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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28,380
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1966
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49,020
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1977
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30,676
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1967
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39,168
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1966
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38,306
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1997
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5,625
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1970
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11,857
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1965
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26,332
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1971
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6,606
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1965
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26,768
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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% | |
| Portishead | 1 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 1 | 5% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 1 | 5% | |
| Alanis Morissette | 1 | 5% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 5% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 1 | 5% | |
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| 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 | |
| 11/12/2008 14:27 |  AleJohnMari | 141 | 73/100 |
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joannajewsom 10/17/2008 07:01 | #1540
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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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