Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Freddie55

My 100 favourite albums limited to only four selections from any one artist.
The list does not include classical, opera, jazz and stage musicals.

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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2009]
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1989
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37,696
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
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1966
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3,778
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2009]
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1988
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17,802
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
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1967
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29,277
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
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1969
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13,890
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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2010]
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1968
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18,813
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2009]
Year of Release:
1966
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45,190
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
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1972
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11,252
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
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1980
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30,857
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2009]
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1998
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39,579
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 12 12%
1970s 18 18%
1980s 22 22%
1990s 21 21%
2000s 20 20%
2010s 7 7%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United States 43 43%
United Kingdom 40 40%
Canada 9 9%
Australia 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Jamaica 1 1%
Ireland 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 29 from 32nd to 3rd
★ (Blackstar)
by David Bowie
Climber Up 10 from 31st to 21st
The Next Day
by David Bowie
Climber Up 6 from 15th to 9th
Who's Next
by The Who
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 9 from 14th to 23rd
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
by Neutral Milk Hotel
Faller Down 4 from 7th to 11th
Kid A
by Radiohead
Faller Down 4 from 20th to 24th
OK Computer
by Radiohead

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88/100 (from 146 votes)
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From 09/29/2019 10:56
Very classical chart.
Fine.
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From 06/09/2017 13:35
Had to change my rating and come back for another shoutout after seeing your love for Laura Marling's latest. Great list my fellow Ontarian!
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From 01/12/2017 01:11
Great list!
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From 01/11/2017 23:20
Love this chart. Not only for the fact that you have Blackstar in the top 10, but also because you have an interesting little bell curve across the decades from the 60s to the 2010s. I'd be interested to see what this chart would look like had you included jazz.
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From 01/11/2017 20:48
liked the list
purchaced Blackstar but haven't listened to it yet
I need to do that
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From 01/11/2017 16:01
Many classics!
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From 09/16/2016 10:28
Yo Toronto! Your chart is legit.
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From 03/29/2016 01:11
Some similarities, some differences. But I respect our differences.
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From 03/28/2016 12:13
Excellent! Although I think Blackstar is just temporarily number 3, it sure isn't the best Bowie album? Great, but not the best
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From 03/28/2016 11:34
21 albums in common.
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Best Albums of the 2010s
1. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
2. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
3. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar
4. The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
5. Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens
6. A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
7. Lonerism by Tame Impala
8. Blond by Frank Ocean
9. ★ (Blackstar) by David Bowie
10. Modern Vampires Of The City by Vampire Weekend
11. High Violet by The National
12. Teen Dream by Beach House
13. Currents by Tame Impala
14. Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
15. Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs
16. Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
17. Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon Iver
18. AM by Arctic Monkeys
19. This Is Happening by LCD Soundsystem
20. Random Access Memories by Daft Punk
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