Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
seb7 
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- Chart updated: 06/17/2025 23:45
- (Created: 11/11/2020 16:37).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Third Stream // Chamber Jazz
Favorite Tracks: all of it lol [First added to this chart: 04/14/2021]
Favorite Tracks: all of it lol [First added to this chart: 04/14/2021]
Year of Release:
2021
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2,272
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New Wave
Favorite Tracks: Bonny, Horsin' Around, When the Angels
My personal favorite "80s" album. Yknow, it just sounds like the 80s. Even so, Paddy's songwriting just brings the album to a whole new level. There's just something different about this album.
I spend the days with my vanity
I'm lost in heaven and I'm lost to earth
Didn't give you minutes not even moments
All my life in a tower of foil
Shaded feelings, don't believe you
When you were there before my eyes
No one planned it took it for granted [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]
Favorite Tracks: Bonny, Horsin' Around, When the Angels
My personal favorite "80s" album. Yknow, it just sounds like the 80s. Even so, Paddy's songwriting just brings the album to a whole new level. There's just something different about this album.
I spend the days with my vanity
I'm lost in heaven and I'm lost to earth
Didn't give you minutes not even moments
All my life in a tower of foil
Shaded feelings, don't believe you
When you were there before my eyes
No one planned it took it for granted [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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3,673
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Chamber Rock // Post Rock
Favorite Tracks: Concorde, Haldern, Basketball Shoes
You are sitting on the edge of your seat, and backwards you fall. Your head crashes into the water. A pool filled with angels and memories and catharsis.
Ants may be my most important release of this whole year. It is so good that I can confidently make that decision at February. Impeccable songwriting. The instruments lend themselves not unlike Masked Dancers, which I just reviewed. Somehow the guitar wiggles its way into your heart, the violin and sax into your soul. Isaac Wood may just be my favorite male vocalist of all time. His words over 1 short hour carry more emotional weight than I may be able to produce in my life. Scratch that. Even the drums have more emotion than I could hope to convey in words. It’s stunning…..
Do you even like me? You are going to say yes and I’ll take that I guess. I would be lying if I said I don’t seek your social emotional validation. I said I didn’t care, but maybe I do. Is this even part of the write-up anymore? Am I even saying things I mean? Is that guitar that’s ringing in my ears real or are you calling out to me? Is that violin really comforting me? Does that sax really whisper my story? Am I so blind to the world? I think that with a few more listens, I could answer those questions.
Concorde, we're old now
And you wield a lightsaber
And led by the dark to our place on the table
So don't tell me you're hungry
'Cause darling I'm starving myself
And I heard you're on Atkins as well
I was made to love you
Can't you tell? [First added to this chart: 02/05/2022]
Favorite Tracks: Concorde, Haldern, Basketball Shoes
You are sitting on the edge of your seat, and backwards you fall. Your head crashes into the water. A pool filled with angels and memories and catharsis.
Ants may be my most important release of this whole year. It is so good that I can confidently make that decision at February. Impeccable songwriting. The instruments lend themselves not unlike Masked Dancers, which I just reviewed. Somehow the guitar wiggles its way into your heart, the violin and sax into your soul. Isaac Wood may just be my favorite male vocalist of all time. His words over 1 short hour carry more emotional weight than I may be able to produce in my life. Scratch that. Even the drums have more emotion than I could hope to convey in words. It’s stunning…..
Do you even like me? You are going to say yes and I’ll take that I guess. I would be lying if I said I don’t seek your social emotional validation. I said I didn’t care, but maybe I do. Is this even part of the write-up anymore? Am I even saying things I mean? Is that guitar that’s ringing in my ears real or are you calling out to me? Is that violin really comforting me? Does that sax really whisper my story? Am I so blind to the world? I think that with a few more listens, I could answer those questions.
Concorde, we're old now
And you wield a lightsaber
And led by the dark to our place on the table
So don't tell me you're hungry
'Cause darling I'm starving myself
And I heard you're on Atkins as well
I was made to love you
Can't you tell? [First added to this chart: 02/05/2022]
Year of Release:
2022
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6,653
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Dream Pop // Post Rock
Favorite Track: all of it lol [First added to this chart: 04/29/2021]
Favorite Track: all of it lol [First added to this chart: 04/29/2021]
Year of Release:
1996
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5,602
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Surf Rock // Ambient Pop
Favorite Tracks: Never Find a Girl, The Next Time, Standing Time
This album means so much to me. I discovered it while cleaning out my grandmothers house. There is no other album that comes close to comforting me as this one does. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2022]
Favorite Tracks: Never Find a Girl, The Next Time, Standing Time
This album means so much to me. I discovered it while cleaning out my grandmothers house. There is no other album that comes close to comforting me as this one does. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2022]
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Vocal Jazz // Piano Jazz
[First added to this chart: 06/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1959
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2,232
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Indie Rock // Slacker Rock
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2021]
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Ska Punk // Skate Punk
[First added to this chart: 02/25/2023]
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Soul // RnB
Favorite Tracks: What's Going On, God Is Love, Save the Children
An album that obliterated what was expected from Motown at the time. As Gaye displays his talent in writing and performing compositions, he also perfectly displays his thoughts and feelings about the outside world. It is, arguably, a perfect album, or as close to perfect as you can come.
But who really cares?
Who's willing to try?
To save our world
To save our sweet world
To save a world
That is destined...to die
Oh, la la la la, la la la
Oh, oh, dig it everybody [First added to this chart: 11/11/2020]
Favorite Tracks: What's Going On, God Is Love, Save the Children
An album that obliterated what was expected from Motown at the time. As Gaye displays his talent in writing and performing compositions, he also perfectly displays his thoughts and feelings about the outside world. It is, arguably, a perfect album, or as close to perfect as you can come.
But who really cares?
Who's willing to try?
To save our world
To save our sweet world
To save a world
That is destined...to die
Oh, la la la la, la la la
Oh, oh, dig it everybody [First added to this chart: 11/11/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,579
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Pop Rock // Blues Rock
[First added to this chart: 11/19/2024]
Year of Release:
2003
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1,290
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 5 | 5% |
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| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 3% | |
| Grouper | 2 | 2% | |
| Black Country, New Road | 2 | 2% | |
| Jeff Buckley | 2 | 2% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 2 | 2% | |
| Angel Olsen | 2 | 2% | |
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62 | 62% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 61 from 100th to 39th The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell |
| Up 56 from 91st to 35th The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill |
| Up 54 from 74th to 20th Let It Be... Naked by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 63 from 12th to 75th Karma by Pharoah Sanders |
| Down 61 from 15th to 76th Masked Dancers: Concern In So Many Things You Forget Where You Are by The Brave Little Abacus |
| Down 55 from 22nd to 77th For The First Time by Black Country, New Road |
| New entries |
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 Wish You Were Hereby Pink Floyd |
| Jaco Pastorius by Jaco Pastorius |
| Leavers |
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 Come Inby Weatherday |
| Mother Earth's Plantasia by Mort Garson |
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
92/100 (from 31 votes)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 90/100  | 05/08/2025 19:09 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
| 80/100 | 01/25/2025 14:14 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 01/15/2025 16:34 | Exist-en-ciel | | 99/100 |
| 100/100 | 01/14/2025 16:37 |  EyeKanFly | | 88/100 |
| 80/100 | 07/22/2024 01:18 |  MadhattanJack | | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 1% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 91.5/100, a mean average of 93.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 93.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.1.
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100/100
From EyeKanFly 01/14/2025 16:39
EyeKanFly 01/14/2025 16:39
Bumped up the rating, your chart definitely isn't as "60s/70s-centric" as it was when I first rated this.
Overall amazing list, I have listened to the Philippine albums and really enjoyed them. Lots in common and overall great diversity in genres. Lots to love in this list and lots to add to my wishlist as well!
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NowhereMan 01/14/2025 15:49
NowhereMan 01/14/2025 15:49
There is a lot here I have not listened to, but huge kudos for having Bookends at number 1. I have it at 2!
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90/100
From mianfei 11/20/2023 12:36
This must be about the best chart I have ever seen. Its composition is like nothing else I have seen on this site or anywhere else, has some quite good notes (though I will say that they could do more than discuss the best tracks and look at each album’s wider importance) and many very unsual albums. The song list, too, is very good.
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95/100
From chavaloricardin 04/14/2023 21:45
¡Dios mío! la mitad de los álbumes que están aquí no los conozco. Me diste algo para escuchar, grandioso chart.
Tu lista de canciones también es muy interesante.
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OMG! Half of the albums that are here I don't know. You gave me something to listen to, great chart.
Your track list is also very interesting
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100/100
From 
Repo 08/29/2022 18:41
Repo 08/29/2022 18:41
Team Dresch!!! Killer selection, my friend! Quite diverse!
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100/100
From 
pa 07/22/2022 15:22
pa 07/22/2022 15:22
Thank you so much for you rating and comment Seb! I will be happy to listen to your recommendation quite soon <3
I really love your chart as well and your notes are awesome.
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90/100
From sssvnnn 03/24/2022 14:20
sssvnnn 03/24/2022 14:20
fantastic chart.
It starts nicely with some classics, but it shows some pretty unknown and interesting picks besides the mainstream.
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100/100
From EyeKanFly 04/15/2021 20:51
EyeKanFly 04/15/2021 20:51
Nice chart, as far as 60s/70s-centric charts go, this one is right up my alley. Personally my chart is more slanted towards the recent decades, but this is great.
I'll have to listen to the Philippine albums here
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80/100
From RioBravo 03/17/2021 06:34
Very nice. Lots of my favorites here. I got to give Quicksilver Messenger Service a try.
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100/100
From 
Larcx13 01/07/2021 17:58
Larcx13 01/07/2021 17:58
So Time Out is back on! I really like your list still. Good stuff. A little bit too 70s oriented, which is okay since it's such a great decade for music, but I like to see diversity through out the decades and genres. It just shows more of an open mind but eh... I get it. My original list had nearly 40 entries for the 90s lol.
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