Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
mickilennial 
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- Chart updated: 03/26/2023 03:15
- (Created: 07/10/2013 05:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Mountain Goats | 3 | 3% | |
| Emmylou Harris | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 1 | 1% | |
| The Jesus Lizard | 1 | 1% | |
| Julia Holter | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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66 | 66% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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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 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 75th to 76thOld World Underground, Where Are You Now? by Metric |
| Down 1 from 76th to 77thDamn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| Down 1 from 77th to 78thI Never Loved A Man, The Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin |
| New entries |
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| Angels Cry by Angra |
| Leavers |
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| Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/06/2025 13:30 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 03/03/2025 12:29 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 01/15/2025 17:03 | Exist-en-ciel | 156 | 97/100 | |
| 02/01/2024 15:10 | bonnequestion | 37 | 98/100 | |
| 06/10/2023 02:40 | craab | 15 | 95/100 |
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Tamthebam 02/01/2024 12:21 | #301659
A really good selection of genres and artists with really helpful descriptions
great chart. love too Scarecrow on another chart!
Really interesting chart. Like it a lot
MadhattanJack 03/29/2023 19:52 | #295581
This chart strikes me as young, fast, and scientific. Awesome-o!
seb7 01/23/2021 23:12 | #264962
fun chart. Love your Motown inclusions!
Have a happy birthday.
StefanR10 11/10/2020 19:36 | #260557
I looked through it and it was very good. Some classics and some new stuff. Great
Larcx13 11/09/2020 14:39 | #260442
Nice selection and good effort on adding text.
EyeKanFly 11/09/2020 12:58 | #260439
Revisited this and it's fantastic. Great chart Gowi. I'm glad you got rid of the "one album per artist" rule in favor of honesty, though I do think that having an equal distribution of albums per decade sort of pigeonholes you. Either way, there's around 60 amazing albums here and 40 which should immediately go onto my wishlist.
Keatownrodriguez 11/04/2020 22:13 | #260195
Descriptions are what make or break a chart and you're are very intriguing! Great Chart!
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