Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by 
sethzzzzz 
All albums are included because they have affected and/or shaped my life in some way at some point. I started this list in the Summer of 2013 and a lot has changed since then. I have removed albums I now realise I included based on nostalgia and not their merit as albums; not perfect and ever changing!
- Chart updated: 07/24/2023 20:45
- (Created: 08/26/2013 18:36).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
664
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,071
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,545
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1995
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1,478
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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62,978
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[First added to this chart: 06/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,395
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[First added to this chart: 06/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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7,890
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
940
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,422
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1990
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4,045
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 18 | 36% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 3 | 6% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 4% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 4% | |
| The Replacements | 2 | 4% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 4% | |
| Pearl Jam | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 5th to 1stThe Future by Leonard Cohen |
| Up 3 from 22nd to 19thLoveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| Up 3 from 17th to 14thIn The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 4 from 2nd to 6thPleased To Meet Me by The Replacements |
| Down 2 from 1st to 3rdBlood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
| Down 2 from 6th to 8thAlice In Chains by Alice In Chains |
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| ! | 12/29/2016 23:49 |  Onater | 457 | 90/100 |
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From Granny-Smith 01/07/2015 16:18 | #130980
Good List ;)
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tgarritsen 02/07/2014 02:07 | #102432
Cool list. Lots of classics.
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