Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by araidernomore

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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The best example, in my opinion, of an album seamlessly weaving together multiple themes into a vivid snapshot of modern life (especially if you have a latent fear of machines!) You've got commentary on government oppression (Karma Police, Lucky), insanity (Subterranean Homesick Alien, Climbing Up the Walls), transportation (Airbag, Let Down) as well as a couple self-contained narratives (Exit Music, The Tourist). It's a haunting stew of disillusionment. That's all before even mentioning the music, which moves between headbangers to depth and sadness to chilled-out piano-driven tracks and gets every single vibe right. The songwriting is fantastic, the band's signature layered instrumentation is present, and there's an edge to this album that just hits hard without sounding plaintive in a way I don't think Radiohead ever quite recaptured. Perfect.

90+ tracks: Karma Police, Airbag, Let Down, Lucky, Paranoid Android, Subterranean Homesick Alien, No Surprises [First added to this chart: 04/11/2024]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,399 charts

Rank Score:

67,921

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,605 votes)

Comments:

849

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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 

 Kendrick Lamar

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I'll speak about the narrative in a moment, and it deserves all the praise in the world, but the first thing that drew me into this album is the *feel* of it. From the moment the drums kick in on Sherane to the understated beat switch on The Art of Peer Pressure to the anxious yet laid-back experience of Good Kid, there's an underlying darkness to so many of these songs that Kendrick's anxious flow rides flawlessly. The vibe is set such that even in lighter moments like Drake's appearance on Poetic Justice or the head-nodding hook to Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe, there's always the knowledge that the darkness needs to be explored, worked through. That tension finally explodes on m.A.A.d. city (Kendrick's first verse here being one of the greatest of all time), is absolved via the waters in Sing About Me, and is triumphed over through Kendrick's parents' affirmation and a beautiful Just Blaze beat on the closer. A masterpiece.

90+ tracks: m.A.A.d. city, Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe, Backseat Freestyle, Swimming Pools, Money Trees, Poetic Justice [First added to this chart: 04/11/2024]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1,524 charts

Rank Score:

23,451

Rank in 2012:

1

Rank in 2010s:

3

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,006 votes)

Comments:

207

3. (5) 2

In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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Radiohead have always been masters of using a song's instrumentation and tone to complement its lyrics, and this album is the peak of the form. It's subtle things, like dueling keys on Nude symbolizing a angel-vs-devil-on-the-shoulder battle or the rushed climax to Jigsaw Falling Into Place filling in the gaps left by the narrator's hazy memories of a drunken night out, that stick in your brain even if you don't quite consciously know why. Fantastic imagery abounds, too, from a pair of bright eyes at the bottom of the sea (Weird Fishes) turning into a parasitic, toxic relationship (All I Need) to the hands of Mephistopheles clutching at Thom as he attempts to make his way into heaven (Videotape). It's lustful, it's beautiful, and above all else, it's human. I wish it was 20 tracks long.

90+ tracks: Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Bodysnatchers, Reckoner, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, 15 Step, Nude, House of Cards [First added to this chart: 04/11/2024]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,896 charts

Rank Score:

46,306

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,917 votes)

Comments:

392

4. (3) 1

Modern Vampires Of The City 

 Vampire Weekend

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Far darker and far more thematic than VW's previous work, this album manages to explore life, aging, and death while remaining lighthearted, funny, and (for the most part) upbeat. From the sweet harpsichord on Step to the joyous drum hits on Diane Young to "Old flames, they can't warm you tonight/So keep it cool, my baby" on Don't Lie, it never loses its sense of pretty, but always returns its focus to the metaphysical. While not the only entity Ezra Koenig wrestles with, God does dominate more than a few of the songs here, including professing a lack of faith on Unbelievers and Hannah Hunt to a direct confrontation with the man upstairs on Worship You and Ya Hey. It's sad, it's earnest, it's a thinker, and it's a triumph.

90+ tracks: Unbelievers, Step, Ya Hey, Diane Young, Hannah Hunt, Finger Back [First added to this chart: 04/11/2024]

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

1,043 charts

Rank Score:

10,975

Rank in 2013:

1

Rank in 2010s:

11

Overall Rank:

125

Average Rating:

 82 (1,379 votes)

Comments:

134

5. (4) 1

Currents 

 Tame Impala

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The hooks on just about every song here will stick in your head for days. The bass is deep, clear, and glides toward you and through you like...well, a current. The guitars shimmer, the vocals glitter as they plead, and the lyrics paint picture after picture of failed relationship after failed relationship, although they're explored in different ways - toxic masculinity (Cause I'm A Man), she was out of your league in the first place (The Less I Know the Better), plain old incompatibility and being the first to realize it (Eventually). Could spend hours floating in just about every track here. If it didn't spend so much time on a robot voice, might actually be perfect.

90+ tracks: The Less I Know The Better, Let It Happen, The Moment, Eventually, Yes I'm Changing, Cause I'm A Man, New Person Same Old Mistakes [First added to this chart: 04/11/2024]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

990 charts

Rank Score:

9,984

Rank in 2015:

3

Rank in 2010s:

13

Overall Rank:

144

Average Rating:

 82 (1,405 votes)

Comments:

121

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Definitely Maybe 

 Oasis

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I think you have to start with the wall of sound guitars when you talk about this album. The beauty of it is how Oasis twists those guitars into swagger (Supersonic), elation (Columbia), or romance (Slide Away), getting so much variety out of the same basic sound. The lyrics are mostly nonsense (seriously, if you can tell me what Shakermaker is about, I'm all ears), but that's part of the charm; and it doesn't stop the band getting off a real pair of aspirational (Rock 'n' Roll Star) and anti-aspirational (Cigarettes and Alcohol) songs that nonetheless make you believe every word Liam sings. Sounds like a blast with the windows down on a sunny day.

90+ tracks: Live Forever, Supersonic, Slide Away, Rock 'n' Roll Star, Columbia [First added to this chart: 04/11/2024]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,258 charts

Rank Score:

11,510

Rank in 1994:

5

Rank in 1990s:

23

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 80 (1,867 votes)

Comments:

148

7. (9) 2

...Like Clockwork 

 Queens Of The Stone Age

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A masterwork by a band that has never sounded this vulnerable. The first half is punishing, with The Vampyre of Time and Memory the only respite from grinding drums and bass (Keep Your Eyes Peeled, If I Had a Tail) to riffy guitar work (I Sat by the Ocean, My God is the Sun). The back half, though, gets incredibly emotional in a way that is so rarely done this tastefully by a metal band. I Appear Missing is a haunting reflection on Josh Homme's brush with death and an absolute showstopper musically with his vocals slipping into falsetto as the drums crash down around his ears. One of my favorite covers ever, too. Stunning.

90+ tracks: If I Had a Tail, Keep Your Eyes Peeled, I Sat By the Ocean, The Vampyre of Time and Memory, My God is the Sun, I Appear Missing, ...Like Clockwork [First added to this chart: 04/11/2024]

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

762 charts

Rank Score:

7,383

Rank in 2013:

5

Rank in 2010s:

25

Overall Rank:

221

Average Rating:

 82 (1,158 votes)

Comments:

82

8. (7) 1

AM 

 Arctic Monkeys

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There is an effortless cool that permeates just about every song here. Even when Alex Turner is laying bare his desire for someone who doesn't feel the same (Do I Wanna Know?, Why'd You Only Call Me...), he's doing it with an expensive vocabulary (and an equally expensive leather smoking jacket.) The guitar riffs are earworms (Arabella, Knee Socks), the bass really gets to shine occasionally (One For the Road), and there's a sense of wistful longing all over this album that, honest as he is in professing it to the object of his attraction, it's not clear Alex really accepts for himself. Just sounds too dang cool.

90+ tracks: Do I Wanna Know?, Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?, R U Mine?, One For the Road, Arabella, Fireside, Snap Out of It, Knee Socks [First added to this chart: 04/11/2024]

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

845 charts

Rank Score:

8,336

Rank in 2013:

2

Rank in 2010s:

18

Overall Rank:

184

Average Rating:

 77 (1,531 votes)

Comments:

156

9. (13) 4

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Is This It 

 The Strokes

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The best "anticipatory" album ever made. Goes wonderfully with taking a shower, getting dressed, having a glass of wine before a date or a night out. Even if Julian Casablancas's worldview isn't 100% positive all the time (okay, or even a majority of the time), that fuzzy guitar and those fuzzy vocal tones just can't help but feel fresh, exciting, and uplifting. You know Last Nite and Someday, but stick around for the cute bass riff on the title track, the guitar interplay on Hard to Explain that will make you feel like you're in a movie, and even the occasional growl from Julian (Take It or Leave It) that somehow remains lighthearted. The foundation of a new century of rock records for very good reason.

90+ tracks: The Modern Age, Is This It, Soma, Someday, Last Nite, Hard to Explain [First added to this chart: 04/11/2024]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,457 charts

Rank Score:

30,112

Rank in 2001:

1

Rank in 2000s:

4

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (3,012 votes)

Comments:

276

10. (8) 2

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 

 Coldplay

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Kicking off with one of my favorite instrumental tracks ever (great decision by the band to save the lyrics for Prospekt's March), this album is a huge step in sonic variation and songwriting for Coldplay. From the bongo drums on Lost! to the sweet piano on Reign of Love to the pounding strings and guitars on the twin centerpieces Viva La Vida and Violet Hill, just about every risk the band takes on this album pays off in spades. Chris Martin's signature stadium-worthy vocals are in full force, but even he experiments a bit here by slipping into a deep register for a few tracks (Cemeteries of London, Yes) that complements the darkness of the music it's attached to. Endlessly listenable, no weak spots, and lushly written throughout.

90+ tracks: Viva La Vida, Violet Hill, Life in Technicolor, Cemeteries of London, Lost!, Strawberry Swing [First added to this chart: 04/11/2024]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

733 charts

Rank Score:

5,122

Rank in 2008:

4

Rank in 2000s:

52

Overall Rank:

345

Average Rating:

 75 (1,475 votes)

Comments:

114

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	2	2%
1980s	8	8%
1990s	23	23%
2000s	29	29%
2010s	34	34%
2020s	4	4%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	5	5%
Kendrick Lamar	4	4%
Arctic Monkeys	3	3%
The Strokes	3	3%
CHVRCHES	3	3%
Arcade Fire	3	3%
Kanye West	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	60	60%
	30	30%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 14 from 46th to 32nd The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Up 13 from 90th to 77th Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Up 13 from 44th to 31st Pure Heroine by Lorde

Biggest fallers
Down 20 from 31st to 51st Damn. by Kendrick Lamar
Down 20 from 69th to 89th Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
Down 19 from 43rd to 62nd Narrow Stairs by Death Cab For Cutie

New entries
GNX by Kendrick Lamar
Bloom by Beach House
The New Abnormal by The Strokes
Room On Fire by The Strokes
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill
Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay
Icky Thump by The White Stripes

Leavers
808s & Heartbreak by Kanye West
White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
Black Holes And Revelations by Muse
Alvvays by Alvvays
Rodeo by Travis Scott
The Moon & Antarctica by Modest Mouse
Barter 6 by Young Thug

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