Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by evilzzz 
Most you would expect to find on a Greatest 100, and a few you wouldn't!
Have restricted my list to a maximum of two entries per band/artist.
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:48
- (Created: 01/08/2007 12:54).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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1995
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27,517
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1966
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46,619
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1977
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29,477
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1967
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37,450
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1966
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36,489
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1997
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5,495
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1970
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11,745
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1965
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25,093
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1971
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6,488
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1965
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25,225
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 30% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 45% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 2 | 10% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 10% | |
| Radiohead | 1 | 5% | |
| Alanis Morissette | 1 | 5% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 1 | 5% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums | Virgin | Overall chart | 2000 |  |
| Greatest 100 Albums of All Time | The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME | Overall chart | 2006 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Channel 4 | Overall chart | 2005 | |
| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2006 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Q | Overall chart | 1997 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | maxjtotsky | Overall chart | 2011 | |
| The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever | The Guardian | Overall chart | 1997 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | joem92 | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 100 Albums | ABC | Overall chart | 2006 |  |
| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2003 | |
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| ! | 05/11/2009 18:43 |  1234567890 | 167 | 87/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2009 10:39 |  telefunker | 901 | 49/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2009 21:13 | Reckoner | 48 | 62/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2009 13:09 | gizmometer | 27 | 66/100 |
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banana brother 09/07/2008 09:48 | #1083
banana brother 09/07/2008 09:48 | #1083
Great stuff here a good mix of styles
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