Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ThuramThugood 
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- Chart updated: 01/12/2024 16:15
- (Created: 05/15/2017 21:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
3,273
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Album Rating: 90.70
(907/10)
1.My Boy (Twin Fantasy). 83
2.Beach Life-In-Death. 90
3.Stop Smoking (We Love You). 94
4.Sober To Death. 98
5.Nervous Young Inhumans. 93
6.Bodys. 99
7.Cute Thing. 87
8.High To Death. 86
9.Famous Prophets (Stars). 93
10.Twin Fantasy (Those Boys). 84 [First added to this chart: 11/07/2022]
(907/10)
1.My Boy (Twin Fantasy). 83
2.Beach Life-In-Death. 90
3.Stop Smoking (We Love You). 94
4.Sober To Death. 98
5.Nervous Young Inhumans. 93
6.Bodys. 99
7.Cute Thing. 87
8.High To Death. 86
9.Famous Prophets (Stars). 93
10.Twin Fantasy (Those Boys). 84 [First added to this chart: 11/07/2022]
Year of Release:
2018
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6,331
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Album Rating: 90.33
(1,084/12)
1.Fake Empire. 99
2.Mistaken For Strangers. 94
3.Brainy. 78
4.Squalor Victoria. 72
5.Green Gloves. 98
6.Slow Show. 100
7.Apartment Story. 89
8.Start A War. 90
9.Guest Room. 87
10.Racing Like A Pro. 93
11.Ada. 89
12.Gospel. 95 [First added to this chart: 04/22/2021]
(1,084/12)
1.Fake Empire. 99
2.Mistaken For Strangers. 94
3.Brainy. 78
4.Squalor Victoria. 72
5.Green Gloves. 98
6.Slow Show. 100
7.Apartment Story. 89
8.Start A War. 90
9.Guest Room. 87
10.Racing Like A Pro. 93
11.Ada. 89
12.Gospel. 95 [First added to this chart: 04/22/2021]
Year of Release:
2007
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10,587
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Album Rating: 90.64
(997/11)
21.05.1997
Radiohead (UK): OK Computer
1.Airbag 77
2.Paranoid Android 100
3.Subterranean Homesick Alien 77
4.Exit Music (For A Film) 100
5.Let Down 93
6.Karma Police 100
7.Fitter Happier n/a
8.Electioneering 89
9.Climbing Up The Walls 97
10.No Surprises 79
11.Lucky 96
12.The Tourist 89
In order (ignoring sub-70 scores):
Radiohead - Paranoid Android (OKC) 100
Radiohead - Karma Police (OKC) 100
Radiohead - Exit Music (For A Film) (OKC) 100
Radiohead - Climbing Up The Walls (OKC) 97
Radiohead - Lucky (OKC) 96
Radiohead - Let Down (OKC) 93
Radiohead - The Tourist (OKC) 89
Radiohead - Electioneering (OKC) 89
Radiohead - No Surprises (OKC) 79
Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien (OKC) 77
Radiohead - Airbag (OKC) 77 [First added to this chart: 02/24/2020]
(997/11)
21.05.1997
Radiohead (UK): OK Computer
1.Airbag 77
2.Paranoid Android 100
3.Subterranean Homesick Alien 77
4.Exit Music (For A Film) 100
5.Let Down 93
6.Karma Police 100
7.Fitter Happier n/a
8.Electioneering 89
9.Climbing Up The Walls 97
10.No Surprises 79
11.Lucky 96
12.The Tourist 89
In order (ignoring sub-70 scores):
Radiohead - Paranoid Android (OKC) 100
Radiohead - Karma Police (OKC) 100
Radiohead - Exit Music (For A Film) (OKC) 100
Radiohead - Climbing Up The Walls (OKC) 97
Radiohead - Lucky (OKC) 96
Radiohead - Let Down (OKC) 93
Radiohead - The Tourist (OKC) 89
Radiohead - Electioneering (OKC) 89
Radiohead - No Surprises (OKC) 79
Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien (OKC) 77
Radiohead - Airbag (OKC) 77 [First added to this chart: 02/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
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76,054
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Album Rating: 90.13
(721/8)
1.Jesus Alone. 89
2.Rings Of Saturn. 90
3.Girl In Amber. 99
4.Magneto. 95
5.Anthrocene. 87
6.I Need You. 99
7.Distant Sky (Feat. Else Torp). 87
8.Skeleton Tree. 77 [First added to this chart: 02/18/2020]
(721/8)
1.Jesus Alone. 89
2.Rings Of Saturn. 90
3.Girl In Amber. 99
4.Magneto. 95
5.Anthrocene. 87
6.I Need You. 99
7.Distant Sky (Feat. Else Torp). 87
8.Skeleton Tree. 77 [First added to this chart: 02/18/2020]
Year of Release:
2016
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4,576
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Album Rating: 89.54
(1,164/13)
23.01.2006
Arctic Monkeys (UK): Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
1.The View From The Afternoon 86
2.I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 96
3.Fake Tales Of San Francisco 100
4.Dancing Shoes 83
5.You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Staring Straight At Me 84
6.Still Take You Home 97
7.Riot Van 81
8.Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured 84
9.Mardy Bum 99
10.Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But... 73
11.When The Sun Goes Down 90
12.From The Ritz To The Rubble 95
13.A Certain Romance 96 [First added to this chart: 02/24/2020]
(1,164/13)
23.01.2006
Arctic Monkeys (UK): Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
1.The View From The Afternoon 86
2.I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 96
3.Fake Tales Of San Francisco 100
4.Dancing Shoes 83
5.You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Staring Straight At Me 84
6.Still Take You Home 97
7.Riot Van 81
8.Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured 84
9.Mardy Bum 99
10.Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But... 73
11.When The Sun Goes Down 90
12.From The Ritz To The Rubble 95
13.A Certain Romance 96 [First added to this chart: 02/24/2020]
Year of Release:
2006
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Rank Score:
18,268
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Album Rating: 89.33
(1,340/15)
1.Can't Stand It. 95
2.She's A Jar. 97
3.A Shot In The Arm. 97
4.We're Just Friends. 100
5.I'm Always In Love. 90
6.Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again). 83
7.Pieholden Suite. 83
8.How To Fight Loneliness. 100
9.Via Chicago. 91
10.ELT. 81
11.My Darling. 95
12.When You Wake Up Feeling Old. 80
13.Summer Teeth. 85
14.In A Future Age. 84
15.Candyfloss. 79 [First added to this chart: 04/15/2020]
(1,340/15)
1.Can't Stand It. 95
2.She's A Jar. 97
3.A Shot In The Arm. 97
4.We're Just Friends. 100
5.I'm Always In Love. 90
6.Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again). 83
7.Pieholden Suite. 83
8.How To Fight Loneliness. 100
9.Via Chicago. 91
10.ELT. 81
11.My Darling. 95
12.When You Wake Up Feeling Old. 80
13.Summer Teeth. 85
14.In A Future Age. 84
15.Candyfloss. 79 [First added to this chart: 04/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
4,127
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Album Rating: 89.29
(1,250/14)
24.01.2006
CunninLynguists (US): A Piece Of Strange
1. "Where Will You Be?" 1:03 - 88
2. "Since When" 4:02 - 89
3. "Nothing to Give" 3:30 - 99
4. "Caved In" (featuring Cee Lo Green) 3:17 - 90
5. "Hourglass" 3:21 - 79
6. "Beautiful Girl" 3:24 - 85
7. "Inhale (Interlude)" 2:02 - N/A
8. "Brain Cell" 4:23 - 79
9. "America Loves Gangsters" (featuring Tim Means) 4:28 - 87
10. "Never Know Why" (featuring Immortal Technique) 3:51 - 76
11. "The Gates" (featuring Tonedeff) 4:05 - 100
12. "Damnation (Interlude)" 1:38 - N/A
13. "Hellfire" 2:29 - 91
14. "Remember Me (Abstract/Reality)" 4:26 - 98
15. "What'll You Do?" 2:43 - 90
16. "The Light" (featuring Club Dub) 5:30 - 99
Total length: 54:09 [First added to this chart: 07/14/2020]
(1,250/14)
24.01.2006
CunninLynguists (US): A Piece Of Strange
1. "Where Will You Be?" 1:03 - 88
2. "Since When" 4:02 - 89
3. "Nothing to Give" 3:30 - 99
4. "Caved In" (featuring Cee Lo Green) 3:17 - 90
5. "Hourglass" 3:21 - 79
6. "Beautiful Girl" 3:24 - 85
7. "Inhale (Interlude)" 2:02 - N/A
8. "Brain Cell" 4:23 - 79
9. "America Loves Gangsters" (featuring Tim Means) 4:28 - 87
10. "Never Know Why" (featuring Immortal Technique) 3:51 - 76
11. "The Gates" (featuring Tonedeff) 4:05 - 100
12. "Damnation (Interlude)" 1:38 - N/A
13. "Hellfire" 2:29 - 91
14. "Remember Me (Abstract/Reality)" 4:26 - 98
15. "What'll You Do?" 2:43 - 90
16. "The Light" (featuring Club Dub) 5:30 - 99
Total length: 54:09 [First added to this chart: 07/14/2020]
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Album Rating: 89.00
(356/4)
I like a good Isaac Hayes monologue. But 8:40 of, admittedly smooth Hayes musings on the final track (‘By The Time I Get To Phoenix’) is too much even for me. It’s 20% of the album. Without it this could have been my favourite album of all time and it is still right up there.
1.Walk On By. 100
2.Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic 98
3.One Woman. 83
4.By The Time I Get To Phoenix. 75 [First added to this chart: 05/13/2022]
(356/4)
I like a good Isaac Hayes monologue. But 8:40 of, admittedly smooth Hayes musings on the final track (‘By The Time I Get To Phoenix’) is too much even for me. It’s 20% of the album. Without it this could have been my favourite album of all time and it is still right up there.
1.Walk On By. 100
2.Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic 98
3.One Woman. 83
4.By The Time I Get To Phoenix. 75 [First added to this chart: 05/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
2,147
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
6,326
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 5% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 5 | 5% | |
| The National | 4 | 4% | |
| Isaac Hayes | 3 | 3% | |
| CunninLynguists | 3 | 3% | |
| Car Seat Headrest | 2 | 2% | |
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45 | 45% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Up 1 from 49th to 48th Is This It by The Strokes |
| Up 1 from 48th to 47th Different Class by Pulp |
| Up 1 from 47th to 46th Push Barman To Open Old Wounds by Belle And Sebastian |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
90/100 (from 24 votes)
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85/100  | 02/28/2024 10:54 |  LedZep | | 84/100 |
 85/100 | 01/01/2024 00:36 | KineticEchoes02 | | 88/100 |
| 100/100 | 12/31/2023 13:54 | dougcummings | | 70/100 |
| 80/100 | 12/28/2023 18:41 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
| 95/100 | 12/28/2023 10:31 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
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AlvaroIesus 05/20/2024 04:19
AlvaroIesus 05/20/2024 04:19
Rating every single song that way is definitely autistic.
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70/100
From StreakyNuno 05/15/2024 18:56
Can you stop putting your rating song after song on every album you get to impose your opinion? Limit yourself to a qualitative opinion.
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85/100
From LedZep 02/28/2024 10:52
LedZep 02/28/2024 10:52
Great to see a fellow Nick Cave fan
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95/100
From Johnnyo 12/28/2023 10:32
Absolutely adore this chart. Just a suggestion but I think that you should leave the chart as it is rather than one entry per artist. If this is your top 100 albums ever, I'd keep it at that.
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100/100
From meltchett 06/23/2023 08:24
Great Chart. Love the forensic level of rating.
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70/100
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95/100
From EyeKanFly 01/22/2021 17:21
EyeKanFly 01/22/2021 17:21
Great chart, maybe leans a little too heavily into certain artists but hey, that's cool. They're certainly artists that I love, particularly B&S.
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85/100
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ExTeaSea 01/12/2021 02:31
ExTeaSea 01/12/2021 02:31
I apparently need to fully get into and appreciate Belle and Sebastian. Good chart!
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100/100
From Larcx13 10/23/2020 10:16
Larcx13 10/23/2020 10:16
Interesting choices!
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sssvnnn 03/24/2020 11:28
good start.
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 8. Black Sabbath | |
| 9. The Who | |
| 10. Genesis | |
| 11. Stevie Wonder | |
| 12. Bob Dylan | |
| 13. Paul McCartney | |
| 14. Yes | |
| 15. Joni Mitchell | |
| 16. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 17. Bob Marley | |
| 18. Nick Drake | |
| 19. Queen | |
| 20. Joy Division |