Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Strangel

These albums are my favourites. This is not meant to be a 'Greatest Album's' chart, although I would strongly argue for each of my chosen albums in being considered for a greatest albums list. My interest is more toward the alternative/indie and electronic genres with a tendency toward experimentation in the music. I also need to be able to comfortably immerse myself in the music. So while I appreciate, and want to explore the work of Autechre (for example), I get far more pleasure from listening to Burial which has more reverie to the sound rather than almost pure math and tech. Aphex Twin, in fact, manages to bridge these aspects perfectly.

It might be noted that Radiohead dominates the list which simply expresses my belief that they have the uncanny ability to release album after album of near perfect alternative music, shifting the landscape of what's possible whilst always remaining relevant. I don't apologise for this. They are that good.

• Chart updated: 02/07/2024 05:15
• (Created: 07/04/2016 14:26).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Metallica 

 Metallica

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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2016]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

916 charts

Rank Score:

7,149

Rank in 1991:

9

Rank in 1990s:

48

Overall Rank:

240

Average Rating:

 78 (1,512 votes)

Comments:

89

92. (=)

Appetite For Destruction 

 Guns N' Roses

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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2016]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,356 charts

Rank Score:

12,157

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 79 (1,913 votes)

Comments:

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93. (=)

The Eraser 

 Thom Yorke

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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2016]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

459 charts

Rank Score:

2,169

Rank in 2006:

13

Rank in 2000s:

129

Overall Rank:

822

Average Rating:

 77 (711 votes)

Comments:

45

94. (=)

In Utero 

 Nirvana

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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,711 charts

Rank Score:

19,252

Rank in 1993:

2

Rank in 1990s:

9

Overall Rank:

56

Average Rating:

 84 (2,618 votes)

Comments:

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Ys 

 Joanna Newsom

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This album is truly a masterpiece in quirky creativity. I love the imagery in her lyrics. There is no effort to spell it out for you in the poetry. Instead, it works beautifully on a subconscious, archetypal level like the imagery in myth and folklore. Her voice encapsulates the quirkiness and whilst it probably detracts a little from delivering the accessibility her music deserves, I don't think it detracts enough to drag the album down too much. Without that enigmatic vocal it would lose its essence. Ultimately, those that can fully embrace her talent in its uniqueness shall gain something that too many will miss out on simply through a petty taste in vocals. [First added to this chart: 09/27/2017]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

746 charts

Rank Score:

9,266

Rank in 2006:

2

Rank in 2000s:

27

Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

 82 (831 votes)

Comments:

85

96. (=)

I Am Easy To Find 

 The National

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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2019]

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

1,166

Rank in 2019:

15

Rank in 2010s:

233

Overall Rank:

1,488

Average Rating:

 74 (314 votes)

Comments:

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The Fat Of The Land 

 The Prodigy

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This shit was incredibly edgy when it first came out. There was an intensity and attitude that, while dwelling in a seedy undercurrent, was lifted somewhat euphorically by a breakbeat, in-your-face, bouncyness that drew shadowy characters to the dance floor. In fact it connected with the 'jilted generation' better than their album with that same title.

Breathe is a classic track. The intro still gives me chills when I hear it as I remember the energy that the song is about to trigger. Some other songs on the album fail to measure up to such high standards as this incredible song but in their own right they still form the basis of a very solid album.

When you consider that a melding of electronic and punk rock had never previously been so well produced as this album you would have to consider it as a groundbreaking, progressive classic in many ways. [First added to this chart: 08/08/2016]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

502 charts

Rank Score:

3,333

Rank in 1997:

13

Rank in 1990s:

95

Overall Rank:

542

Average Rating:

 76 (697 votes)

Comments:

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98. (=)

Finally We Are No One 

 Múm

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Ahh, the serenity… [First added to this chart: 07/11/2018]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

714

Rank in 2002:

37

Rank in 2000s:

376

Overall Rank:

2,271

Average Rating:

 79 (149 votes)

Comments:

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The Last Broadcast 

 Doves (UK)

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What makes this such a great album is the atmospherics produced. It captures a real sense of nostalgia when returning to listen to it these days. [First added to this chart: 08/08/2016]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

1,339

Rank in 2002:

22

Rank in 2000s:

202

Overall Rank:

1,315

Average Rating:

 75 (216 votes)

Comments:

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Jar Of Flies 

 Alice In Chains

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A stunning step down in tempo. Such a soothing summer's-evening-on-the-verandah sort of album. When I purchased this EP it came as a double CD with the Sap EP which made it a complete LP-type experience for me. One the very best of the 90s. [First added to this chart: 12/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

368 charts

Rank Score:

3,222

Rank in 1994:

18

Rank in 1990s:

97

Overall Rank:

556

Average Rating:

 82 (605 votes)

Comments:

38

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	7	7%
1970s	7	7%
1980s	5	5%
1990s	29	29%
2000s	34	34%
2010s	17	17%
2020s	1	1%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	8	8%
Metallica	4	4%
The Beatles	4	4%
Aphex Twin	4	4%
The National	3	3%
Portishead	3	3%
Nirvana	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	42	42%
	41	41%
	6	6%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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From Timooosterink 08/30/2019 10:38

Love your chart! I agree on amok it is a very underated album.

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From Granny-Smith 06/26/2019 12:36

I like your chart. Have a lot Artists and Albums in common.

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From Paule 03/06/2019 11:36

Good list! We share the Radiohead "problem". I suggest you to dive into some older Krautrock and Ambient music. You will find a lot of Radioheads work is influenced by that stuff and there are some gems to be found.

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From Kurtco 01/29/2019 18:22

We have 31 albums and 21 artists in common... It's very funny!

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From Kurtco 01/29/2019 18:18

I find your chart very interesting and complete. You have musical tastes very similar to mine. Radiohead is one of my favorite bands!
I'm glad you like Icelandic music: Sigur Rós and Björk. I agree with you that "Vespertine" is Björk's best album: It's a real masterpiece. You put a lot of recent music in your chart and it's nice to see AMOK of Atoms For Peace in your rankings. This is surely one of Thom Yorke's underrated albums. I'm really happy to see artists not very well known as Burial, Nick Cave or Amon Tobin who are part of my favorite artist. The 90s are really well represented in your chart with great artists like Nirvana, Aphex Twin, Tool or Massive Attack. Really very good job and very good choice!

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From guzguzgarbit 01/21/2019 20:08

Good choices, great descriptions, great diversity (even with 8 Radiohead albums!). I particularly appreciate the presence of some electronic (Four Tet, Jon Hopkins, Burial...) among all the rock picks.

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From jhuik 11/16/2018 14:00

I don't agree with your top ten, or some other picks, or (as has been noted by others) the excess of Radiohead, but who gives a shit about my opinion. I love the passion in your descriptions and the personalized responses. Great chart!

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From Strangel 07/19/2018 01:19

Ahh well, what can you do? They're that good. It's not like Pablo Honey is on the chart just coz Radiohead. Pablo Honey was an objectively average to good album and thus hasn't got anywhere near this chart. Their subsequent albums were all objectively created to a much higher level and the artistic merit of each universally critically acclaimed. Subjectively (which is what this chart mainly expresses), the music deeply resonates with me so why wouldn't their very best be difficult to supplant by another artist's work?

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From fps74 07/18/2018 05:04

Radiohead! Radiohead everywhere!

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From foxytreeko 07/09/2018 14:11

Great list, love your descriptions. We have 13 albums and 16 artists in common

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