Top 90 Greatest Music Albums
by Big A2 
1-50: The essentials. These are the albums my life wouldn't be the same without. Decided with pen and paper off the top of my head very quickly. Organised into loose order later, also very quickly. It tends to stick to 60s-70s and may have too many "alt rock cliches", but screw it, I like what I like.
50-90: The best of the rest. They don’t necessarily mean to me what the top 50 do, but their impact on me still can't be overstated.
- Chart updated: 07/01/2017 05:45
- (Created: 03/19/2010 11:56).
- Chart size: 90 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,079
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2012]
Year of Release:
1967
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15,375
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2010]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,280
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2011]
Year of Release:
1968
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2,613
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[First added to this chart: 09/28/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,429
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[First added to this chart: 07/23/2010]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,890
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2010]
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1967
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43,310
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[First added to this chart: 07/23/2010]
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1969
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57,282
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1978
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2,342
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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2012]
Year of Release:
1969
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12,529
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Total albums: 90. Page 1 of 9
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Top 90 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 32 | 36% | |
| 1970s | 44 | 49% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 6 | 7% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 6% | |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
| The Kinks | 3 | 3% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 90 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 85th to 87th Françoise Hardy (Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles) by Françoise Hardy |
| Down 1 from 61st to 62nd Different Class by Pulp |
| Down 1 from 62nd to 63rd Screamadelica by Primal Scream |
| New entries |
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| Scott by Scott Walker |
| Leavers |
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| Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur |
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| ! | 03/05/2018 23:23 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2018 18:49 | BLO | 26 | 91/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2018 17:06 | Ulf | 186 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2018 16:39 |  Lukeanaderdude | 238 | 91/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2018 09:26 |  ForegroundNoise | 473 | 87/100 |
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From BLO 03/05/2018 18:49 | #210176
Great list! We have a lot in common, but I find your placement of a Ramones album above Odessey and Oracle a little unforgiving.
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From Ulf 03/05/2018 17:06 | #210160
Nice one
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From ForegroundNoise 03/05/2018 09:26 | #210144
ForegroundNoise 03/05/2018 09:26 | #210144
Love the inclusion of Wire's Pink Flag so high!
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bobbyb5 09/23/2017 23:57 | #198637
bobbyb5 09/23/2017 23:57 | #198637
I think it's awesome that you have Neu! and Wire and Kraftwerk in your top 100.
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From 
xMUSICSNOBx 09/07/2016 00:57 | #174445
xMUSICSNOBx 09/07/2016 00:57 | #174445
Cohesive, yet diverse. Lots of stuff I've heard and liked, some stuff i didn't, but that is to be expected in any chart. Personally i would have Kid A higher, and do. But otherwise, good chart.
Suggestions:
Ghost Stories; Coldplay
What For?; Toro Y Moi
Calling out; EZTV
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Tamthebam 09/06/2016 12:23 | #174389
Tamthebam 09/06/2016 12:23 | #174389
Only 10 albums in common but I like this chart a lot. The bands of the 60's & 70's are still influencing current bands but the 60's/70's is where it started. I am also a big Bowie fan and its great to see the overlooked "Heroes" so high.
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ShadowColossi 03/01/2016 04:08 | #161069
ShadowColossi 03/01/2016 04:08 | #161069
Good chart, but not a lot of representation beyond the 60s and 70s...
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From Deckiller 03/01/2016 02:16 | #161051
Some good cuts, but I agree with users below that it's kind of full of the alt rock cliches that frequent this site. Can't go wrong with Zappa though :)
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rafalink 06/23/2015 17:00 | #144437
rafalink 06/23/2015 17:00 | #144437
Great list, but it's too full of cliche that I couldn't check anything differente to listen to. And it's a list based only in two decades, like mine, but that why I'm searching for some almbums from another decades (in my case 90's and 00's).
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decemberhotel 06/23/2015 14:51 | #144435
decemberhotel 06/23/2015 14:51 | #144435
Very good chart but would like to see more 80's and 90's albums.
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