Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Q (1997) 
Q was a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. These are their best albums of all time. Q is a music and entertainment magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. In 1997, Q compiled their definitive list of the 100 Best Albums Of All Time.
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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 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 52 | 52% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Suede | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums | Virgin | Overall chart | 1998 | |
| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2006 | |
| Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums | Virgin | Overall chart | 2000 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums |  RFNAPLES | Overall chart | 2013 | |
| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2003 | |
| Greatest 100 Albums of All Time | The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME | Overall chart | 2006 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Channel 4 | Overall chart | 2005 | |
| The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever | The Guardian | Overall chart | 1997 | |
| Overall Top 100 Ranked Correctly |  Mother Nature's Son | Custom chart | 2014 |  |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Narcan | Overall chart | 2011 |  |
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Other overall charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 500 Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | Overall chart | 2005 | |
| The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | Overall chart | 2020 | |
| New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums | New Music Express | Overall chart | 1993 | |
Other charts by Q
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| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Q | Overall chart | 1997 | |
| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2006 | |
| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2003 | |
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| ! | 12/11/2020 07:57 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2020 13:02 |  Larcx13 | 1,139 | 86/100 |
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JamesCollier 09/10/2012 01:16 | #50337
I understand this chart is a thing of its time but having 'Be Here Now' at #13 is unbelievable. Even just the inclusion of 'Pablo Honey' is bizarre (despite being a crazy Radiohead fan). This poll must've had a lot of naive voters. Still, it's nice to see a 'best of' chart acknowledge Manic Street Preachers - one of the finest, but forgotton bands of the 90s.
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andy_hunter TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/29/2012 10:56 | #49551
andy_hunter TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/29/2012 10:56 | #49551
I quite like Q, they pick relatively indie stuff but aren't afraid to pick some mainstream stuff if its actually good. They're sort of a halfway point between Rolling Stone and Pitchfork. This would be an excellent chart but they messed up the order so badly! For example, 'Here Be Now' ahead of 'Defiantly Maybe' what the hell is that about?!
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mrprice 11/02/2016 08:40 | #177850
Anything that rates OK Computer as the best album of all time, is clearly a load of bollocks. It's not even Radiohead's best album of all time.
Anything that rates Morning Glory above Definitely Maybe is also a load of bollocks.
And anything that doesn't rank Never Mind the Bollocks in the same breath as the Stone Roses, is an absolute load of bollocks.
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eatkhash 09/15/2009 04:24 | #6121
the white album is garbage - literally, it is full of throwaways. Rubber soul is better. Even the magical mystery tour is better. Radiohead #1? Sounds about right.
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nutso42 09/10/2013 14:42 | #85636
Not as abysmal as the 2003 list, but that ain't saying much.
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