Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
meccalecca 
Hundreds of thousands (if not million) of albums are released every year. This is my shallow attempt to narrow down to the 100 albums that have most touched my soul.
In simplest terms, my obsession with music has been a lifelong journey in search of a better understanding of who I am. As I've evolved and lived, records have provided a historical timeline as well a reflective mirror. Therefore, I see this chart as an incomplete self-portrait/autobiography. Though it's abstract and incomplete, there's an endless amount of information to be had.
- Chart updated: 02/27/2022 22:45
- (Created: 03/11/2013 03:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2020s | 4 | 4% |
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| New Order | 1 | 1% | |
| Roberto Cacciapaglia | 1 | 1% | |
| Blood Orange | 1 | 1% | |
| Radiohead | 1 | 1% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 1 | 1% | |
| PJ Harvey | 1 | 1% | |
| Owiny Sigoma Band | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 75 from 90th to 15th Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk |
| Up 73 from 86th to 13th Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome by Parliament |
| Up 72 from 88th to 16th Soil by Serpentwithfeet |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 72 from 20th to 92nd Creep On Creepin' On by Timber Timbre |
| Down 57 from 34th to 91st The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest |
| Down 54 from 22nd to 76th Exuma by Exuma |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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90/100  | 11/12/2022 06:46 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
85/100 | 11/12/2022 06:33 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
95/100 | 11/11/2022 16:27 |  seb7 | | 91/100 |
 100/100 | 04/14/2021 16:07 |  CA Dreamin | | 88/100 |
| 95/100 | 04/14/2021 14:57 |  RoundTheBend | | 92/100 |
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Really good chart
KitchenSink 01/19/2021 23:11
love you see how much love you have for The Chantels and for Hella Personal Film Festival, but of course the whole chart is excellent not to mention full of recs (as expected)
Impressive list, as personal as I like lists to be.
Two big wildcards: The Afghan Whigs, whom I have known of for a long time but never seen on an all-time list before, and Anna & Elizabeth. Grouper is another one I have known of for some time but never seen on a list before.
Moondog I have not heard (like the Afghan Whigs whom I have not imagined as my cup of tea) but I knew of him from David Keenan's 2003 list.
I think this is a really neat chart. Oh wow, it's great! Yeah, I really love it!
DommeDamian 10/17/2018 09:34
"If there has ever been an album capable of representing my melancholy soul, this is it" wow that was good.
Tha1ChiefRocka 11/13/2017 15:37
Oh yeah, mmmhmm, yep, I like it. I like it a lot.
Oselju 11/13/2017 09:05
Very personnal chart.
perfect !!
JulianR 08/21/2017 04:13
very unique chart!
Repo 07/18/2017 14:06
Like hanging with an old friend. I immediately feel at home here. Everything just I I remembered. Love that RHP is still #1. I have to get some RHP in my Mello Zone. lol. Peace, brother!
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