Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 06/11/2010 14:00
• (Created: 12/13/2009 00:45).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,412 charts

Rank Score:

65,029

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,631 votes)

Comments:

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,127 charts

Rank Score:

61,349

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,329 votes)

Comments:

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,218 charts

Rank Score:

38,443

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 87 (4,332 votes)

Comments:

413

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Slanted And Enchanted 

 Pavement

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

892 charts

Rank Score:

7,082

Rank in 1992:

4

Rank in 1990s:

46

Overall Rank:

228

Average Rating:

 82 (1,169 votes)

Comments:

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Ramones 

 Ramones

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,049 charts

Rank Score:

6,973

Rank in 1976:

3

Rank in 1970s:

54

Overall Rank:

233

Average Rating:

 80 (1,297 votes)

Comments:

103

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2010]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,489 charts

Rank Score:

34,419

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,913 votes)

Comments:

265

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Doolittle 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,543 charts

Rank Score:

32,204

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,949 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,820 charts

Rank Score:

31,534

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,157 votes)

Comments:

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Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness 

 The Smashing Pumpkins

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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2010]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,495 charts

Rank Score:

14,854

Rank in 1995:

3

Rank in 1990s:

16

Overall Rank:

84

Average Rating:

 83 (1,859 votes)

Comments:

169

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,911 charts

Rank Score:

44,494

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,938 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	2%
1960s	6	12%
1970s	13	26%
1980s	6	12%
1990s	15	30%
2000s	9	18%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	4	8%
The Beatles	4	8%
Pink Floyd	3	6%
Pixies	2	4%
The Smashing Pumpkins	2	4%
Led Zeppelin	2	4%
The White Stripes	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	54%
	23	46%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 7 from 10th to 17th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
Down 6 from 17th to 23rd Ten by Pearl Jam
Down 5 from 5th to 10th In Rainbows by Radiohead

New entries
Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement

Leavers
Who's Next by The Who
Relationship Of Command by At The Drive-In

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60/100	03/15/2019 17:44	mickilennial	715	77/100
85/100	11/10/2016 10:38	TheSmiths82-87	1,831	83/100
100/100	11/22/2015 16:29	hoyquarlow	34	88/100
75/100	12/30/2013 03:46	JoaoMoreira	91	85/100
85/100	10/17/2012 20:45	Fedfan	30	80/100

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From hoyquarlow 11/22/2015 16:30

Looks a lot like my top 50! Good choices...

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From JoaoMoreira 12/30/2013 03:47

Smashing's Mellon Collie! Teen days are the most meaningful in what concerns music.This albums stick to you.
Very surprised to see Weather Report!
And I recently bought a Dookie's tshirt for the sake of old times :)

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From Fedfan 10/17/2012 20:45

Cool list !

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From junodog4 08/28/2012 21:36

Decent list - funny comments from earlier... it must have been a really entertaining chart.

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From willbeforce 07/16/2011 23:30

you are some kind of god

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From greendayareawesome 04/07/2010 03:27

amazing chart

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From abstrusegoose 03/05/2010 10:23

I told you not to wake the children!

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From Freddie55 02/12/2010 09:32

Very good chart. The average chart rating is whack. You must have made some major changes or pissed people off.

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From RaineyWins 02/05/2010 01:16

Thank you, back to normal

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From real_nowhere_man 02/03/2010 05:50

Where do I begin? Of your top 10, It’s Not Me, It’s You is the only album I would describe as ‘good.’ The Jonas Brothers?! Seriously?! Oh, hey, an Oasis album! Wait… It’s not Definitely Maybe. It’s not (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?. It’s not Don’t Believe the Truth. It’s not Dig Out Your Soul. Lungs by Florence + The Machine is a good album, but still not in the top 200 albums of all-time. I’m a huge Beatles fan, but I’m still confused as to why you chose LOVE. You could have chosen literally any of their studio albums, but you chose a remixed compilation album. </rant>

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