Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by ewhittenburg 
Revision complete. 11/23/2014.
- Chart updated: 11/24/2014 02:45
- (Created: 12/10/2009 00:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]
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2002
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16,071
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1973
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55,775
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1997
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58,999
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1968
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5,147
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1987
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10,525
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1986
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10,362
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1984
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7,718
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2003
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11,265
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2009]
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1979
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3,964
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[First added to this chart: 12/17/2009]
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1977
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10,296
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 37 | 37% | |
| 2000s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| My Bloody Valentine | 1 | 1% | |
| Grateful Dead | 1 | 1% | |
| Yo La Tengo | 1 | 1% | |
| Run-D.M.C. | 1 | 1% | |
| Daft Punk | 1 | 1% | |
| They Might Be Giants | 1 | 1% | |
| Johnny Cash | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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72 | 72% | |
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15 | 15% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 39 from 41st to 2nd |
Up 30 from 44th to 14th |
Up 28 from 45th to 17th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 69 from 23rd to 92nd |
Down 42 from 21st to 63rd |
Down 40 from 27th to 67th |
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BestEverAlbums 02/19/2015 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1220): By ewhittenburg
BestEverAlbums 02/19/2015 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1220): By ewhittenburg“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ewhittenburg () 1. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco (2002) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash (1968) 5. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses (1987) 6.…”
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manurock 02/19/2015 17:50 | #135303
Interesting chart. Some nice surprises. Maybe too much variety (I never thought I would say this :P) but it's a unique chart so I like it.
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sssvnnn 02/19/2015 09:11 | #135283
sssvnnn 02/19/2015 09:11 | #135283
Very good chart.
I feel it´s mainly a mainstream rock chart with a broad view on rock music: Some folk included, some country, some alternative...looks good.
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rafalink 02/19/2015 11:54 | #135287
rafalink 02/19/2015 11:54 | #135287
Very good. There are some high rank albums, but at the same time, a great variety of style and I like it.
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BraddlesHendo 11/11/2014 01:40 | #126689
Believe me and you think alike great chart, but I haven't heard that album by Wilco
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