Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
Detroit Rock Citizen 
Only one album per artist although some people show up as members of different bands (e.g. Clapton). I've tried to limit the number of best ofs but those included I feel are warranted for obvious reasons. I've named a representative song for each album.
- Chart updated: 05/13/2023 01:45
- (Created: 09/13/2008 07:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Representative Song: Like A Rolling Stone
[First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1965
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31,106
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Representative Song: Won't Get Fooled Again
[First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1971
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24,144
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Representative Song: Are You Experienced [First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
Representative Song: Are You Experienced [First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1967
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24,274
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Representative Song: Eleanor Rigby
[First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
57,015
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Representative Song: Eruption/You Really Got Me
[First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,812
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Representative Song: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
[First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1987
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9,273
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Representative Song: Sin City
[First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
1,602
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Representative Song: Sympathy For The Devil
[First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1968
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9,800
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Representative Song: Mothership Connection (Star Child)
[First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1975
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2,378
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Representative Song: Back In Black
[First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1980
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11,176
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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 | 28 | 28% | |
| 1970s | 49 | 49% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Muddy Waters | 1 | 1% | |
| Rod Stewart | 1 | 1% | |
| The Cars | 1 | 1% | |
| Yes | 1 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 1 | 1% | |
| Cheap Trick | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 94th to 95th Hunky Dory by David Bowie |
| Down 1 from 95th to 96th War by U2 |
| Down 1 from 96th to 97th Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy |
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 Something Else By The Kinksby The Kinks |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
79/100 (from 72 votes)
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95/100  | 07/19/2023 23:26 | mrmcrook | | 92/100 |
 95/100 | 03/30/2021 21:49 |  desh79 | | 93/100 |
| 95/100 | 03/30/2021 15:17 |  sszwalbenest | | 79/100 |
| 85/100 | 03/30/2021 14:28 | RioBravo | | 84/100 |
| 85/100 | 03/30/2021 11:58 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
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95/100
From sszwalbenest 03/30/2021 15:17
sszwalbenest 03/30/2021 15:17
Solid chart! Lots of great albums and lots I need to listen to. Also great that no one artist has too much representation.
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85/100
From Larcx13 03/30/2021 11:59
Larcx13 03/30/2021 11:59
Nice top 9. Understandably 70s focused. This is more a "best of" the 20th century. Good selection.
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70/100
From Drbassexpert24 09/23/2020 19:02
This list displays a pretty good variety. But it is like you stopped listening to music after the early '90s.
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90/100
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micah88800 02/25/2019 00:22
micah88800 02/25/2019 00:22
I probably would have picked "Heroin" for VU and Nico
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100/100
From Rivera 02/24/2019 13:21
Outstanding chart, with some very interesting and unique choices. I'm going to have to check out that Woodstock album.
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90/100
From 
bobbyb5 11/20/2018 04:57
bobbyb5 11/20/2018 04:57
I like how you got that Elvis Memphis Anthology. I looked over the tracklist and I haven't heard too many of them, but I really like the ones that I've heard like Gentle On My Mind and Kentucky Rain. And Suspicious Minds is in my all-time favorite Top 100 Greatest Singles. Even though a lot of people don't like it. Ha ha.
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70/100
From 
ForegroundNoise 08/19/2018 19:08
ForegroundNoise 08/19/2018 19:08
I guess the classics are classics for a reason but far too much of bias towards 60/70s rock with no real variety sorry.
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90/100
From 
Dankel 12/01/2017 15:49
Dankel 12/01/2017 15:49
What a great chart, apart from the jazz (which I have never been able to get into) there is so much good stuff on here - I can see that we are similar in age from the album selection!
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95/100
From 
CharlieBarley 12/01/2017 07:11
CharlieBarley 12/01/2017 07:11
Good chart, great to see k d lang's Shadowland. I may put that in my chart now. It's a great album and her voice is sublime. Somegreat choices here
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80/100
From 
greatson 07/21/2014 11:01
greatson 07/21/2014 11:01
Great chart positioned in the 60´s 70´s!
Maybe nothing for the youngsters, but I cannot understand the ratings below 70 points!
Who the hell downrates this chart so terribly?
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