Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
PatrickD 
These are my favorite albums.
- Chart updated: 10/21/2020 01:15
- (Created: 09/17/2013 11:14).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1984
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1,709
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1987
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5,211
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1989
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29,647
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1997
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5,710
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1982
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2,218
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1979
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611
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1977
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18,435
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1969
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5,891
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1967
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40,134
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| Built To Spill | 3 | 3% | |
| Iron & Wine | 2 | 2% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 14:38 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,088 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2021 05:56 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/02/2020 08:23 |  ssteve | 204 | 92/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 11/01/2020 09:00 in Chart of the day (#3296): By PatrickD“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by PatrickD () 1. Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets (1984) 2. You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr. (1987) 3. Doolittle by Pixies (1989) 4. Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill (1997) 5. Combat Rock by The Clash (1982) 6. The Raincoats by…”
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panapsal 12/23/2019 12:02 | #245899
great choices, especially the top 10.
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tgarritsen 12/30/2013 02:33 | #99112
tgarritsen 12/30/2013 02:33 | #99112
Nice to see Horses so high
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SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/03/2014 20:19 | #128621
SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/03/2014 20:19 | #128621
Happy birthday! Here's a 95! :D
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drakonium 12/18/2013 14:45 | #97987
drakonium 12/18/2013 14:45 | #97987
One of the best lists I've seen in a while. Awesome! Meat Puppets at #1 is pretty odd. I've listened to it for the first time yesterday (funny coincidence, I guess), and I enjoyed it quite a lot. But yeah, great chart, man!
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imnotanotter 12/21/2013 15:37 | #98278
imnotanotter 12/21/2013 15:37 | #98278
So much love for the 80s and 90s. Two of my favorite decades for music. I don't know how much 2000s and up you've listened to but there's some gold. Message me if you want some recommendations. Fantastic start though
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