Top 38 Greatest Music Albums
by 
jeraffe 
don't really have these albums in order quite yet... just all the favorites i could think of off the top of my head.
- Chart updated: 07/27/2025 13:45
- (Created: 04/09/2009 12:50).
- Chart size: 38 albums.
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1966
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48,963
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1982
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16,307
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1985
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1,009
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1965
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26,759
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1973
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11,518
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1969
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56,589
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1966
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24,824
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1992
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3,095
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1999
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10,672
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1995
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2,774
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Total albums: 38. Page 1 of 4
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Top 38 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 24% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 32% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| Melvins | 2 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 5% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 5% | |
| Depeche Mode | 1 | 3% | |
| Slayer | 1 | 3% | |
| Elliott Smith | 1 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 07/28/2025 11:42 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,095 | 85/100 | |
| 01/21/2017 22:49 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 12/02/2016 23:29 |  MaxC | 92 | 88/100 | |
| 04/11/2009 19:43 |  joannajewsom | 296 | 62/100 |
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From joannajewsom 04/12/2009 02:43 | #3547
joannajewsom 04/12/2009 02:43 | #3547
Good stuff.
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