Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by micha122 
my favorite songs whose albums are not included in the charts:
10.Beside You - Iggy Pop
9. Erase Me - Kid Cudi
8. I Know Its Over - Smiths
7. I`ve Just Seen A Face - Beatles
6. Near Wild Heaven - R.E.M.
5. Rock`n`Roll Nigger - Pattie Smith
4. Hey - Pixies
3. Spoonfull - Cream
2. Day I Tried To Live - Soundgarden
1. Oh, Jim - Lou Reed
- Chart updated: 05/22/2016 18:45
- (Created: 04/05/2014 02:16).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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20,344
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2014]
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1969
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4,443
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The best nowadays
[First added to this chart: 04/15/2014]
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2006
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15,357
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Davis+Hendrix = a reason to build a time machine
[First added to this chart: 04/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1959
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20,820
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The beatles founded the mainstream, velvet underground the alternative
[First added to this chart: 04/15/2014]
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1968
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8,469
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The best guitarist of all time
[First added to this chart: 04/15/2014]
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1968
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16,505
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2014]
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1994
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8,180
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8. (7) 1
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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3,109
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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2014]
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1971
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3,484
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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2015]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Arctic Monkeys | 2 | 2% | |
| The Stooges | 1 | 1% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 1 | 1% | |
| Johnny Cash | 1 | 1% | |
| Rage Against The Machine | 1 | 1% | |
| Dinosaur Jr. | 1 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 11 from 17th to 6th |
Up 9 from 27th to 18th |
Up 3 from 32nd to 29th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 36 from 20th to 56th |
Down 29 from 9th to 38th |
Down 1 from 6th to 7th |
| New entries |
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| Leavers |
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| ! | 04/05/2016 01:19 |  ObsoleteEntity | 89 | 94/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2016 20:42 |  rafalink | 179 | 76/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 04/04/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1630): By micha122“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by micha122 () 1. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division (1979) 2. The Stooges by The Stooges (1969) 3. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys (2006) 4. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis (1959) 5. White Light/White Heat by The…”
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BestEverAlbums 04/09/2015 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1269): By micha122“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by micha122 () 1. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division (1979) 2. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968) 3. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys (2006) 4. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis (1959) 5. White…”
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maverick470 04/09/2015 19:56 | #139228
Interesting chart. A lot of less popular works included by popular artists with the popular albums left out.
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ObsoleteEntity 04/05/2016 01:22 | #163333
ObsoleteEntity 04/05/2016 01:22 | #163333
22 similar artists between our charts. I'd never heard the Swell Maps, though. Love them already. I love charts that introduce us to great stuff. Thanks for that! Chart added to faves.
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Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/24/2014 13:17 | #122590
Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/24/2014 13:17 | #122590
Some pretty decent stuff here. A lot of your selections evoke pretty strong moods (and a wide range of them).
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sssvnnn 10/26/2014 13:57 | #125434
sssvnnn 10/26/2014 13:57 | #125434
Very good chart with a brilliant Top Ten.
Bißchen schade, dass nur ein deutsches Album für dich gut genug war.
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Secondsoul 04/09/2015 14:07 | #139201
Secondsoul 04/09/2015 14:07 | #139201
Excellent. Love the way you have covered all decades and included some great albums. Well Done!
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