The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums
by Entertainment Weekly (2013) 
Entertainment Weekly is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City. These are their best albums of all time.
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1982
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553
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1972
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1977
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The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 1% | |
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63 | 63% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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| The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums | Entertainment Weekly | Overall chart | 2013 | |
The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums ratings
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| ! | 12/10/2024 13:49 | Johnnyo | 2,567 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2020 07:56 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2020 13:01 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2020 03:34 | ChadMiles | 29 | 64/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2020 00:49 | roberto71 | 43 | 93/100 |
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Goliath 03/29/2021 10:02 | #267909
Goliath 03/29/2021 10:02 | #267909
15 in my top 100, but some real bizarre choices here. Another chart with a random Elvis compilation (not an album!).
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From roberto71 08/16/2020 00:53 | #257051
Well, it's an uneasy combination of all the old standbys (which are pretty good), and some newer stuff (which arent really in the same league as the old ones).
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Boltzmann 03/15/2020 18:40 | #248768
Boltzmann 03/15/2020 18:40 | #248768
Wow, daft punk... that was a surprise.
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From NSPE 02/16/2020 14:49 | #247855
Too american
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reeceyboi 12/22/2014 02:06 | #129859
reeceyboi 12/22/2014 02:06 | #129859
Only a very few albums are where they should be on this list. But at least the albums are decent. Not so sure about Kanye west being so high up though.
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From BraddlesHendo 11/25/2014 23:42 | #127989
Some great indie rock especially The Cure & Depeche Mode. Nice seeing them both get some love
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From maverick470 09/02/2014 04:45 | #121059
I like this one a lot - one of the best overall charts from a top publication. Took a risk with ranking some recent albums high, but I appreciate that instead of only including albums prior to 1990.
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tgarritsen 02/11/2014 17:21 | #102881
tgarritsen 02/11/2014 17:21 | #102881
I'm not that impressed. I don't get why they pu Lady Soul at 7 while they didn't even add I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You. I also don't get why Adele is put at 17.
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Graeme2 11/27/2013 16:52 | #94978
Graeme2 11/27/2013 16:52 | #94978
Just look at the top ten to see how much of a joke this is. Got to be just one person compiling this. Think they forgot the remit of the task. Prince and kanye in top ten really? Please.
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From mnorris75 10/16/2013 20:17 | #88534
It seems like they went out of their way to include every iconic rapper, without doing the same for other genres. I do, however, appreciate the female representation, which is a lot greater than it is here on this site.
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