A collage of my top 100 favorite studio albums.
This is a list of my favorite albums grouped by type.
Top 95+ Studio Albums
These albums are based on the rank of my appreciation of the individual songs on the initial release of each album.
Rank |
Rating |
Album |
Artist
|
1 |
1,896 |
The Execution of All Things |
Rilo Kiley
|
2 |
1,696 |
Crossing the Rubicon |
The Sounds
|
3 |
1,624 |
Queen II |
Queen
|
4 |
1,468 |
A Kind of Magic |
Queen
|
5 |
1,448 |
Sheer Heart Attack |
Queen
|
6 |
1,362 |
Horrorscope |
Eve 6
|
7 |
1,217 |
A Day at the Races |
Queen
|
8 |
1,210 |
Eve 6 |
Eve 6
|
9 |
1,091 |
Innuendo |
Queen
|
10 |
1,072 |
American Idiot |
Green Day
|
11 |
1,064 |
Rilo Kiley (Second Pressing) |
Rilo Kiley
|
12 |
1,048 |
More Modern Short Stories from Hello Saferide |
Hello Saferide
|
13 |
1,036 |
Take Offs and Landings |
Rilo Kiley
|
14 |
1,022 |
Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra |
Tim Minchin
|
15 |
874 |
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie |
Alanis Morissette
|
16 |
850 |
Oceanborn |
Nightwish
|
17 |
832 |
More Adventurous |
Rilo Kiley
|
18 |
832 |
Casino Twilight Dogs |
Youth Group
|
19 |
793 |
Made in Heaven |
Queen
|
20 |
775 |
Jazz |
Queen
|
21 |
769 |
Liz Phair |
Liz Phair
|
22 |
739 |
Weezer (Blue album) |
Weezer
|
23 |
728 |
Jagged Little Pill |
Alanis Morissette
|
24 |
722 |
Introducing... Hello Saferide |
Hello Saferide
|
25 |
689 |
Hot Space |
Queen
|
26 |
678 |
Love Ire & Song |
Frank Turner
|
27 |
664 |
Costello Music |
The Fratellis
|
28 |
656 |
So-Called Chaos |
Alanis Morissette
|
29 |
650 |
The Game |
Queen
|
30 |
650 |
It's All in Your Head |
Eve 6
|
31 |
640 |
Under Rug Swept |
Alanis Morissette
|
32 |
628 |
News of the World |
Queen
|
33 |
614 |
Permission to Land |
The Darkness
|
34 |
609 |
England Keep My Bones |
Frank Turner
|
35 |
595 |
Rabbit Fur Coat |
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
|
36 |
592 |
The Works |
Queen
|
37 |
588 |
Dizzy Up the Girl |
Goo Goo Dolls
|
38 |
566 |
Darkside |
Tim Minchin
|
39 |
547 |
Back to the Light |
Brian May
|
40 |
544 |
You're Awful, I Love You |
Ludo
|
41 |
528 |
Once |
Nightwish
|
42 |
528 |
Weezer (Red album) |
Weezer
|
43 |
520 |
Something to Die For |
The Sounds
|
44 |
514 |
The Stranger |
Billy Joel
|
45 |
512 |
Stunt |
Barenaked Ladies
|
46 |
482 |
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars |
David Bowie
|
47 |
480 |
Hey Stoopid |
Alice Cooper
|
48 |
450 |
So Jealous |
Tegan and Sara
|
49 |
448 |
Foiled |
Blue October
|
50 |
440 |
Living in America |
The Sounds
|
51 |
440 |
The Fox, the Hunter and Hello Saferide |
Hello Saferide
|
52 |
|
Ready for This? |
Tim Minchin
|
53 |
425 |
Echo |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
|
54 |
422 |
Queen |
Queen
|
55 |
408 |
Firecracker |
Lisa Loeb
|
56 |
388 |
And the Mystery of the Golden Medallion |
Fight Like Apes
|
57 |
387 |
A Night at the Opera |
Queen
|
58 |
380 |
Maroon |
Barenaked Ladies
|
59 |
370 |
A Boy Named Goo |
Goo Goo Dolls
|
60 |
366 |
Under the Blacklight |
Rilo Kiley
|
61 |
356 |
Use Your Illusion I |
Guns N' Roses
|
62 |
347 |
Appetite for Destruction |
Guns N' Roses
|
63 |
342 |
Heartthrob |
Tegan and Sara
|
64 |
342 |
Azure Ray |
Azure Ray
|
65 |
337 |
Different Class |
Pulp
|
66 |
318 |
Almost Human |
Voltaire
|
67 |
314 |
Metallica |
Metallica
|
68 |
311 |
Gordon |
Barenaked Ladies
|
69 |
310 |
On the Line |
Jenny Lewis
|
70 |
298 |
The Dark Side of the Moon |
Pink Floyd
|
71 |
296 |
Fallen |
Evanescence
|
72 |
252 |
The Weight of Your Love |
Editors
|
73 |
240 |
Wild Like Children |
Tilly and the Wall
|
74 |
236 |
The Miracle |
Queen
|
75 |
227 |
Combinations |
Eisley
|
76 |
224 |
Un |
Dan Black
|
77 |
220 |
Tape Deck Heart |
Frank Turner
|
78 |
218 |
Heroes and Cocktails |
Robb Roy
|
79 |
216 |
Yourself or Someone Like You |
Matchbox 20
|
80 |
216 |
Lost Horizons |
Luca Turilli's Dreamquest
|
81 |
212 |
Weezer (Green album) |
Weezer
|
82 |
209 |
Drawing Down the Moon |
Azure Ray
|
83 |
204 |
Broken Bride |
Ludo
|
84 |
201 |
Full Moon Fever |
Tom Petty
|
85 |
200 |
Nine Lives |
Aerosmith
|
86 |
195 |
Pinkerton |
Weezer
|
87 |
192 |
Seventh Tree |
Goldfrapp
|
88 |
188 |
Make Believe |
Weezer
|
89 |
184 |
Hold on Love |
Azure Ray
|
90 |
180 |
Speak in Code |
Eve 6
|
91 |
156 |
An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer |
Tom Lehrer
|
92 |
144 |
Would You Let Me Play This EP 10 Times a Day? |
Hello Saferide
|
93 |
140 |
Stranger in Town |
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
|
94 |
134 |
Bringing Down the Horse |
The Wallflowers
|
95 |
124 |
Between the Lines |
Janis Ian
|
96 |
118 |
Like a Rock |
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
|
97 |
101 |
No Need to Argue |
The Cranberries
|
98 |
99 |
Tidings of Comfort and Joy |
Roger Whittaker
|
Top 25 Soundtracks
- Hamilton: An American Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Rent: Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog: Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
- Assassins: Original Cast Recording
- Lion King, The: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Animaniacs: 16 Original Songs from the Hit TV Series
- My Fair Lady: Original Cast
- The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Evita: Music from the Motion Picture
- Commentary! The Musical
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
- Monty Python's: The Meaning of Life
- Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
- Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
- Labyrinth: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Les Misérables: Original London Cast
- Monty Python Sings
- Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
Top 25 Video Game Soundtracks
- Final Fantasy VI
- Mega Man II
- Chrono Trigger
- Secret of Mana
- VVVVVV
- Ultima VII: The Black Gate
- Undertale
- Dance Dance Revolution: Extreme
- Ultima: Quest of the Avatar (NES)
- SimCity (SNES)
- Tower of Heaven
- Cave Story+
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Ultima: Exodus (NES)
- Final Fantasy (NES)
- Bionic Commando
- Super Mario 64
- Katawa Shoujo
- 7/11
- Seiklus
- Dance Dance Revolution: Max 2
- Icarus: Sanctuary of the Gods
- Mario Kart 64
- Portal
- Portal 2
See Also