Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
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Honorable Mentions: Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill; Pixies - Bossanova/Trompe Le Monde; American Music Club - California/United Kingdom; Pavement - Wowee Zowee
- Chart updated: 08/30/2015 22:15
- (Created: 08/02/2012 00:26).
- 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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 3% | |
| Bark Psychosis | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 53rd to 55th Tango N Vectif by µ-Ziq |
| Down 2 from 54th to 56th White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground |
| Down 2 from 55th to 57th April by Sun Kil Moon |
| New entries |
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 Lunatic Harnessby µ-Ziq |
| Incunabula by Autechre |
| Leavers |
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 Licensed To Illby Beastie Boys |
| Innerspeaker by Tame Impala |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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85/100  | 03/09/2018 05:09 |  JulianR | | 75/100 |
85/100 | 04/21/2017 10:40 | LedZep | | 84/100 |
95/100 | 01/18/2017 23:31 | Seab | | 93/100 |
95/100 | 04/15/2016 22:08 | dgarr22 | | 89/100 |
90/100 | 04/15/2016 19:32 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
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JulianR 03/09/2018 05:09
This is a pretty sweet list! And of course props for you #1
LedZep 04/21/2017 10:31
Have you heard I See A Darkness by Johnny Cash? It's superior version imo, but I just love both versions of that song!
exileonthehell 04/15/2016 21:55
I see a darkness
Tamthebam 04/15/2016 19:41
Brilliant chart, some great stuff here makes me smile to see so many different albums from the 60's all the way thru to 2000's. A great collection of music.
18 albums in common!
buzzdainer 03/28/2016 00:57
A few selections here that I've never quite been able to get my head around, but I'm thrilled to see Funeral and Doolittle getting some love.
louisjwyatt 07/13/2015 03:46
Awesome chart! You get bonus points for having Ocean Beach and Autechre in the top 10 too.
HoldenM 07/12/2015 18:02
Still awesome.
Awesome picks, nice rounded mix of different eras and genres
A great chart and now of to listen to Bark Psychosis as they are the only band I have not heard yep a cracking chart well done
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