FLCL is great but not greatest in any shape of the imagination. This is because no matter how great the art and music was, how funny the off the wall comedy combined with the classic 'coming of the age' story is, it doesn't change the fact that its only 6 episodes long. 6 episodes of awesome-ness yes, but by the time you get into it, its over.
Even my favorite anime (
Evangelion) I wouldn't class as the best. I personally don't think the best anime has came around yet and maybe it will never will. Or maybe it'll just slip under the radar. The closest I would say is
Angel Beats! just because its funny, has a great story line, engaging characters, it isn't dragged on but isn't too short and it was the first anime that made me cry X D
The greatest anime (in my opinion) will appeal to many audiences and I just don't think FLCL (or Evangelion for that matter) does that.