Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by bea 
Simply the 100 best albums in my opinion.
Not trying to include as many artists/genres as possible, nor limiting the number of albums per artist.
Original versions are mainly considered; however, good deluxe editions can score some extra points (e.g. In Rainbows, Mellon Collie & Live at Leeds).
No compilations.
- Chart updated: 01/25/2021 20:15
- (Created: 11/17/2012 23:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2010s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Bob Dylan | 6 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 4% | |
| Håkan Hellström | 3 | 3% | |
| Mew | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Sigur Rós | 3 | 3% | |
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42 | 42% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 54 from 99th to 45th Bitches Brew by Miles Davis |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 86th to 95th Moondance by Van Morrison |
| Down 6 from 94th to 100th A Tábua De Esmeralda by Jorge Ben |
| Down 3 from 93rd to 96th Hurry Up, We're Dreaming by M83 |
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 Who's Nextby The Who |
| Marquee Moon by Television |
| Leavers |
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 Veedon Fleeceby Van Morrison |
| Amnesiac by Radiohead |
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90/100  | 03/02/2025 11:21 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
90/100 | 09/23/2021 18:37 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | | 87/100 |
80/100 | 03/06/2021 18:53 | Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
85/100 | 02/24/2021 14:15 |  ssteve | | 92/100 |
 90/100 | 05/10/2020 08:29 |  DommeDamian | | 89/100 |
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rockbluesfolkjaz 09/23/2021 18:38
Nice list! I agree with a lot of it.
Larcx13 03/06/2021 18:54
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Nice one!
Lastings 06/26/2019 19:43
really nice chart. good mix of classics and also some unexpected stuff for a personal touch. I dig it.
fantastic picks (my favs being takk... and med). Also out of curiosity did you not include Slow Riot since it's an EP pr do you believe F#A# is better?
gidgidi 06/26/2019 12:07
Great chart!
Paule 05/14/2019 08:11
Great chart. Personally, I never got the Bob Dylan thing (I'm probably in the wrong) but apart from that, I enjoy most of the albums here.
Maybe the chart I have most in common with on this website. A lot of Håkan and very little on Beatles. Thats perfectly understandable for me. I found some non known album on your chart and will kolla in dom.
Boltzmann 08/13/2018 12:30
I would recommend you should look up some albums that don’t have a 10/10 rating from almost every music critic on the internet. Music critics are just people too, create your own opinion.
sophialeviev 06/17/2018 01:34
LOVE this chart! Finally someone who appreciates Mellon Collie.... ;)
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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. The Velvet Underground | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 12. Neil Young | |
| 13. The Smiths | |
| 14. Miles Davis | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. Kanye West | |
| 17. R.E.M. | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |