Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by Dynamo3000 
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- Chart updated: 03/02/2011 11:06
- (Created: 06/10/2009 08:22).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Year of Release:
1966
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46,236
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1997
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59,207
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1969
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53,621
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2007
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40,335
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2011]
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1966
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36,334
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6. (=)
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1991
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35,897
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1967
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40,305
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2004
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31,655
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1973
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56,061
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1971
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36,136
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 22% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 6 | 12% | |
| Radiohead | 6 | 12% | |
| Metallica | 5 | 10% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 10% | |
| Weezer | 3 | 6% | |
| AC/DC | 2 | 4% | |
| U2 | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 15 from 23rd to 8th |
Up 6 from 7th to 1st |
Up 1 from 27th to 26th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 16 from 11th to 27th |
Down 4 from 3rd to 7th |
Down 2 from 1st to 3rd |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/25/2016 11:41 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,828 | 83/100 |
| ! | 10/21/2015 21:08 |  LedZep | 1,100 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2015 02:16 |  makerofbuckets | 182 | 87/100 |
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/21/2015 21:08 | #151822
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/21/2015 21:08 | #151822
Maiden are still better than Metallica ;)
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CA Dreamin 06/24/2014 21:07 | #115173
CA Dreamin 06/24/2014 21:07 | #115173
Man I love your chart, but nearly half comes from the same four artists. Would that ratio continue if you extended to 100?
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Madadude 02/11/2013 16:51 | #64779
Madadude 02/11/2013 16:51 | #64779
It may be typical, but most of these are undeniably the greatest albums of all time, and we definitely have the same taste.
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RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/14/2012 04:59 | #35177
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/14/2012 04:59 | #35177
Not a bad album on here.
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Dynamo3000 03/01/2011 07:20 | #18830
I haven't posted anything for awhile...but in my "brief" absence, I finally realized there WAS an album better than OK Computer...go figure. But lets see how long I feel this way...
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