Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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dmercado 
- Chart updated: 06/26/2024 08:15
- (Created: 11/06/2013 04:12).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2013]
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1966
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36,281
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2013]
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1979
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28,932
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1968
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35,112
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2013]
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1985
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6,160
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1994
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1,600
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1993
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16,832
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1972
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40,449
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1976
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15,701
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1975
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11,381
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2001
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9,832
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
| The Replacements | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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59 | 59% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 45 from 96th to 51st |
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Down 51 from 34th to 85th |
Down 51 from 35th to 86th |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 15:33 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,090 | 86/100 |
| ! | 03/07/2025 13:59 | DrewHamster | 314 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2025 07:31 | henrygreen0203 | 48 | 91/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 02/07/2025 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4853): By dmercado
BestEverAlbums 02/07/2025 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4853): By dmercado“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by dmercado () 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 2. London Calling by The Clash (1979) 3. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles (1968) 4. Meat Is Murder by The Smiths (1985) 5. Re by Café Tacvba (1994) 6. In Utero by Nirvana (1993)…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 08/07/2024 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4669): By dmercado
BestEverAlbums 08/07/2024 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4669): By dmercado“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by dmercado () 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 2. London Calling by The Clash (1979) 3. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles (1968) 4. Meat Is Murder by The Smiths (1985) 5. Re by Café Tacvba (1994) 6. In Utero by Nirvana (1993)…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 02/10/2015 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1211): By dmercado
BestEverAlbums 02/10/2015 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1211): By dmercado“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by dmercado () 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 2. London Calling by The Clash (1979) 3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles (1967) 4. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths (1986) 5. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991) 6. OK Computer…”
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meruizh 07/24/2015 21:54 | #146359
meruizh 07/24/2015 21:54 | #146359
Classics, classics, classics, classics and more classics. I like that Grimes is in there. Maybe you'll find new music endeavours in time and include more "unique" choices as other users have mentioned. Nevertheless the classics are classics for a reason. Good stuff.
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benpaco 11/15/2013 07:38 | #92561
benpaco 11/15/2013 07:38 | #92561
Reads a little like a generic Rolling Stones list, but some special things. A nice start. Missing Dr Horrible ;D
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CA Dreamin 03/19/2017 22:34 | #187692
CA Dreamin 03/19/2017 22:34 | #187692
How did I not see this list for so long? Really great stuff, dmercado. I love seeing both CCR and SOAD on the same list.
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BraddlesHendo 11/19/2014 09:05 | #127383
Keeping going to a 100 then it won't look like Rolling Stone Magazine
But their all great albums all hard not to love em
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JoaoMoreira 11/08/2016 20:33 | #178144
JoaoMoreira 11/08/2016 20:33 | #178144
I was ready to gave it a 90 for its quality, but I suddendly faced My Chemical Romance & System of a Down. Why?
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