Previous posts in this series: Part 1/5, Part 2/5, Part 3/5, Part 4/5
The final entry in the list of my 500 favorite albums of all time.
Out of all these posts, my top 100 is most representative of my general music taste. There is a good amount of genre diversity and moods present. I would say that there is a general feeling of melancholy and more advanced kinds of dark moods here (such as the Portishead picks, Lankum, Chelsea Wolfe etc.), but there are also definite pick-me-ups and uplifting picks (such as Björk's Post, Big Thief and others). My taste since my last edition of this list has changed a lot; my #1 has changed, there are more additions than in the previous 2 or 3 editions combined, and there are a lot more contextually significant picks.
I love updating this...it's hard work, but it's one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things I do online. Thanks for reading!
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100. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic || Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental Rock, Space Rock Revival || 2009 || apocalyptic, cryptic || USA
99. Daniel Rossen - You Belong There || Progressive Folk, Chamber Folk || 2022 || lush, dense || USA
98. Scott Walker - Tilt || Experimental, Singer-Songwriter, Post-Industrial || 1995 || ominous, avant-garde || USA
97. The Taxpayers - "God, Forgive These Bastards": Songs From the Forgotten Life of Henry Turner || Folk Punk, Anti-Folk, Art Punk || 2012 || self-hatred, angry || USA
96. Klô Pelgag - Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs || Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Progressive Pop || 2020 || lush, surreal || Canada
95. Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges || Post-Minimalism, Experimental || 2011 || mysterious, complex || Canada
94. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew || Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Fusion || 1970 || complex, improvisation || USA
93. Julia Holter - Aviary || Progressive Pop, Art Pop, Experimental || 2018 || complex, ethereal || USA
92. Death Grips - The Money Store || Industrial Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop || 2012 || aggressive, heavy || USA
91. David Kauffman and Eric Caboor - Songs From Suicide Bridge || Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter || 1984 || depressive, melancholic || USA
90. Sweet Trip - You Will Never Know Why || Indie Pop, Dream Pop, Indie Rock || 2009 || bittersweet, ethereal || USA
89. Kath Bloom / Loren Mazzacane - Moonlight || Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Acoustic Blues || 1984 || calm, surreal || USA
88. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin || Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk || 2023 || death, longing || USA
87. Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready || Avant-Folk, Neoclassical Darkwave || 2021 || infernal, funereal || USA
86. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade || Rock Opera, Pop Punk, Alternative Rock || 2006 || energetic, passionate || USA
85. Everything Everything - Get to Heaven || Art Pop, Indie Rock, Progressive Pop || 2015 || anxious, playful || UK
84. Women - Public Strain || Post-Punk, Noise Pop || 2010 || lonely, noisy || Canada
83. A Silver Mt. Zion - He Has Left Us Alone... || Post-Rock, Experimental, Modern Classical || 2000 || apocalyptic, atmospheric || Canada
82. Opeth - Damnation || Progressive Rock || 2003 || somber, mellow || Sweden
81. Radiohead - In Rainbows || Art Rock, Dream Pop, Alternative Rock || 2007 || lush, introspective || UK
80. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods || Noise Rock, Indie Rock || 2005 || passionate, raw || USA
79. Anna von Hausswolff - Dead Magic || Neoclassical Darkwave || 2018 || funereal, disturbing || Sweden
78. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois || Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter || 2005 || lush, melodic || USA
77. Lankum - False Lankum || Irish Folk Music, Avant-Folk || 2023 || ominous, dark || Ireland
76. Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre || Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter || 2009 || ominous, minimalistic || Canada
75. Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks || Television Music, Dark Jazz || 1990 || mysterious, nocturnal || Italy
74. The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2 || Indie Folk, Psychedelic Folk, Slacker Rock || 2001 || lonely, melancholic || USA
73. Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun || Neoclassical Darkwave || 1987 || dark, mysterious || Australia
72. Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses || Synthpop, Darkwave || 1987 || cold, lush || UK
71. Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind || Experimental Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental || 1996 || disturbing, dark || USA
70. Fever Ray - Fever Ray || Art Pop, Synthpop || 2009 || dark, mysterious || Sweden
69. Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You || Post-Hardcore, Indie Rock || 2001 || somber, mysterious || USA
68. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 || Ambient Techno, IDM || 1992 || atmospheric, futuristic || Ireland
67. Burial - Untrue || Future Garage, Dubstep || 2007 || nocturnal, lonely || UK
66. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible || Alternative Rock, Post-Punk || 1994 || misanthropic, self-hatred || UK
65. Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda || Spiritual Jazz || 1971 || meditative, spiritual || USA
64. Alcest - Souvenirs d'un autre monde || Shoegaze, Blackgaze, Post-Rock || 2007 || melancholic, soothing || France
63. Comus - First Utterance || Freak Folk, Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Folk || 1971 || pagan, manic || UK
62. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid || Contemporary R&B, Art Pop || 2010 || science fiction, eclectic || USA
61. The Drones - Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By || Punk Blues || 2005 || passionate, raw || Australia
60. Ulver - Shadows of the Sun || Ambient, Ambient Pop, Electronic, Dark Ambient || 2007 || funereal, existential || Norway
59. Portishead - Third || Experimental Rock, Krautrock, Electronic, Trip Hop || 2008 || dark, sad || UK
58. Chelsea Wolfe - The Grime and the Glow || Lo-fi, Ethereal Wave, Gothic Rock || 2010 || atmospheric, ethereal || USA
57. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush || Country Rock, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter || 1970 || melancholic, poetic || Canada
56. PJ Harvey - White Chalk || Singer/Songwriter, Chamber Folk || 2007 || depressive, lonely || USA
55. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water || Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter || 1970 || melodic, uplifting || USA
54. Noname - Telefone || Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop || 2016 || mellow, melancholic || USA
53. Alcest - Écailles de lune || Post-Metal, Shoegaze, Blackgaze, Dream Pop || 2010 || ethereal, surreal || France
52. Joy Division - Closer || Post-Punk || 1980 || cold, lonely || UK
51. Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas || Neo-Soul, Singer/Songwriter || 2020 || lush, uplifting || UK
50. Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty || Darkwave, Gothic Rock || 2013 || somber, ethereal || USA
49. 椎名林檎 [Sheena Ringo] - 加爾基 精液 栗ノ花 (Kalk samen kuri no hana) || J-Rock, Art Pop, Art Rock, Progressive Pop || 2003 || eclectic, playful || Japan
48. The Residents - Not Available || Experimental, Minimal Synth || 1978 || avant-garde, disturbing || USA
47. Swans - The Seer || Experimental Rock, Post-Rock || 2012 || dark, apocalyptic || USA
46. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree || Art Rock, Dark Ambient, Singer/Songwriter || 2016 || dark, introspective || Australia
45. Nico - The End || Avant-Folk || 1974 || somber, funereal || Germany
44. Elliott Smith - Either / Or || Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk || 1997 || poetic, depressive || USA
43. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead || Jangle Pop, Post-Punk, Indie Pop || 1986 || sarcastic, poetic || UK
42. The Roots - Things Fall Apart || East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap || 1999 || rhythmic, urban || USA
41. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love || Alternative Rock, Singer/Songwriter || 1995 || passionate, sexual || UK
40. Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun || Neo-Soul || 2000 || lush, romantic || USA
39. This Heat - This Heat || Experimental, Experimental Rock || 1979 || cold, mechanical || UK
38. Low - HEY WHAT || Ambient Pop, Post-Industrial, Experimental Rock || 2021 || atmospheric, avant-garde || USA
37. D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah || Neo-Soul || 2014 || romantic, sexual || USA
36. Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children || IDM, Electronic, Downtempo || 1998 || hypnotic, mellow || UK
35. Björk - Post || Art Pop, Electronic, Trip Hop || 1995 || eclectic, quirky || Iceland
34. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream || Heartland Rock, Indie Rock || 2014 || passionate, bittersweet || USA
33. Arca - Arca || Glitch Pop, Experimental || 2017 || surreal, romantic || Venezuela
32. Depeche Mode - Violator || Electronic, Synthpop || 1990 || dark, sensual || UK
31. Lalleshwari - Lullabies in a Glass Wilderness || Singer-Songwriter, Art Pop, Darkwave, Experimental || 2006 || cryptic, disturbing || UK
30. Madvillain - Madvillainy || Abstract Hip Hop || 2004 || playful, humorous || USA
29. Carissa's Wierd - Songs About Leaving || Slowcore, Chamber Pop || 2002 || depressive, suicidal || USA
28. Portishead - Dummy || Trip Hop || 1994 || mysterious, nocturnal || UK
27. The Cure - Pornography || Gothic Rock, Post-Punk || 1982 || ominous, depressive || UK
26. Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! || Post-Rock, Experimental || 2000 || epic, complex || Canada
25. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You || Indie Folk, Indie Rock || 2022 || eclectic, soothing || USA
24. Radiohead - OK Computer || Art Rock, Alternative Rock || 1997 || futuristic, melancholic || UK
23. Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness || Post-Punk, Gothic Rock, Shoegaze, Post-Rock || 2008 || suicidal, misanthropic || USA
22. Joanna Newsom - Ys || Chamber Folk, Progressive Folk, Singer/Songwriter || 2006 || poetic, complex || USA
21. Ulver - Blood Inside || Experimental, Experimental Rock, Electronic || 2005 || avant-garde, dark || Norway
20. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus || Art Rock, Alternative Rock || 2004 || passionate, religious || Australia
19. Arcade Fire - Funeral || Indie Rock, Chamber Pop || 2004 || passionate, death || Canada
18. Laurie Anderson - Big Science || Experimental, Art Pop, Electronic, Post-Minimalism || 1982 || quirky, deadpan || USA
17. Fishmans - Long Season || Neo-Psychedelia, Dream Pop, Progressive Pop || 1996 || lush, psychedelic || Japan
16. Chelsea Wolfe - Apokalypsis || Gothic Rock, Darkwave || 2011 || somber, nocturnal || USA
15. The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You || Neo-Psychedelia, Electronic, Psychedelic Pop, Neo-Soul, House, Trip Hop, Nu-Disco || 2020 || bittersweet, nocturnal || Australia
14. Portishead - Portishead || Trip Hop, Acid Jazz || 1997 || dark, mysterious || UK
13. Björk - Homogenic || Electronic, Art Pop, Trip Hop || 1997 || cold, passionate || Iceland
12. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady || Avant-Garde Jazz, Experimental Big Band || 1963 || complex, passionate || USA
11. Wire - Chairs Missing || Post-Punk, Art Punk || 1978 || mysterious, anxious || UK
10. 山岡晃 [Akira Yamaoka] - Silent Hill 2 || Video Game Soundtrack, Dark Ambient, Ambient || 2001 || ominous, melancholic || Japan
9. Xiu Xiu - Plays the Music of Twin Peaks || Experimental Rock || 2016 || dark, surreal || USA
8. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz || Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Indietronica, Glitch Pop || 2010 || epic, lush || USA
7. Eels - Electro-Shock Blues || Indie Pop, Trip Hop, Singer/Songwriter || 1998 || melancholic, bittersweet || USA
6. Animal Collective - Spirit They're Gone Spirit They've Vanished || Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental || 2000 || avant-garde, melancholic || USA
5. Cocteau Twins - Treasure || Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave || 1984 || atmospheric, cryptic || UK
4. Talking Heads - Remain In Light || New Wave, Post-Punk, Afrobeat, Dance-Punk || 1980 || playful, energetic || USA
3. The Drones - I Seaweed || Punk Blues || 2013 || angry, poetic || Australia
2. Lena Raine - Celeste || Video Game Music, Digital Fusion, Chillstep, Synthwave || 2018 || atmospheric, melodic || USA
1. Kate Bush - The Dreaming || Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Baroque Pop, Gothic Rock || 1982 || manic, playful || UK
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