Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 04/16/2026 21:45
- (Created: 01/14/2025 03:02).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Overall highlights: Breathe (In the Air), Time, The Great Gig in the Sky, Money, Us and Them, Eclipse
Best song: Time
Personal favorite: Money
Damn, this album punches hard every time you listen to it, especially with the tracks Time, The Great Gig in the Sky, Money, and Eclipse. While Wish You Were Here is my personal favorite Floyd album, it's hard to deny this is their best work. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
Best song: Time
Personal favorite: Money
Damn, this album punches hard every time you listen to it, especially with the tracks Time, The Great Gig in the Sky, Money, and Eclipse. While Wish You Were Here is my personal favorite Floyd album, it's hard to deny this is their best work. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
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1973
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Overall highlights: Come Together, Something, Oh! Darling, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Here Comes the Sun, Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End (Medley)
Best song: Something
Personal favorite: I Want You (She's So Heavy)
In addition to lyricism (I mean it's Lennon/McCartney so what would you expect, it's going to be great), this is one of the best-produced albums of all time, especially with the medley on its B-side. Each song flows together perfectly, and each one is memorable. It's just one of those albums that doesn't get boring the more its listened to. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
Best song: Something
Personal favorite: I Want You (She's So Heavy)
In addition to lyricism (I mean it's Lennon/McCartney so what would you expect, it's going to be great), this is one of the best-produced albums of all time, especially with the medley on its B-side. Each song flows together perfectly, and each one is memorable. It's just one of those albums that doesn't get boring the more its listened to. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
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1969
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55,656
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Overall highlights: Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Battle of Evermore, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks
Best song: Stairway to Heaven
Personal favorite: When the Levee Breaks
This album is one of the most highly praised of all time and I still think it doesn't get the credit it deserves. From Black Dog to When the Levee Breaks, this album has zero weak spots. I could honestly go on for hours about how great Led Zeppelin IV is, but anyone who's listened to it at least once would know. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
Best song: Stairway to Heaven
Personal favorite: When the Levee Breaks
This album is one of the most highly praised of all time and I still think it doesn't get the credit it deserves. From Black Dog to When the Levee Breaks, this album has zero weak spots. I could honestly go on for hours about how great Led Zeppelin IV is, but anyone who's listened to it at least once would know. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
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1971
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37,491
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Overall highlights: Taxman; Eleanor Rigby; I'm Only Sleeping; Here, There and Everywhere; For No One; Got to Get You Into My Life; Tomorrow Never Knows
Best song: Eleanor Rigby
Personal favorite: I'm Only Sleeping
Some tracks are more memorable than others, for example Love You To and Doctor Robert, but even then those are solid additions. This is probably 2nd to the White Album in terms of how diverse the tracklist is, since there's basically at least one song from Revolver that will be enjoyed by anyone. This is arguably where Paul McCartney peaks in his lyricism abilities, writing masterpieces left and right like Eleanor Rigby, For No One, and Here, There and Everywhere. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
Best song: Eleanor Rigby
Personal favorite: I'm Only Sleeping
Some tracks are more memorable than others, for example Love You To and Doctor Robert, but even then those are solid additions. This is probably 2nd to the White Album in terms of how diverse the tracklist is, since there's basically at least one song from Revolver that will be enjoyed by anyone. This is arguably where Paul McCartney peaks in his lyricism abilities, writing masterpieces left and right like Eleanor Rigby, For No One, and Here, There and Everywhere. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
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1966
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48,294
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Overall highlights: Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5), Have a Cigar, Wish You Were Here, Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)
Best song: Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)
Personal favorite: Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)
My personal favorite Pink Floyd album and arguably rivals or even bests Dark Side of the Moon in some areas. As incredible of a tracklist this album has, there's one that stands out the most in my eyes, that being Shine on You Crazy Diamond. Despite being nearly 26 minutes in total, nearly every second of it is memorable, and is one of the best tributes to any human being ever. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
Best song: Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)
Personal favorite: Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)
My personal favorite Pink Floyd album and arguably rivals or even bests Dark Side of the Moon in some areas. As incredible of a tracklist this album has, there's one that stands out the most in my eyes, that being Shine on You Crazy Diamond. Despite being nearly 26 minutes in total, nearly every second of it is memorable, and is one of the best tributes to any human being ever. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
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1975
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43,376
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Overall highlights: With a Little Help from My Friends, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Within You Without You, When I'm Sixty-Four, A Day in the Life
Best song: A Day in the Life
Personal favorite: Lovely Rita
On my first listen, I wasn't big on most of the songs after Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, but they definitely grew on me with each listen to Sgt. Pepper's. Songs like Lovely Rita and Fixing a Hole are so overlooked, even by Beatles fans and I feel they should be given another chance. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
Best song: A Day in the Life
Personal favorite: Lovely Rita
On my first listen, I wasn't big on most of the songs after Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, but they definitely grew on me with each listen to Sgt. Pepper's. Songs like Lovely Rita and Fixing a Hole are so overlooked, even by Beatles fans and I feel they should be given another chance. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
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1967
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41,868
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Overall highlights: Wouldn't It Be Nice; That's Not Me; Sloop John B; God Only Knows; I Know There's an Answer; Here Today; Caroline, No
Best song: God Only Knows
Personal favorite: Here Today
To think that all of this came from the mind of a single person: Brian Wilson. After having a panic attack on a flight during a tour with the Beach Boys, he decided to stay behind while the rest of the band performed, while he wrote the songs for Pet Sounds. And what a weirdly great decision that was. I used to think this album was overrated, only being interested in Sloop John B, God Only Knows, etc. But like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, this is one of those albums that gets better the more you listen to it. While I don’t think it’s quite as great as Revolver, saying this is the best album of 1966 let alone of all time is completely valid. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
Best song: God Only Knows
Personal favorite: Here Today
To think that all of this came from the mind of a single person: Brian Wilson. After having a panic attack on a flight during a tour with the Beach Boys, he decided to stay behind while the rest of the band performed, while he wrote the songs for Pet Sounds. And what a weirdly great decision that was. I used to think this album was overrated, only being interested in Sloop John B, God Only Knows, etc. But like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, this is one of those albums that gets better the more you listen to it. While I don’t think it’s quite as great as Revolver, saying this is the best album of 1966 let alone of all time is completely valid. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
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1966
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37,507
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Overall highlights: Five Years, Moonage Daydream, Starman, Lady Stardust, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City, Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
Best song: Starman
Personal favorite: Five Years [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
Best song: Starman
Personal favorite: Five Years [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
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1972
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41,937
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Overall highlights: Dreams, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Woman
Best song: The Chain
Personal favorite: You Make Loving Fun
I had seen this album cover all the time, and heard about it being one of the best albums ever made and it took me a while until I listened to it for the first time. Some tracks like Never Going Back Again and Songbird I wasn't very big on, but grew on me over time. And songs like the Chain, Dreams and Gold Dust Woman are what easily define this LP and this band. This is Fleetwood Mac at its peak, and its amazing. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
Best song: The Chain
Personal favorite: You Make Loving Fun
I had seen this album cover all the time, and heard about it being one of the best albums ever made and it took me a while until I listened to it for the first time. Some tracks like Never Going Back Again and Songbird I wasn't very big on, but grew on me over time. And songs like the Chain, Dreams and Gold Dust Woman are what easily define this LP and this band. This is Fleetwood Mac at its peak, and its amazing. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
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1977
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30,190
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Overall highlights: Airbag, Paranoid Android Exit Music (For a Film), Let Down, Karma Police, No Surprises, The Tourist
Best song: Paranoid Android
Personal favorite: Karma Police [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
Best song: Paranoid Android
Personal favorite: Karma Police [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
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1997
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61,488
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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 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1970s | 49 | 49% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 7 | 7% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 93rd to 90thMellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Up 3 from 58th to 55thMoving Pictures by Rush |
| Up 3 from 48th to 45thThe Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 16 from 46th to 62ndSynchronicity by The Police |
| Down 5 from 63rd to 68th(What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis |
| Down 4 from 27th to 31stThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| New entries |
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| Hotel California by Eagles |
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