Top 44 Greatest Music Albums
by matthewpratt 
Here's some of the best full-length albums of all time! 80% of each album are 4 and 5 stars.
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:55
- (Created: 02/09/2010 08:36).
- Chart size: 44 albums.
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1982
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5,663
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1989
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25,619
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1981
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2,076
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1986
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2,607
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1990
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12,167
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1989
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2,281
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1985
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754
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1980
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1,438
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2006
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2,508
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2004
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2,432
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Total albums: 44. Page 1 of 5
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Top 44 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 25% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 50% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 3 | 7% | |
| Morrissey | 2 | 5% | |
| The Bravery | 2 | 5% | |
| Depeche Mode | 2 | 5% | |
| Mortal | 2 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 5% | |
| Weezer | 1 | 2% | |
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| ! | 01/19/2012 10:42 |  videoheadcleaner | 250 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2011 22:08 | Johnnyo | 2,680 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/23/2010 01:47 |  Steff3n | 352 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2010 03:19 | macunaima | 2 | 55/100 |
| ! | 03/07/2010 10:51 |  cartoken | 964 | 75/100 |
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Timbo1564 05/16/2016 15:13 | #166172
Some good ones here. I also like Sandra McCracken's In Feast or Fallow (2010) a lot.
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macunaima 04/24/2010 10:19 | #10945
Some great albums there. But I'd have liked to see a little more variety in styles.
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cartoken 03/07/2010 18:54 | #9736
cartoken 03/07/2010 18:54 | #9736
many good choices.... except Sam's Town, which imo is the worst second album aver !!
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videoheadcleaner 02/09/2010 15:08 | #8928
videoheadcleaner 02/09/2010 15:08 | #8928
Great seeing the three Cure albums, all of which I love as well. I like the 80s choices in the list as well.
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