Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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twinpeakster 
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- Chart updated: 02/27/2023 18:15
- (Created: 07/02/2013 00:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2013]
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1996
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9,373
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1994
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14,121
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3. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2013]
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1989
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1,492
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[First added to this chart: 02/26/2016]
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1977
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1,887
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2017]
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1979
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2,080
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2015]
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2012
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1,085
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2013]
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1967
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37,117
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[First added to this chart: 07/08/2013]
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1989
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29,785
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2015]
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1991
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26,596
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2015]
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1975
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7,517
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2010s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Brian Eno | 6 | 6% | |
| Kraftwerk | 6 | 6% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 4 | 4% | |
| Slowdive | 4 | 4% | |
| New Order | 4 | 4% | |
| Beach House | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 14 from 29th to 15th |
Up 7 from 41st to 34th |
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Down 26 from 32nd to 58th |
Down 26 from 33rd to 59th |
Down 26 from 34th to 60th |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 15:28 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2023 10:26 |  Tamthebam | 657 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2023 08:58 | Johnnyo | 2,689 | 80/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 10/30/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4388): By twinpeakster
BestEverAlbums 10/30/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4388): By twinpeakster“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by twinpeakster () 1. Pinkerton by Weezer (1996) 2. Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer (1994) 3. Floating Into The Night by Julee Cruise (1989) 4. Before And After Science by Brian Eno (1977) 5. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno (1978) 6.…”
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sonicdiscourse 03/18/2014 04:38 | #106648
Interesting enough list for me to overlook American Idiot in the top 10.
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tgarritsen 02/11/2014 23:17 | #102892
tgarritsen 02/11/2014 23:17 | #102892
Cool to see the inclusion of Berlin
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Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2018 02:54 | #204374
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2018 02:54 | #204374
Closest List yet to mine with 15 Albums and 12 artists in common. Also I have “ Surfer Rosa “ ranked 2 . Awesome list. Oh and “ American Idiot “ is great, it’s definitely on my list & I completely disagree with Sonicdiscourse’ comment.
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BraddlesHendo 11/13/2014 08:06 | #126867
Weezer are such good fun great albums love your list
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MrFrogger 02/17/2014 19:01 | #103414
MrFrogger 02/17/2014 19:01 | #103414
Brilliant, I love how it's spearheaded by Weezers (only)quality albums.
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