Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by Greatest Albill 
This chart will be updated VERY SLOWLY. I'm trying to put one album per artist/band and it's sometimes tricky to choose the "best" album in a discography where great songs are disseminated all over (yes, I'm talking about YOU Depeche Mode!). Don't know if I'll reach 50 but it'll be fun to try to get there :)
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:55
- (Created: 01/11/2010 22:27).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,365
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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
7,027
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2010]
Year of Release:
1982
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16,208
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2010]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
5,540
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
43,262
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2010]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,130
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2010]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
6,507
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2010]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
42,345
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2010]
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9,376
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2010]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
18,339
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 45% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 25% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| U2 | 1 | 5% | |
| Tears For Fears | 1 | 5% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 5% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 1 | 5% | |
| Michael Jackson | 1 | 5% | |
| Alanis Morissette | 1 | 5% | |
| The Police | 1 | 5% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/22/2010 05:20 | luis | 39 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2010 16:02 | richardhaighton | 3 | 68/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2010 07:44 |  1234567890 | 167 | 87/100 |
| ! | 01/11/2010 19:58 |  telefunker | 901 | 49/100 |
| ! | 01/11/2010 19:19 |  The Gollux | 1,009 | 67/100 |
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From richardhaighton 01/16/2010 00:33 | #8397
I know! And not only The Beatles - went back to chart to see if I could delete some but, in the end, couldn't do it - they're just too precious!
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From richardhaighton 01/16/2010 00:03 | #8395
Quite agree that we should try to limit ourselves to one album per artiste.
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