Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by iamthewalrus 
- Chart updated: 11/11/2022 20:45
- (Created: 02/11/2009 11:20).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2009]
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1968
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35,113
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1971
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35,975
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1968
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15,172
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1997
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59,073
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2004
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31,370
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1972
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40,395
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2012]
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1977
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18,478
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1967
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40,204
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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2010]
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1998
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29,650
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2011]
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1991
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26,670
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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 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 7 | 7% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 23 from 95th to 72nd |
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Down 1 from 72nd to 73rd |
Down 1 from 73rd to 74th |
Down 1 from 74th to 75th |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/20/2026 17:04 | jnmayles | 36 | 91/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2025 17:14 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,088 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2023 22:33 | Rm12398 | 101 | 89/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 07/21/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4287): By iamthewalrus
BestEverAlbums 07/21/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4287): By iamthewalrus“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by iamthewalrus () 1. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles (1968) 2. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin (1971) 3. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison (1968) 4. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 5. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 6. The…”
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Mercury TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/15/2013 04:01 | #81452
Mercury TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/15/2013 04:01 | #81452
Nice! Any chart with Liquid Swords, GKMC, Lift yr skinny..., and also classics like London Calling is impressive.
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daftpunter 04/02/2013 04:53 | #71059
What's there to argue with. A terrific selection of music. Too much Beatles for my taste...but great is great so again, who can argue. And a over 25% of my chart is represented here. solid.
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badfaith 10/02/2009 20:50 | #6564
badfaith 10/02/2009 20:50 | #6564
If you were on a long trip to Mars, you'd want a lot these albums to keep you company while you worked out how to use the zero gravity toilet hose.
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Captain Spacker 04/07/2012 18:32 | #39716
Captain Spacker 04/07/2012 18:32 | #39716
I love it (except for the first 15). But seriously 20 onwards is my taste in music exactly, can't fault a man for loving Beatles more than me
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JoaoMoreira 12/30/2013 04:17 | #99126
JoaoMoreira 12/30/2013 04:17 | #99126
Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed… many people has it on their charts and i've never paid attention to the record.
Pretty nice chart!
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