THE THUNDRED: The Top 100 Albums of All Time (#60 - #41)

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Chris DeMakes

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🗓️ 29 November 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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From the One Hit Thunder podcast (originally released on 11/15/2024) In part three of THE THUNDRED, Chris and Matt continue their epic countdown of the Top 100 albums of all time, with rankings based on the Top 20 lists of over 100 contributors. This episode covers albums 60 through 41, diving into a wild variety of genres and eras. From an artist’s leap into a full-blown pop transformation to a massive solo debut, hard-hitting funk, classic rock, hip-hop, and beyond, this installment is packed with both expected classics and surprising picks. Tune in and get ready for an exciting journey through some of the best albums ever made. Chris DeMakes A Podcast is brought to you by DistroKid, the ultimate partner for taking your music to the next level. Get 30% off your first YEAR with DistroKid by signing up at ⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/demakes For bonus episode of The After Party podcast, an extensive back catalog of past After Party episodes, early ad-free releases of new episodes of Chris DeMakes A Podcast, full video versions of episodes, and MUCH more, head to the Patreon at ⁠http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com Follow Chris DeMakes A Podcast on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chrisdemakesapodcast/⁠ Join the Chris DeMakes A Podcast community on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/2643961642526928/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Distro Kid.
0:02.7	Huh, have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?
0:07.0	Not much to it, is there?
0:08.9	Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.
0:13.6	Mmm, that is good.
0:15.6	Now that's what Asani should sound like.
0:18.5	Go all crisp in with walkers.
0:21.7	Delicious. Go all crisp in with Walker's. Delicious.
0:23.7	One hit is all you need to make the money guaranteed.
0:29.8	And you can live off royalties forever.
0:35.5	And it makes me wonder. is it just a wonder?
0:40.3	Or is it one hit thunder?
0:44.3	The Thundering.
0:49.3	So we are back this time with albums 60 through 41 on the Thundred countdown.
0:56.9	For anyone who's tuning into the Thundred for the first time, you should go back and listen to the first two episodes where we did 100 through 61.
1:05.8	We're starting at 60 today.
1:07.4	But these are the top 100 albums of all time.
1:10.0	I surveyed over 100 people and got their
1:13.3	top 20 list. And from there, it was all just math. Whatever people put at number one got 20 points.
1:19.6	Whatever they put at number 20, got one point. I took all that data. And here's our list. And I know
1:25.2	what the list is, but you're finding out what the list is in real time here as we go.
1:30.0	Yeah. No. And we love math here at one hit thunder. So this is very exciting for everybody.
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