Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by gadfly 
- Chart updated: 03/08/2011 08:17
- (Created: 02/05/2011 07:09).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
660
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[First added to this chart: 02/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
50,608
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
18,795
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
9,515
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2011]
Year of Release:
2008
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Rank Score:
3,366
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
29,065
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
914
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,026
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,893
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
9,697
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Billy Joel | 1 | 2% | |
| Neil Finn | 1 | 2% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 1 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 2% | |
| Wishbone Ash | 1 | 2% | |
| Midnight Oil | 1 | 2% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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19 | 38% | |
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16 | 32% | |
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7 | 14% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 50th to 48th The King Is Dead by The Decemberists |
| Up 2 from 49th to 47th Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis |
| Up 2 from 48th to 46th Kaya by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| New entries |
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 Signifyby Porcupine Tree |
| Quark, Strangeness And Charm by Hawkwind |
| Leavers |
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 Sign 'O' The Timesby Prince |
| The Nightfly by Donald Fagen |
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90/100  | 02/20/2017 02:07 | Seab | | 93/100 |
75/100 | 11/10/2014 16:58 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
70/100 | 07/13/2013 02:32 | marshallsbrother | | 82/100 |
75/100 | 03/10/2011 22:42 | mckick | | 83/100 |
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Interesting chart!
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| Best Artists of 1970 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Black Sabbath | |
| 2. Neil Young | |
| 3. George Harrison | |
| 4. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 5. John Lennon | |
| 6. Miles Davis | |
| 7. Van Morrison | |
| 8. Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Stooges | |
| 11. The Beatles | |
| 12. The Velvet Underground | |
| 13. Grateful Dead | |
| 14. Derek & The Dominos | |
| 15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |
| 16. Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
| 17. Santana | |
| 18. Carlos Santana | |
| 19. Cat Stevens | |
| 20. Yusuf Islam |