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After asking Discogs’ social media followers which albums are perfect from start to finish, it was easy to see which releases music fans think are the best albums of all time.

Music fans are always on the hunt for the best albums of all time, but what makes an album the best? If you asked 10 different people, you might get 10 different answers. It could be the overall atmosphere, the music, the lyrics, or how an album makes a person feel.

Or maybe it’s as simple as consistency. If every song on an album is great and you never feel the desire to skip a track, maybe that’s as close to perfection as you can get.

Discogs asked social media fans to share one album that they would rate 10 out of 10, no skips. Over 40,000 responses came in across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. People shared albums that they consider flawless and showed support for other picks by “liking” people’s comments. The albums with the most “likes” were compiled and a list of the best albums was born! For the sake of a more dynamic list, popular artists with multiple releases were limited to one spot each.

Below, you’ll find 25 of the best albums of all time, according to the Discogs Community.

#1

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

1973

The Dark Side Of The Moon is the most collected album on Discogs, so it’s no surprise that it received the most “likes” on social media and claimed the No. 1 spot. The album shows Pink Floyd at the height of their powers as they take the listener through a series of immersive soundscapes with elements of psychedelia, jazz fusion, blues rock, and prog.


The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
2016
Rock
LP, Black 180g Vinyl, Reissue
562 copies from $17.83
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#2


The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
2016
Hip Hop
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
42 copies from $25.00
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#3


Illmatic
Nas
2017
Hip Hop
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
116 copies from $16.29
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#4


Nevermind
Nirvana
2015
Alternative Rock
Vinyl, Album, Reissue, 180 gram
394 copies from $18.74
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#5


Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
2016
Hip Hop
Vinyl, Album, Reissue, 180 gram
117 copies from $20.65
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#6


The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
2016
Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Vinyl, Album, Reissue, 180 gram
111 copies from $21.74
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#7


Paul’s Boutique
Beastie Boys
2017
Hip Hop
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
89 copies from $25.49
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#8


Mezzanine
Massive Attack
2013
Trip Hop
Vinyl, Album, Reissue, 180 gram
222 copies from $29.35
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#9


Disintegration
The Cure
2021
Goth Rock
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
101 copies from $28.80
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#10


In Rainbows
Radiohead
2016
Alternative Rock
Vinyl, Album, Reissue, 180 gram
23 copies from $26.00
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#11


Violator
Depeche Mode
2016
Electronic, Rock
Vinyl, Album, Reissue, 180 gram
106 copies from $21.20
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#12


Ten
Pearl Jam
2017
Alternative Rock
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
80 copies from $13.59
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#13


Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
2020
Rock, Nu Metal
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
198 copies from $18.48
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#14


Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
2016
Soul, Funk
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
30 copies from $18.51
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#15


Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2020
Alternative Rock
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
198 copies from $22.49
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#16


Revolver
The Beatles
2012
Rock
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
164 copies from $18.48
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#17


Grace
Jeff Buckley
2015
Alternative Rock
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
27 copies from $20.00
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#18


Purple Rain
Prince And The Revolution
2020
Rock, Soul, Pop, Funk
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
127 copies from $15.22
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#19


Is This It
The Strokes
2020
Rock
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
31 copies from $27.16
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#20


To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
2018
Hip Hop
Vinyl, Album, Repress
89 copies from $30.00
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#21


Paranoid
Black Sabbath
2019
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
62 copies from $20.39
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#22


A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
2021
Jazz
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
66 copies from $33.14
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#23


Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
2020
Electronic, Synth-pop
Vinyl, Album, Reissue, Clear
217 copies from $19.99
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#24


Appetite For Destruction
Guns N’ Roses
2015
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Vinyl, Album, Reissue, 180 gram
117 copies from $16.30
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#25


Harvest
Neil Young
2009
Rock, Acoustic
Vinyl, Album, Reissue
26 copies from $27.95
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this list will be another one i don't get invested in.

only thing i'll say is at first blush i was suprised about how many rap albums are here and near the top.

then, i thought about who really uses discogs that i know - crate diggers mostly - and i guess that sort of checks out.