Top 87 Greatest Music Albums
by 
Lapin_féroce 
This chart is Work in Progress; I'm listening carefully to each album before it is added to the chart. I'm not starting with what I think is the best, I'm scanning my own collection kind of randomly. Just for the pleasure of rediscovering stuff put aside for too long or assessing new acquisitions.
- Chart updated: 03/21/2015 20:15
- (Created: 06/30/2013 01:19).
- Chart size: 87 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
65,057
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Comments:
853
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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
17,134
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
39,460
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[First added to this chart: 06/14/2014]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,795
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1964
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,263
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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,587
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
Rank Score:
27,155
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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
44,283
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Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
31,635
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2014]
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
Rank Score:
34,942
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Total albums: 87. Page 1 of 9
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Top 87 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 6% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 42 | 48% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| Massive Attack | 2 | 2% | |
| Vampire Weekend | 2 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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36 | 41% | |
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29 | 33% | |
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12 | 14% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 87 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 9th to 10th Funeral by Arcade Fire |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11th The Bends by Radiohead |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12th James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown |
| New entries |
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 London Callingby The Clash |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. The Velvet Underground | |
| 11. Neil Young | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
