Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Kettwig 
- Chart updated: 05/30/2025 06:15
- (Created: 09/08/2009 18:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2009]
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1997
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58,926
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2004
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31,305
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2006
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15,321
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2001
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7,324
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2011]
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1970
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18,263
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1967
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25,256
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]
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1999
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13,990
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2006
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6,198
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2000
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38,498
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10. (=)
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Year of Release:
1991
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35,760
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| Daft Punk | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
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42 | 42% | |
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42 | 42% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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| ! | 06/11/2025 07:06 | Invader666 | 1 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/10/2025 15:21 |  ERadio | 58 | 91/100 |
| ! | 06/10/2025 13:41 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 04/09/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5277): By Kettwig“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 2. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 3. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys (2006) 4. Origin Of Symmetry by Muse (2001) 5. Paranoid by Black Sabbath (1970) 6. The Doors by The…”
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/27/2017 12:23 | #191509
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/27/2017 12:23 | #191509
It's a shame that 4 Metallica albums are too much for most people here, and still 8 Radioheads in some charts are just fine. And I love Radiohead
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SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/15/2013 18:46 | #76208
SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/15/2013 18:46 | #76208
44 albums in common but it just seems a little predictable from the top 10 onward. Add in some variety.
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peterjanssens 04/19/2013 08:54 | #73834
peterjanssens 04/19/2013 08:54 | #73834
Nice list of albums which are all great albums. Congratulations with your list. Hoedje af!
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Patman360 07/08/2013 14:51 | #80614
Patman360 07/08/2013 14:51 | #80614
34 albums in common, the rest aren't all for me, but it is pretty cool!
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telefunker 09/08/2009 23:57 | #6046
telefunker 09/08/2009 23:57 | #6046
great #1, inexplicable follow up
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