Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Btel74 
My top albums of all time (after hours of internal strife)! If I could only keep 100 albums, this would be the list... At least for today!
- Chart updated: 11/06/2022 01:15
- (Created: 02/02/2013 10:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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This album is simply on a different plane of existence. Nothing else can take the listener so far away. "Lets Go Away For Awhile" is a perfect example.
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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40,358
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Along with Pet Sounds, Revolver changes the game as far as what contemporary music can be. Most albums on this list would likely not exist without Revolver. Song selections wildly vary, but everything comes together in an unforgettable experience.
[First added to this chart: 09/26/2015]
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1966
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51,177
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TFF took the best of the Beatles, new wave and added a hint of jazz to make a masterpiece. "Badman's Song" featuring Oleta Adams is the unknown gem on this one.
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2014]
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1989
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1,034
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INXS put it all together on this album. Every song could have been a single. In fact, the unreleased "Tiny Daggers" may be the best song on the record.
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2014]
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1987
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2,809
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Wilco emerged from the alt-country genre on this one. The styles are all over the place but it all fits perfectly. "Shot In The Arm" is a powerful listen.
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2014]
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1999
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3,879
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The best album by the best band nobody ever heard of. A #1 record filled with nothing but #1 songs.
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2015]
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1972
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4,088
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The Beatles go out on a high note once again creating a widely varied mix of influential songs. "The Big One" on the second side is simply amazing.
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2022]
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1969
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59,360
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Rush hit another home run with Moving Pictures. Along with "Tom Sawyer" and "Red Barchetta", this one also features the amazing instrumental "YYZ".
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2014]
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1981
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9,150
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It is criminal that this band is known as the "Roll To Me" guys. This album contains masterful songwriting. Give "Surface Of The Moon" a listen and it becomes clear how good this band was.
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A drummer with one arm did not stop Def Leppard. Another album where every song could have been a single. Amazing production by Mutt Lange. "Don't Shoot Shotgun" and "Gods Of War" are great deep tracks.
[First added to this chart: 04/25/2014]
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1987
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2,941
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 32 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 35 | 35% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Wilco | 4 | 4% | |
| Big Star | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Todd Rundgren | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 94th to 91st Chicago by Chicago |
| Up 3 from 73rd to 70th Sign "O" The Times by Prince |
| Up 3 from 72nd to 69th Whitesnake by Whitesnake |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 34 from 64th to 98th Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
| Down 6 from 93rd to 99th Destroyer by Kiss |
| Down 5 from 67th to 72nd At Yankee Stadium by NRBQ |
| New entries |
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 Out Of Timeby R.E.M. |
| Leavers |
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 Off The Wallby Michael Jackson |
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 75/100 | 02/24/2021 14:15 | sweetness | | 84/100 |
| 90/100 | 08/04/2020 01:29 | Szyfman | | 85/100 |
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From Szyfman 08/04/2020 01:29
Loved the inclusion of Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too !!!
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From glynspsa 07/26/2018 16:06
great list nice diversity and quality of choices
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sssvnnn 04/01/2016 23:44
sssvnnn 04/01/2016 23:44
some good picks - too many albums I don´t like....
(Journey, Tears For Fears, Eagles, Erasure, Chicago...)
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pa 04/27/2014 18:51
I'm not a big fan of duran duran and culture club but it's a cool chart...
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From joathome 02/25/2014 12:25
Great chart. really like high positions of Seeds of love and Kick !
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