Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:50
- (Created: 06/14/2009 01:26).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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1982
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1,086
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1990
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12,205
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1980
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563
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1972
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1,441
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1972
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43,232
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1988
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2,495
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1981
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2,055
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1994
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7,566
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1979
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 21 | 42% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Cheap Trick | 1 | 2% | |
| Manic Street Preachers | 1 | 2% | |
| Ultramagnetic MC's | 1 | 2% | |
| Boston | 1 | 2% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 2% | |
| The B-52's | 1 | 2% | |
| D'Angelo | 1 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/06/2014 15:13 | patvyn | 32 | 78/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2013 21:14 |  Cymro2011 | 328 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2011 16:32 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 |
| ! | 10/04/2009 23:19 |  ffudnebbuh | 654 | 91/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2009 01:10 |  maxxy | 268 | 57/100 |
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From maxxy 06/16/2009 08:10 | #4821
maxxy 06/16/2009 08:10 | #4821
A select few of these albums are excellent, but the majority are, IMO, just not that good.
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From Asaspades 06/15/2009 06:08 | #4805
do u rate peoples charts at 5 just to bring their average down?
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telefunker 06/15/2009 00:14 | #4791
telefunker 06/15/2009 00:14 | #4791
i could ask you the very same question.. i mean prince, human league, d'angelo and madness?
i actually quite like your taste, although to see purple rain at the pinnacle is a grandiose disappointment..
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