Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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NoisyBeast 
Greatest Albums: 1962 ~ 1997 *
* This chart gets updated when each successive "Year Chart" is completed (in chronological order).
- Chart updated: 06/10/2021 04:15
- (Created: 06/03/2014 06:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1994
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3,010
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Year of Release:
1989
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25,459
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1995
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788
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1990
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12,101
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Year of Release:
1986
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31,247
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7. (=)
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Year of Release:
1991
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35,750
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8. (=)
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Year of Release:
1962
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1,246
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 55 | 55% | |
| 1990s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Butthole Surfers | 5 | 5% | |
| Bad Brains | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| fIREHOSE | 3 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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67 | 67% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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BestEverAlbums 04/11/2022 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3821): By NoisyBeast
BestEverAlbums 04/11/2022 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3821): By NoisyBeast“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by NoisyBeast () 1. Bee Thousand by Guided By Voices (1994) 2. Disintegration by The Cure (1989) 3. Trace by Son Volt (1995) 4. Violator by Depeche Mode (1990) 5. Satyricon by Meat Beat Manifesto (1992) 6. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths (1986)…”
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From NoisyBeast 04/18/2020 04:33 in Here's How: 1994
NoisyBeast 04/18/2020 04:33 in Here's How: 1994“Epilogue... A few weeks ago I began compiling my ‘Top Albums of 1995’ chart. After several months of listening to, and rating / ranking 400+ albums to develop my ‘Top 300 Albums of 1994’ chart(s), I was more than ready to start digging into the following year. So… I just wanted to put an end-cap on…”
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ForegroundNoise 05/11/2019 08:08 | #236128
ForegroundNoise 05/11/2019 08:08 | #236128
Really interesting mix, can't wait to see what it's like when you get to 2019!!
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newjlp 11/04/2014 02:11 | #126128
Cool chart. Chrome! Thanks for introducing me to Kim Fowley and Fifty Foot Hose.
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areminder 09/21/2020 03:03 | #258489
This chart is fantastic, scud blues like with a hint of peppy rock. I'd like to see how you shift these around, if needed. Also those hip hop picks are stellar
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mrmcrook 11/24/2020 22:28 | #261347
Great chart. Great mix. Love a lot of the more obscure albums on it. And any chart with the DK's on it always gets a thumbs up from me.
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Mercury TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/12/2021 07:29 | #264247
Awesome stuff! Trace so high was the first indicator this was going to be great! Love to see such enthusiasm for minutemen/fIREHOSE and butthole surfers.
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