Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by baz1860 
An ongoing review of albums as I listen to them critically. A snapshot in time I suppose.
It definitely shouldn't be taken as my list of the best albums ever made - just the ranking of those I've reviewed and scored so far.
- Chart updated: 11/10/2025 18:45
- (Created: 03/17/2024 23:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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95.263
[First added to this chart: 03/20/2024]
Year of Release:
2001
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28,468
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95.000
[First added to this chart: 05/20/2024]
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94.423
[First added to this chart: 05/22/2025]
Year of Release:
2003
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7,949
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94.048
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1984
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7,841
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93.609
[First added to this chart: 04/10/2024]
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93.571
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1991
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810
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93.571
[First added to this chart: 05/17/2024]
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2013
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1,461
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93.056
[First added to this chart: 03/20/2024]
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2004
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34,127
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92.714
[First added to this chart: 05/27/2024]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,258
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92.500
[First added to this chart: 03/28/2024]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,338
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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 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 29 | 29% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 8 | 8% | |
| Neil Young | 7 | 7% | |
| Muse | 4 | 4% | |
| The White Stripes | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 3 | 3% | |
| Jamie T | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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46 | 46% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 28 from 79th to 51st Different Class by Pulp |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 60th to 64th Small Change by Tom Waits |
| Down 4 from 61st to 65th Hole In My Head by Laura Jane Grace |
| Down 4 from 62nd to 66th Stripped by The Rolling Stones |
| New entries |
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| AM by Arctic Monkeys |
| The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| More by Pulp |
| Mahashmashana by Father John Misty |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Greendale by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| Psychedelic Pill by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Live From Red Rocks) by Zach Bryan |
| Broken Arrow by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
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| ! | 03/18/2024 17:06 |  spigelwii | 2 | 100/100 |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
