Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by henrygreen0203 
100 artists, 100 albums released between the 1950s-2020s. I unashamedly love the music of American "hillbillies" playing rock music (the literal meaning of "rockabilly") but I also like singer-songwriter country-folk, power-pop, alternative rock and alternative R&B.
I include my ratings and my recommendations.
I hope you discover something here that you never dreamed you would enjoy!
- Chart updated: 5 days ago
- (Created: 04/26/2013 16:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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GENRE: Pop Punk / Emo
Hot Mulligan is at the top of the punk scene right now. Their lyrics are a total bummer but their songs are packed with perhaps of melodies and hooks to overlook the rough straining vocals.
"Retrospect is best
I'll buy a camera and record some stuff
All I thought is that it could be fun
The question that came next
Is if my memories lead to stark regret
Well then why would I watch?"
ABOVE AVERAGE
Track: No Shoes in the Coffee Shop [First added to this chart: 09/13/2024]
Hot Mulligan is at the top of the punk scene right now. Their lyrics are a total bummer but their songs are packed with perhaps of melodies and hooks to overlook the rough straining vocals.
"Retrospect is best
I'll buy a camera and record some stuff
All I thought is that it could be fun
The question that came next
Is if my memories lead to stark regret
Well then why would I watch?"
ABOVE AVERAGE
Track: No Shoes in the Coffee Shop [First added to this chart: 09/13/2024]
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GENRE: Punk Rock / Heartland Rock
O nostalgia, where art thou? The Menzingers make a perfect blend of pop punk and heartland rock. This is irresistible.
ESSENTIAL
Track: Good Things / Burn After Writing
FURTHER LISTENING: After the Party, Hello Exile, Rented World [First added to this chart: 02/09/2019]
O nostalgia, where art thou? The Menzingers make a perfect blend of pop punk and heartland rock. This is irresistible.
ESSENTIAL
Track: Good Things / Burn After Writing
FURTHER LISTENING: After the Party, Hello Exile, Rented World [First added to this chart: 02/09/2019]
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GENRE: Pop Punk
At its best, 2000s emo gave post-hardcore a place in the mainstream. At its worst, it was whiny and putrid. Motion City Soundtrack is often overlooked, but they brought a nice tasteful balance of angst and melody that was rare to the scene. You could say they were closer to Weezer than emo and punk.
RECOMMENDED
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Everything is Alright
B-Side: L.G. Fuad [First added to this chart: 10/20/2024]
At its best, 2000s emo gave post-hardcore a place in the mainstream. At its worst, it was whiny and putrid. Motion City Soundtrack is often overlooked, but they brought a nice tasteful balance of angst and melody that was rare to the scene. You could say they were closer to Weezer than emo and punk.
RECOMMENDED
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Everything is Alright
B-Side: L.G. Fuad [First added to this chart: 10/20/2024]
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GENRE: Alternative Rock
Buffalo NY's Goo Goo Dolls were a rough alternative group before they hit it big on this Rob Cavallo-produced record. It has its moments, and I like the balance between ragged rock and adult contemporary.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
JOHN RZEZNIK: Iris
ROBBY TAKAC: Amigone
FURTHER LISTENING: A Boy Named Goo, Superstar Car Wash, Chaos in Bloom [First added to this chart: 05/09/2022]
Buffalo NY's Goo Goo Dolls were a rough alternative group before they hit it big on this Rob Cavallo-produced record. It has its moments, and I like the balance between ragged rock and adult contemporary.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
JOHN RZEZNIK: Iris
ROBBY TAKAC: Amigone
FURTHER LISTENING: A Boy Named Goo, Superstar Car Wash, Chaos in Bloom [First added to this chart: 05/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1998
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800
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GENRE: Alternative Rock
This album is a brilliant mess, but the heart on sleeve approach pays off and the songs will hit you where it hurts the most.
ESSENTIAL
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Bastards of Young
B-Side: Swingin' Party
FURTHER LISTENING: Pleased to Meet Me, Don’t Tell a Soul, Let It Be [First added to this chart: 08/12/2021]
This album is a brilliant mess, but the heart on sleeve approach pays off and the songs will hit you where it hurts the most.
ESSENTIAL
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Bastards of Young
B-Side: Swingin' Party
FURTHER LISTENING: Pleased to Meet Me, Don’t Tell a Soul, Let It Be [First added to this chart: 08/12/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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3,996
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GENRE: Country Rock
What do you do when your founding songwriter (Richie Furay) leaves the band? You carry on with the members you have and ask the pedal steel player if he writes any good shit.
Although the band was originally birthed from the remains of Buffalo Springfield, no members remained at this point, yet the energy of the debut is recaptured here with some exceptional songwriting from three core members of Poco: Paul Cotton, Timothy B. Schmit and Rusty Young. THIS is what I think about when I want to listen to Poco. It’s a delicious blend of West Coast acoustic folk ballads, luscious harmonies, blissed out hard rockers a la Neil Young and a touch of Southern Rock jamming a la Allman Brothers.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
PAUL COTTON: Western Waterloo
RUSTY YOUNG: High and Dry
TIM SCHMIT: Whatever Happened to Your Smile
FURTHER LISTENING: Crazy Eyes, Pickin’ Up the Pieces, Good Feelin’ to Know, Legend [First added to this chart: 09/19/2023]
What do you do when your founding songwriter (Richie Furay) leaves the band? You carry on with the members you have and ask the pedal steel player if he writes any good shit.
Although the band was originally birthed from the remains of Buffalo Springfield, no members remained at this point, yet the energy of the debut is recaptured here with some exceptional songwriting from three core members of Poco: Paul Cotton, Timothy B. Schmit and Rusty Young. THIS is what I think about when I want to listen to Poco. It’s a delicious blend of West Coast acoustic folk ballads, luscious harmonies, blissed out hard rockers a la Neil Young and a touch of Southern Rock jamming a la Allman Brothers.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
PAUL COTTON: Western Waterloo
RUSTY YOUNG: High and Dry
TIM SCHMIT: Whatever Happened to Your Smile
FURTHER LISTENING: Crazy Eyes, Pickin’ Up the Pieces, Good Feelin’ to Know, Legend [First added to this chart: 09/19/2023]
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GENRE: Rock 'n Roll
Four hillbillies from the flatlands of Texas combine gritty rock-'n'-roll with bittersweet songs of love and loss.
RECOMMENDED
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: That'll Be the Day
B-Side: Not Fade Away
FURTHER LISTENING: Buddy Holly self-titled (featuring The Crickets) [First added to this chart: 01/20/2020]
Four hillbillies from the flatlands of Texas combine gritty rock-'n'-roll with bittersweet songs of love and loss.
RECOMMENDED
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: That'll Be the Day
B-Side: Not Fade Away
FURTHER LISTENING: Buddy Holly self-titled (featuring The Crickets) [First added to this chart: 01/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,786
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GENRE: Progressive Country
Influential outlaw singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury demonstrates that spirit and soul, not trucks and twang, make for a great country soul song. Cortelia Clark and San Francisco Mabel Joy, in particular, are like any other country/folk songs I have ever heard.
ESSENTIAL
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Why You Been Gone So Long
B-Side: Cortelia Clark
FURTHER LISTENING: An American Trilogy compilation, In a New Age, After All These Years [First added to this chart: 03/08/2021]
Influential outlaw singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury demonstrates that spirit and soul, not trucks and twang, make for a great country soul song. Cortelia Clark and San Francisco Mabel Joy, in particular, are like any other country/folk songs I have ever heard.
ESSENTIAL
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Why You Been Gone So Long
B-Side: Cortelia Clark
FURTHER LISTENING: An American Trilogy compilation, In a New Age, After All These Years [First added to this chart: 03/08/2021]
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GENRE: Bakersfield Sound
This album shows Owens at the threshold between his straightforward honky-tonk sound and his playful "freight train" sound, with lyrics about love and heartbreak. It's basically Buddy Holly with more twang.
ESSENTIAL [First added to this chart: 10/31/2022]
This album shows Owens at the threshold between his straightforward honky-tonk sound and his playful "freight train" sound, with lyrics about love and heartbreak. It's basically Buddy Holly with more twang.
ESSENTIAL [First added to this chart: 10/31/2022]
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GENRE: Baroque Pop
Somewhat similar in sound to Pet Sounds and early Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, a la West Coast 1960s, but this album has some excellent guitar-driving back-tracks that aren't completely washed away in overproduction, making it fresh and enjoyable.
ABOVE AVERAGE
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Walk Away Renee
B-Side: She May Call You Up Tonight [First added to this chart: 04/05/2014]
Somewhat similar in sound to Pet Sounds and early Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, a la West Coast 1960s, but this album has some excellent guitar-driving back-tracks that aren't completely washed away in overproduction, making it fresh and enjoyable.
ABOVE AVERAGE
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Walk Away Renee
B-Side: She May Call You Up Tonight [First added to this chart: 04/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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41,854
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 13 | 13% |
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| The Menzingers | 1 | 1% | |
| Laura Nyro | 1 | 1% | |
| Miranda Lambert | 1 | 1% | |
| עפרה חזה [Ofra Haza] | 1 | 1% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 1 | 1% | |
| Beach Bunny | 1 | 1% | |
| Courtney Barnett | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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65 | 65% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 78th to 77th Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett |
| Up 1 from 77th to 76th Planet Her by Doja Cat |
| Up 1 from 76th to 75th Diamond Life by Sade |
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 Don't Close Your Eyesby Keith Whitley |
| Blonder And Blonder by The Muffs |
| Leavers |
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 Dear Youby Jawbreaker |
| Homeland by Tish Hinojosa |
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 100/100 | 12/24/2024 21:47 | Exist-en-ciel | | 99/100 |
| 90/100 | 06/09/2023 15:56 |  Applerill | | 75/100 |
| 100/100 | 11/16/2022 00:40 |  Arthurknight | | 89/100 |
| 75/100 | 11/15/2022 04:32 | Mmorrison22 | | 77/100 |
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From Johnnyo 12/24/2023 14:42
Like the chart a lot. Just out of interest, was the 12 or 13 per decade deliberate or a happy coincidence?
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100/100
From Arthurknight 11/16/2022 00:40
Arthurknight 11/16/2022 00:40
really nice unapologetic taste; nice to be reminded about nanci griffith too
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From Mmorrison22 11/15/2022 04:32
lot's of stuff I haven't heard of - love the inclusion of Meat Puppets & Rina Sawayama!
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90/100
From leniad 07/18/2022 04:41
changing my opinion, interesting chart !!
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Goliath 07/04/2021 14:52
Goliath 07/04/2021 14:52
There are non-US artists as well, just saying.
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70/100
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Jbalbinolr 05/02/2021 23:11
Jbalbinolr 05/02/2021 23:11
Don't know many of the albums in here, this'be a tough one to visit, pretty eclectic indeed.
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85/100
From Johnnyo 03/28/2020 09:52
Excellent chart
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salahshoori 01/24/2020 10:47
salahshoori 01/24/2020 10:47
Great chart! There's lots of albums that I have to check from your chart, and isn't that the goal of sharing our taste?
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90/100
From pctrooper 09/24/2019 00:52
Certainly quite an original chart. Nice stuff.
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75/100
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Paule 05/03/2019 20:54
Paule 05/03/2019 20:54
Good chart idea! Even though I am personally not that into americana, some solid albums can be found here.
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