Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by JMGL95

MASSIVE UPDATE ALERT! (PLACEMENTS: COMPLETE - 100%, LYRICS: COMPLETE - 100% but under revision)

I've just entirely remade this chart because I've been relistening to all of the albums here and many other favourites and rerating them. This chart somehow seemed not really up to date with my tastes, as it was more similar to what I liked three or four years ago. Hope your ratings are still valid for this new chart or, if they aren't, feel free to drop/raise the rating at ease :P

I also added the rating of the album (and plan to add some lyrics). About my rating system: the first albums here are my perfect 10s. They are the ones that set the max note, so to say, in opposition to what would be considered a 0. Then, the rest of the albums are rated in comparison to those perfect 10s and placed somewhere in between them and the 0. I have taken into consideration my individual track average rating, the consistency/flow and lenght, my personal liking to the musical style and lyrics, the influence and relevance of the album, the innovation and uniqueness, the fun I had listening, etc.

Tbh, I'm not a big album listener. I usually tend to listen to playlists of the songs I consider memorable, so the albums are a gate for me to listen to more memorable songs to add to playlists. For that reason, I haven't listened to any of these albums more than four or five times (although I have heard to the top ones probable much more times as they're almost perfect for me). Because of that and because I don't have actually any idea about music theory or production, I won't be making any commentary. I couldn't really say something besides "I think the guitars sound nice" or "the lyric themes here are really cool", so I'll abstain from doing it, as it isn't really interesting.

EXTRA! Top 101-200: https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=47083

• Chart updated: 08/06/2024 21:45
• (Created: 05/29/2014 15:12).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Carrie & Lowell 

 Sufjan Stevens

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"I should have known better
Nothing can be changed
The past is still the past
The bridge to nowhere"

My rating: 10
Genres: Indie folk, Chamber folk
Favourite songs: Should Have Know Better, The Only Thing, Fourth of July

I feel that I need to write something special here for Carrie & Lowell. This is the only album of a bit more than 700 (at this moment) that I have rated 100/100. First time I heard this album I got literally obsessed with it. I had never heard before an album that had such a stunningly beautiful lyricism and at the same time it was so profoundly painful and deep. You can feel Sufjan's soul in every track, every ounce of pain he felt after he lost his mother. But at the same time it feels so relaxing that each songs haunts you in a spiral of bittersweet feelings that is almost magical. It's even incredibly solid, I can't find a weak song here. Sure there's some standouts, but every track has something special. To me this is the pinnacle of popular music. It's amazing how much can do just and artist, his guitar and not much more. [First added to this chart: 08/08/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,222 charts

Rank Score:

17,374

Rank in 2015:

2

Rank in 2010s:

5

Overall Rank:

66

Average Rating:

 86 (1,454 votes)

Comments:

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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 

 Kendrick Lamar

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"I never was a gangbanger, I mean I was never stranger to the funk neither
I really doubt it
Rush a nigga quick and then we laugh about it
That’s ironic ‘cause I’ve never been violent, until I’m with the homies"

My rating: 9.63
Genres: Conscious hip hop
Favourite songs: Sing About Me/I'm Dying of Thirst, Swimming Pools (Drank), The Art of Peer Presure [First added to this chart: 01/01/2016]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1,502 charts

Rank Score:

24,394

Rank in 2012:

1

Rank in 2010s:

3

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (1,992 votes)

Comments:

206

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Marquee Moon 

 Television

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"And I ask him
How he don't go mad
He said 'Look here junior, don't you be so happy
And for Heaven's sake, don't you be so sad'"

My rating: 9.38
Genres: Art punk, Post-punk
Favourite songs: Venus, Marquee Moon, See No Evil [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,770 charts

Rank Score:

21,140

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 86 (1,866 votes)

Comments:

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To Pimp A Butterfly 

 Kendrick Lamar

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"So why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the street?
When gang banging make me kill a nigga blacker than me?
Hypocrite!"

My rating: 9.32
Genres: Conscious hip hop, Jazz rap
Favourite Songs: King Kunta, The Blacker The Berry, Mortal Man [First added to this chart: 12/16/2016]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,797 charts

Rank Score:

34,975

Rank in 2015:

1

Rank in 2010s:

1

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 89 (2,264 votes)

Comments:

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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"And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see"

My rating: 9.26
Genres: Indie folk, Indie rock, Lo-Fi
Favourite songs: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, Two-Headed Boy, Holland 1945 [First added to this chart: 06/16/2014]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,412 charts

Rank Score:

36,506

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 87 (2,921 votes)

Comments:

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Illinois 

 Sufjan Stevens

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"Tuesday night at the Bible study
We lift our hands and pray over your body
But nothing ever happens"

My rating: 9.17
Genres: Chamber pop, Indie pop, Chamber folk, Americana
Favourite songs: Casimir Pulaski Day; Come On, Feel The Illinoise!; The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us [First added to this chart: 07/01/2018]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,637 charts

Rank Score:

22,071

Rank in 2005:

1

Rank in 2000s:

5

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 86 (1,886 votes)

Comments:

167

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Either/Or 

 Elliott Smith

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"Nobody broke your heart
You broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Nobody broke your heart
If you're alone it must be you that wants to be apart"

My rating: 9.15
Genres: Indie folk, Indie pop, Lo-Fi
Favourite songs: Between The Bars, Alameda, Say Yes [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

970 charts

Rank Score:

10,937

Rank in 1997:

3

Rank in 1990s:

27

Overall Rank:

130

Average Rating:

 84 (1,135 votes)

Comments:

68

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Illmatic 

 Nas

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"I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death"

My rating: 8.94
Genres: Conscious hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Favourite songs: NY State Of Mind, Life's A Bitch, The World Is Yours [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,339 charts

Rank Score:

17,709

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 86 (1,560 votes)

Comments:

110

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Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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"I know someday you'll have a beautiful life
I know you'll be a star
In somebody else's sky
But why, why, why can't it be
Why can't it be mine"

My rating: 8.91
Genres: Grunge, Alternative rock, Hard rock
Favourite songs: Black, Jeremy, Alive [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,821 charts

Rank Score:

19,410

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 83 (2,312 votes)

Comments:

179

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 

 Kanye West

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"I'm living' in that 21st century
Doing something mean to it
Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it
Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it
I guess every superhero need his theme music"

My rating: 8.87
Genres: Hip hop, Pop rap, Art pop
Favourite songs: Runaway, Power, Dark Fantasy [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,715 charts

Rank Score:

24,734

Rank in 2010:

1

Rank in 2010s:

2

Overall Rank:

33

Average Rating:

 85 (2,333 votes)

Comments:

279

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	13	13%
1970s	14	14%
1980s	9	9%
1990s	22	22%
2000s	22	22%
2010s	18	18%
2020s	2	2%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	6	6%
The Beatles	4	4%
Arctic Monkeys	4	4%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Arcade Fire	3	3%
Nacho Vegas	3	3%
Kendrick Lamar	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	43	43%
	37	37%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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40/100	09/16/2024 01:20	mianfei	166	62/100
90/100	09/14/2024 21:43	Bristoc	18	89/100
80/100	09/14/2024 10:31	Tamthebam	608	85/100
90/100	02/21/2022 19:16	Cytoma	171	90/100
95/100	05/07/2021 13:29	jackq	274	92/100

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This chart is rated in the top 6% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.4/100, a mean average of 87.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 11.9.

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80/100

From Tamthebam 09/14/2024 10:38

An interesting chart I like it but apart from Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West there is a complete absence of RnB/Soul music. There is also a lack of female singers that's your taste and its fine. 80/100

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90/100

From leniad 10/25/2020 23:10

good chart

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90/100

From ExTeaSea 05/23/2020 15:34

Cool chart, 17 artists in common! I'll have to check out Nacho Vegas because that name alone is awesome haha. I think it's cool that you have two Pillows albums on here because they are fun and unheard of. Also nice to see that Chameleons album because it's excellent.

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100/100

From Christovskee 02/15/2019 15:59

Soooo... we pretty much have the same top ten :)

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100/100

From Rivera 02/15/2019 14:05

Very interesting and unique chart. Well done!

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90/100

From ForegroundNoise 02/15/2019 10:24

Absolutely love how you come across in your chart's bio, and appreciate the delicacy with which you've picked your favourite albums. Given the way you write about Carrie & Lowell, please please write more!! Don't be put off by music snobs toting about theory etc., you clearly have a talent when it comes to conveying your love of music.

I've noticed that the chart is a little more weighted to the last three decades, so here's a few older underground records that you might be missing out on:

Nico - Chelsea Girl (1967)
Brigitte Fontaine - Comme A La Radio (1969)
Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians (1978)
Roy Harper - Stormcock (1971)
Comus - First Utterance (1971)

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90/100

From Reppu1976 05/26/2018 01:46

Good chart

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80/100

From vancevisuals 05/20/2017 01:07

Like Magical Mystery Tour getting some notice

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75/100

From LedZep 05/19/2017 23:13

That Porcupine Tree album creeping in at 27... Fantastic choice, and the chart is exactly what you said it would be, classics along with personal choices. Great

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From platus 05/19/2017 18:06

Good chart

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