Top 10 Greatest Music Albums
by Chezlovakian 
This is my opinion on the ten greatest albums ever. How can OK Computer be #1. Radiohead is a terrible band. Does anybody here think that Radiohead is better than The Beatles. You would have to be dumb to think that. I'm in shock that Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is so low on many lists. It has to be in the top three. You don't have to like it, but look at it's impact. Without that album, many albums you like would not even exist.
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:52
- (Created: 10/23/2009 01:14).
- Chart size: 10 albums.
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1967
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1971
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38,219
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1965
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26,301
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1966
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38,260
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1966
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48,956
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1986
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12,516
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1975
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15,211
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1969
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56,589
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1979
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30,375
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1968
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Total albums: 10. Page 1 of 1
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Top 10 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 60% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 50% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 10% | |
| The Beach Boys | 1 | 10% | |
| Metallica | 1 | 10% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 10% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 10% |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 08/25/2020 04:06 | areminder | 52 | 79/100 | |
| 08/13/2012 23:37 | ZebraRock | 96 | 87/100 | |
| 11/06/2011 11:15 |  eclab | 43 | 79/100 | |
| 07/30/2011 03:15 |  revolver94 | 235 | 84/100 | |
| 07/14/2011 16:31 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 |
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From ZebraRock 08/13/2012 23:38 | #48487
I like a lot of your albums here, but I disagree with your introduction. Individual charts should be based on what one personally likes, not what you deem culturally significant.
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From revolver94 07/30/2011 03:15 | #25180
revolver94 07/30/2011 03:15 | #25180
I like your chart, but I don't agree with your hatred of Radiohead.
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Mandro 12/06/2009 10:22 | #7489
Mandro 12/06/2009 10:22 | #7489
great, but Metallica??
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Steff3n 10/27/2009 15:07 | #6937
Steff3n 10/27/2009 15:07 | #6937
Good list.. but but there are good albums after the 80's.
Sgt. Pepper is a great album but some of the
songs in the middle of the album make me cringe.
But 'A Day in the Life'...wow!
OK Computer on the other hand I can enjoy from
beginning to end, and I honestly believe Radiohead
are better than The Beatles, but only if you can appreciate
Melancholic music. Otherwise its beauty will go over your head. The Beatles never reach the same intense emotion as Radiohead.
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
