Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by rogerbengtsson 
With many different musical interests i've decided to let nr 1-40 be hardrock/metal/punk/hardcore and 41-50 other stuff
- Chart updated: 03/23/2011 00:30
- (Created: 03/15/2009 13:45).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
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12,519
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]
Year of Release:
1971
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5,545
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
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3,732
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]
Year of Release:
1996
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None
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None
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]
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2006
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2
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]
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1972
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6,412
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]
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1975
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368
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]
Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 24% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 44% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Black Sabbath | 2 | 4% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 1 | 2% | |
| Metallica | 1 | 2% | |
| Iggy And The Stooges | 1 | 2% | |
| Nine Inch Nails | 1 | 2% | |
| Landberk | 1 | 2% | |
| Rainbow | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 9 from 31st to 22nd Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Up 4 from 39th to 35th Superunknown by Soundgarden |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 13 from 37th to 50th Slow Train Coming by Bob Dylan |
| Down 11 from 35th to 46th Songs Of Faith And Devotion by Depeche Mode |
| Down 11 from 36th to 47th Forty Licks by The Rolling Stones |
| Leavers |
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| Killer by Alice Cooper |
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| ! | 07/26/2021 21:48 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2019 02:32 | NSPE | 350 | 77/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2017 15:32 |  stefano | 30 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2017 17:12 | vruslov | 582 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2012 07:20 |  Jasonconfused | 60 | 79/100 |
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From Jasonconfused 11/24/2012 07:20 | #55789
Jasonconfused 11/24/2012 07:20 | #55789
I love it. Nice heavy chart!
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From undercoverman 11/23/2012 21:01 | #55744
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Grunge, ...and then you'll find "INDIAN SUMMER", what a beatifull thing
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From 5thbeatle 08/25/2012 17:58 | #49201
like the majority of it.
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From eatkhash 08/16/2011 19:49 | #26323
as loud as you turn it, it's still kinda boring.
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btener11 08/03/2011 18:52 | #25632
btener11 08/03/2011 18:52 | #25632
nice to see some metal on the site
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From Narglezous 04/02/2011 00:00 | #19844
Nasum, Depeche Mode, Entombed and The Cure in the same list makes for a definite win, nice list man.
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maxperenchio 08/26/2009 07:02 | #5870
maxperenchio 08/26/2009 07:02 | #5870
90 for sheer audacity. And masters of reality at #2. Nice
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From VideoKid 07/27/2009 21:37 | #5363
Very good chart, even if Slaughter of the Soul >>>> everything by Metallica
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teodor_matz 03/27/2009 01:29 | #3327
teodor_matz 03/27/2009 01:29 | #3327
kul med en till svensk här på bestever... Lyssnar inte så mycket på hårdrock och har bara hört några få album på din lista så jag kan inte riktigt bedömma den. Hare nice.
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From NathanTen 03/18/2009 12:22 | #3170
The problem with your list isn't that you've opted to go with harder metal and punk choices, it's sadly that I don't feel these are particularly good ones (with a few exceptions).
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