Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Weepingguitarman

Keeping it one album per artist for the sake of variety, but I'm including recommendations (ACO = Also Check Out) in the notes for other favorites of mine. There is still so much music I want to listen to, so if you don't see your favorite band on here, let me know! Maybe (probably) I just haven't heard of them/gotten around to listening to them yet.

I'll try to include notes for as many as I can, but I'm going to be changing and adding to this chart all the time, so it won't be fast.

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[First added to this chart: 02/04/2018]
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1978
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8,085
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Year of Release:
2019
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1,334
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2017]
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1969
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2,140
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94. New entry
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Year of Release:
1972
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3,436
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1984
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16,527
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1991
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388
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Year of Release:
1990
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1999
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1,798
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99. (95) Down4
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1978
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838
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1989
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446
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Total albums: 100. Page 10 of 10

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 1 1%
1960s 9 9%
1970s 20 20%
1980s 17 17%
1990s 23 23%
2000s 16 16%
2010s 14 14%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Gavin Bryars 1 1%
Slint 1 1%
Arcade Fire 1 1%
Built To Spill 1 1%
The Roots 1 1%
Wire 1 1%
David Bowie 1 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 70 70%
United Kingdom 19 19%
Canada 6 6%
France 1 1%
Jamaica 1 1%
Guinea 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
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Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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From 12/28/2020 02:20
love the notes on a lot of these albums. looking forward to seeing if you add notes to ys and loud city song
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From 12/27/2020 18:23
Great chart man! I will definitely check some stuff out!
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From 12/27/2020 11:08
A really great read revisiting. Picked up a few new recommendations too; thanks!
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From 01/02/2019 07:45
Really love your chart and the notes against each entry really add to the enjoyment. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
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From 09/05/2018 21:12
One of my favorite charts I have ever seen on this site, I love your picks and descriptions of what each of these albums mean to you! Can't wait until you finish commenting on the rest of your chart!
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From 03/12/2018 04:23
Dude this chart is work of art. I adore every single title on here except for three and that’s only because I haven’t heard them. We practically have the exact same taste. This is excellent!
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From 02/13/2018 23:48
I'm so happy I dug upon this chart, there is so much beauty in your notes on the middle to the end part, makes justice to the whole list, also loved your annotation on Steve reich's record, really wll thought and is probably going to get me to listen to it again.
Also I'm a very personal person with my notes, and as much as there some personal touch here I think you have a quite cool feature to present your favorite records in an objective way, as you're telling them their own inner beauties, that's cute, I like it.
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From 01/03/2018 23:11
This is a great chart in part because of the great selections of albums but also because of the quality of your descriptions.
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From 01/03/2018 21:47
Nary a bad record in sight.
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From 01/03/2018 12:35
AHHhhh what an incredible chart!! Especially the notes!! Love the #1 pick and the inclusion of Blood Visions, I'm sure you know way more stuff than I do but in case you haven't listened, check out these underground beauties:

Rodan - Rusty
Bark Psychosis - Hex
This Heat - Deceit
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Fishmans - Long Season
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