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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The entries in this chart have a zero rank score because the chart has not been updated within the last ten years (points from overall charts are decayed over a ten year period).
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1995
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27,160
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1966
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45,933
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1977
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28,988
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1967
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37,050
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1966
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36,171
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1997
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5,442
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1970
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11,620
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1965
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24,751
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1971
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6,318
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1965
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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% | |
| Queen | 1 | 5% | |
| The Verve | 1 | 5% | |
| Elton John | 1 | 5% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 1 | 5% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 1 | 5% | |
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| The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever | The Guardian | Overall chart | 1997 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | joem92 | Overall chart | 2010 | |
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| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2003 | |
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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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