Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:51
• (Created: 09/03/2009 20:28).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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1.

Transformer 

 Lou Reed

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,242 charts

Rank Score:

10,025

Rank in 1972:

6

Rank in 1970s:

36

Overall Rank:

140

Average Rating:

 83 (1,538 votes)

Comments:

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Bee Thousand 

 Guided By Voices

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

389 charts

Rank Score:

3,285

Rank in 1994:

16

Rank in 1990s:

92

Overall Rank:

530

Average Rating:

 79 (497 votes)

Comments:

34

3.

Kid A 

 Radiohead

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Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,210 charts

Rank Score:

43,669

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 89 (4,452 votes)

Comments:

561

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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,310 charts

Rank Score:

12,246

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

105

Average Rating:

 84 (1,867 votes)

Comments:

112

5.

White Light/White Heat 

 The Velvet Underground

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

988 charts

Rank Score:

9,232

Rank in 1968:

6

Rank in 1960s:

27

Overall Rank:

159

Average Rating:

 84 (1,411 votes)

Comments:

101

6.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,425 charts

Rank Score:

33,950

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 87 (2,950 votes)

Comments:

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69 Love Songs 

 The Magnetic Fields

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Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

3,477

Rank in 1999:

11

Rank in 1990s:

89

Overall Rank:

506

Average Rating:

 80 (617 votes)

Comments:

51

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,849 charts

Rank Score:

39,892

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,276 votes)

Comments:

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Let It Be 

 The Replacements

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

829 charts

Rank Score:

7,542

Rank in 1984:

5

Rank in 1980s:

26

Overall Rank:

211

Average Rating:

 82 (936 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Black Monk Time 

 Monks (US)

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

282 charts

Rank Score:

1,430

Rank in 1966:

14

Rank in 1960s:

125

Overall Rank:

1,220

Average Rating:

 77 (332 votes)

Comments:

19

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	2%
1960s	8	16%
1970s	4	8%
1980s	7	14%
1990s	12	24%
2000s	18	36%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	6	12%
The Velvet Underground	3	6%
Modest Mouse	2	4%
The Beatles	2	4%
Sonic Youth	2	4%
Animal Collective	2	4%
Pixies	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	30	60%
	15	30%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%

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From revolver94 05/02/2013 20:00

Stellar chart! Too bad you're no longer here...

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From ffudnebbuh 06/13/2010 20:21

like your chart, maybe too many Radiohead albums..

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From richardmbeaverii 05/01/2010 02:42

Nice selection.

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