Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by musicologist97

This is a list of my favorite all-time albums, not a list of the greatest all-time albums that would factor in critical acclaim, commercial success and general popularity. Favorite tracks for each album included.

• Chart updated: 04/24/2019 09:45
• (Created: 09/18/2015 02:41).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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Favorite track: River [First added to this chart: 09/27/2015]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,363 charts

Rank Score:

17,092

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

20

Overall Rank:

67

Average Rating:

 85 (1,490 votes)

Comments:

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Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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Favorite track: So What [First added to this chart: 09/27/2015]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,638 charts

Rank Score:

23,674

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 89 (2,260 votes)

Comments:

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Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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Favorite track: Wild Horses [First added to this chart: 10/16/2015]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,637 charts

Rank Score:

18,101

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

60

Average Rating:

 86 (1,902 votes)

Comments:

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Born To Run 

 Bruce Springsteen

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Favorite track: Jungleland [First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,591 charts

Rank Score:

16,352

Rank in 1975:

3

Rank in 1970s:

21

Overall Rank:

73

Average Rating:

 83 (1,960 votes)

Comments:

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The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle 

 Bruce Springsteen

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Favorite track: New York City Serenade [First added to this chart: 02/20/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

403 charts

Rank Score:

3,051

Rank in 1973:

16

Rank in 1970s:

131

Overall Rank:

572

Average Rating:

 80 (662 votes)

Comments:

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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Favorite track: Wish You Were Here [First added to this chart: 12/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,969 charts

Rank Score:

46,750

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 91 (4,021 votes)

Comments:

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Favorite track: Stairway to Heaven [First added to this chart: 09/28/2015]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,136 charts

Rank Score:

41,624

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 90 (3,971 votes)

Comments:

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Mingus Ah Um 

 Charles Mingus

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Favorite track: Boogie Stop Shuffle [First added to this chart: 10/22/2018]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

651 charts

Rank Score:

7,163

Rank in 1959:

2

Rank in 1950s:

2

Overall Rank:

232

Average Rating:

 84 (721 votes)

Comments:

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Let It Bleed 

 The Rolling Stones

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Favorite track: You Can't Always Get What You Want [First added to this chart: 10/21/2015]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,761 charts

Rank Score:

18,116

Rank in 1969:

4

Rank in 1960s:

15

Overall Rank:

59

Average Rating:

 85 (2,083 votes)

Comments:

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Who's Next 

 The Who

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Favorite track: Won't Get Fooled Again [First added to this chart: 09/27/2015]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,166 charts

Rank Score:

22,598

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,532 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	6	6%
1960s	23	23%
1970s	54	54%
1980s	4	4%
1990s	2	2%
2000s	7	7%
2010s	4	4%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Al Green	6	6%
The Rolling Stones	5	5%
Steely Dan	5	5%
Radiohead	4	4%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
David Bowie	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	51	51%
	34	34%
	11	11%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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85/100	03/20/2025 17:18	SomethingSpecial	1,023	85/100
100/100	09/04/2024 10:37	Musyahid	31	92/100
95/100	01/27/2020 18:20	Chambord	41	95/100
85/100	01/28/2019 19:53	JulianR	571	75/100
90/100	11/30/2018 13:21	Julelios	100	90/100

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From Musyahid 09/04/2024 10:37

good stuffs

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From JulianR 01/28/2019 19:54

Nice stuff! Cool to see some jazz classics in there

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From Julelios 11/30/2018 13:21

Classical but nice chart.

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From bobbyb5 06/01/2018 13:37

I love your taste.

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From AAL2014 11/14/2017 19:20

Good to see some love for Madman Across The Water. Very underrated record. Great chart!

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From sssvnnn 07/31/2016 08:33

Nice Mainstream Chart.

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