100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2003) 
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 2003, Q compiled their definitive list of the 100 Best Albums Of All Time.
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1991
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1997
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1966
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1977
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11,799
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1989
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1994
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2001
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100 Greatest Albums Ever composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 42 | 42% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Manic Street Preachers | 2 | 2% | |
| Eminem | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Oasis | 2 | 2% | |
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- Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Channel 4 (published 2005)
- The 100 Greatest Rock Albums Of All Time by Classic Rock (published 2001)
- The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (published 2022)
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- The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever by The Guardian (published 1997)
- Greatest 100 Albums of All Time by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME
(published 2006)
- Greatest Albums Of All Time by Hartbeat! (published 1996)
- Top 90.3 Listener Voted Albums by KEXP (published 2008)
- Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Melody Maker (published 2000)
- 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Mojo (published 1995)
- Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made by Mojo (published 1996)
- Die 20 besten Alben der Geschichte by Musikexpress.de (published 2011)
- The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (published 2007)
- NME's Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 1985)
- NME Readers' All-Time Top 100 Albums by New Music Express (published 1988)
- The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 2013)
- New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums by New Music Express (published 1993)
- NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 2003)
- 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (published 2003)
- Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Q (published 1997)
- 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (published 2006)
- Die 100 besten Alben der Musikgeschichte by radioeins (published 2019)
- The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (published 2020)
- Top 500 Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (published 2012)
- Top 500 Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (published 2003)
- Top 500 Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (published 2005)
- Die besten Alben aller Zeiten by Rolling Stone Deutschland (published 2004)
- Die besten Platten aus 5 Jahrzehnten: Top 100 by Rolling Stone Deutschland (published 1997)
- Os 100 Melhores Discos de Todos Os Tempos by Sinewave (published 2012)
- The Top 50 Albums of All Time by Sound & Vision Magazine (published 2010)
- 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by The Sound (published 2018)
- All Time Top 100 Albums by Sounds (UK) (published 1985)
- Die 100 Alben des Jahrhunderts by Spex (published 2000)
- The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (published 2015)
- 200 Greatest Albums of All Time by Uncut (published 2016)
- The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (published 2001)
- Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (published 1998)
- Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (published 2000)
- Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (published 1994)
- Die 100 besten Platten des Jahrhunderts by Wiener (published 1999)
- Albums of the Century by ZigZag (published 1975)
- Best Album Ever by ZigZag (published 1971)
Other charts by Q
Year charts
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- Q Albums of the Year 2017 by Q (2017 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2016 by Q (2016 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2015 by Q (2015 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2014 by Q (2014 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2013 by Q (2013 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2011 by Q (2011 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2010 by Q (2010 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2009 by Q (2009 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2008 by Q (2008 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2007 by Q (2007 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2006 by Q (2006 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2005 by Q (2005 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2004 by Q (2004 year chart)
- Q Albums of the Year 2003 by Q (2003 year chart)
Decade charts
- The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s by Q (1990s decade chart) (published 2015)
- 50 Best Albums of the '70s by Q (1970s decade chart) (published 1998)
Overall charts
- Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Q (published 1997)
- 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (published 2006)
- 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (published 2003)
[Q was founded in 1986 and disbanded in 2020.]
100 Greatest Albums Ever ratings
62/100 (from 64 votes)
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15/100  | 05/15/2021 15:31 | Hophophop | | 65/100 |
70/100 | 12/11/2020 07:57 |  pjohnsongolf | | 89/100 |
65/100 | 08/25/2020 11:30 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
75/100 | 08/23/2020 16:35 |  Goliath | | 86/100 |
35/100 | 03/29/2020 20:48 | Szyfman | | 85/100 |
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15/100
From Hophophop 05/15/2021 15:32
complete garbage that promotes this magazine's biases and pet bands. sickening
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5/100
From mianfei 03/15/2019 02:09
This shows why so many magazines cannot be accepted.
The list has so many bands who were just popular fads. Ash? Oasis? Coldplay? OutKast? Linking Park? Ryan Adams? I might be biased because I hated that era of music so much and it turned me away from the commercial radio that was the only available listening in cloistered Melbourne suburbs, but why did Q’s writers think in such a short-term manner if they knew anything at all about the history of music?
It is true that limitations on the number of albums per artist add a welcome flavour and allow for a few non-fad artists to be included, but some of those artists, like Beck, have always been awful and overrated.
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From tomsmith79 03/27/2017 21:12
I had to do a double take when I saw Eminem in the top 10. No offense but was not expecting that
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35/100
From Azkushang 10/13/2015 00:49
really bad.
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From gon2bed 01/18/2015 12:41
Q mag has great taste in albums; it has 22 albums in common and 24 artists in common with me which is so good! This chart is so my taste. Q is a great mag.
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35/100
From vmp 11/23/2014 13:03
Madonna's Ray Of Light in 17 and The Velvet Undergrond And Nico in 54??? Q is a magazine about what?
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70/100
From eyal91 08/11/2014 14:23
I like the choices, but the order...
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From jhg0626 04/12/2014 16:25
Alanis, linkin park...no. Just. No.
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65/100
From ThomCNTV 11/29/2013 19:01
where is pet sounds?
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From nutso42 09/10/2013 14:41
What in the name of all that's holy did I just look at??
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| Best Artists of the 1960s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Beach Boys | |
| 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
| 8. Led Zeppelin | |
| 9. The Doors | |
| 10. The Rolling Stones | |
| 11. King Crimson | |
| 12. John Coltrane | |
| 13. Frank Zappa | |
| 14. The Kinks | |
| 15. Love | |
| 16. Van Morrison | |
| 17. Charles Mingus | |
| 18. Neil Young | |
| 19. Miles Davis | |
| 20. The Zombies |