Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by stangetzaway

Always on the look out for new music so all suggestions welcome. I'd like to think all of these albums are gems so if you have 't heard any of them they're pretty safe bets. A handful of albums culled by dominant artists for the sake of diversity but nothing too drastic.

• Chart updated: 05/12/2024 01:15
• (Created: 10/15/2015 00:44).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,611 charts

Rank Score:

24,898

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 89 (2,214 votes)

Comments:

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The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,870 charts

Rank Score:

43,298

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 89 (3,733 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,757 charts

Rank Score:

36,090

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,086 votes)

Comments:

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Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,972 charts

Rank Score:

27,643

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,332 votes)

Comments:

173

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Songs For Swingin' Lovers! 

 Frank Sinatra

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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2016]

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

307 charts

Rank Score:

2,961

Rank in 1956:

2

Rank in 1950s:

12

Overall Rank:

598

Average Rating:

 79 (364 votes)

Comments:

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Circus Animals 

 Cold Chisel

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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2024]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

253

Rank in 1982:

87

Rank in 1980s:

779

Overall Rank:

5,284

Average Rating:

 69 (41 votes)

Comments:

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Hatful Of Hollow 

 The Smiths

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According to the bean counters this a compilation. 16 perfect songs written and recorded within months of each other satisfies my definition of an album for what it's worth. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2016]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

607 charts

Rank Score:

6,775

Rank in 1984:

6

Rank in 1980s:

33

Overall Rank:

261

Average Rating:

 86 (1,008 votes)

Comments:

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,633 charts

Rank Score:

65,460

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,513 votes)

Comments:

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Mingus Ah Um 

 Charles Mingus

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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

643 charts

Rank Score:

7,403

Rank in 1959:

2

Rank in 1950s:

2

Overall Rank:

229

Average Rating:

 84 (709 votes)

Comments:

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After The Gold Rush 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,520 charts

Rank Score:

16,411

Rank in 1970:

2

Rank in 1970s:

22

Overall Rank:

81

Average Rating:

 86 (1,740 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	12	12%
1960s	21	21%
1970s	22	22%
1980s	19	19%
1990s	12	12%
2000s	9	9%
2010s	4	4%
2020s	1	1%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	4	4%
Miles Davis	3	3%
Bob Dylan	3	3%
The Rolling Stones	3	3%
The Smiths	3	3%
The Go-Betweens	2	2%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	48	48%
	33	33%
	11	11%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 64th to 65th The Clash by The Clash
Down 1 from 65th to 66th In A Silent Way by Miles Davis
Down 1 from 66th to 67th Tallulah by The Go-Betweens

New entries
Post by Paul Kelly

Leavers
Love And Theft by Bob Dylan

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90/100	05/26/2023 15:54	TheDude85	43	95/100
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90/100

From TheDude85 05/26/2023 15:58

Epic Chart with fantastic choices! I would quibble with your inclusion of either Kanye West album, as his music just doesn't strike the right chord with me. But to each his own. I am not familiar with Cold Chisel, so I am going to have to check them out. I liked your prefatory comments about the jazz entries and being a jazz novice myself I see many of your picks which I'll need to explore. Great contribution to the site! Thanks!

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From Moondance 11/28/2022 02:40

An interesting mix and good to see the Aussies get a fair representation.

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From Johnnyo 05/09/2022 15:21

Excellent chart

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From seb7 01/09/2021 16:50

Some of the choices are not my personal preference, but I love the jazz focus on this chart.

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From StefanR10 07/26/2020 16:14

Interessting chart very innovative maybe you can add Pink Floyd as a new Pick for the Frank sinatra Album from 57 but nevertheless immense good choices.

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From ffudnebbuh 07/30/2019 11:25

nice chart, very eclectic

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From Boltzmann 11/10/2018 06:49

I would’ve loved something more ‘drastic’ and less safe.

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From stangetzaway 11/09/2018 22:49

Thanks for the kind comments and ratings. Enjoy your weekend guys

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From elo269megv 11/09/2018 14:08

Nice selections of rock, jazz, folk, indie/alt, and hip-hop. A good blend of well known albums and more under the radar choices. I added a couple to my "listen to later" list. Cool!

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From NowhereMan 11/09/2018 11:52

Love it. Still need to listen to Mingus Ah Um

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