	Rivera	46	99/100

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From Johnnyo 09/11/2023 11:27

Excellent chart

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From Rm12398 10/27/2022 21:45

37 albums in common! Blonde On Blonde at 1 and Souvlaki By Slowdive in the top 10 stand out to me. Love both of those records. Very interesting list to go through. Thank you.

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75/100

From Moondance 10/27/2022 21:26

Was hoping to see a few more Aussie albums in the mix - cool chart otherwise.

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85/100

From Keatownrodriguez 01/28/2021 18:44

I mean classics are classic for a reason

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90/100

From jeitee 11/15/2020 03:14

Pretty decent chart

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95/100

From Larcx13 11/14/2020 17:45

Nice chart.

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90/100

From Tamthebam 05/12/2020 08:17

Really good chart great to see Bjork so well represented.

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From DriftingOrpheus 04/21/2020 15:27

Solid Chart. Blonde on Blonde is my number 3 all time.

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From Oselju 07/23/2018 07:00

"What's going on" at the last place !!! No !!!

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From tk421ucopy 07/23/2018 03:41

Great chart. Definitely a lot of shared taste here. Even if all the choices aren't the most eclectic for their genre, I really appreciate the diversity. Especially, love the Have a Nice Life. Generally a bit underrated imo

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