Top 20 Greatest Music Albums by mattathon 
My chart is based on three main criteria:
1. The originality and quality of the music. This obviously puts the Beatles way ahead of most of the competition.
2. The influence that individual albums had on future generations of musicians. This gives the likes of the pistols and nirvana a head start.
3. Relevance. Are these albums still relevant today? Personally, I think this applies to most of the albums in there but excludes some works that were great at the time but do not exert a huge influence on music today e.g. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart.
In some cases I have given greater weight to one category over another for exceptional circumstances.
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:48
- (Created: 01/10/2007 04:45).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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1967
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1966
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1966
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1973
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64,619
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1972
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21,003
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1965
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28,403
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1991
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39,893
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1977
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11,185
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1979
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33,020
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1987
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 35% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 3 | 15% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 10% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 10% | |
| Michael Jackson | 1 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 5% | |
| The Stone Roses | 1 | 5% | |
| The Beach Boys | 1 | 5% | |
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banana brother 08/31/2008 00:09
If influence on future musicians is a main part of your criteria then where is "The Velvet Underground & Nico"?
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