Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by MARTINBORS 
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- Chart updated: 05/20/2022 00:45
- (Created: 01/29/2014 21:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1973
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55,856
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1997
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59,163
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Year of Release:
1967
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40,371
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1966
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36,221
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1967
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37,050
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1968
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35,166
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1959
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20,923
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1969
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26,296
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1972
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40,468
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1972
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4,728
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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 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| XTC | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 2 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 31 from 79th to 48th |
Up 30 from 92nd to 62nd |
Up 27 from 93rd to 66th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 45 from 38th to 83rd |
Down 41 from 59th to 100th |
Down 39 from 13th to 52nd |
| New entries |
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| Leavers |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 15:36 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2022 11:13 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2020 17:32 |  jnfbn | 309 | 96/100 |
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tgarritsen 01/29/2014 22:15 | #101854
tgarritsen 01/29/2014 22:15 | #101854
Always nice to see some Stevie Wonder in a chart.
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pa 02/21/2014 23:36 | #103934
pa 02/21/2014 23:36 | #103934
I like your choices; nice to see Jarret and Holiday..
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/07/2018 00:15 | #204753
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/07/2018 00:15 | #204753
This is great, love to see Foxtrot so high
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mianfei 01/02/2020 02:54 | #246303
For the most part an impressive chart, although there are some artists whom I detest (like Nirvana, Beck and Coldplay).
Seeing ‘New York Tendaberry’ is a rare surprise that I must give much credit for, and fifteen artists in common (including Patti Smith) does show significant similarities. I should probably check out Billie Holliday, Fabrizio De André and re-listen to Sigur Rós.
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apeiron 03/21/2015 23:53 | #137476
apeiron 03/21/2015 23:53 | #137476
A lot of good choices.
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