Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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chrisdread 
If I could only have 50 albums, it would be these.
- Chart updated: 05/14/2010 17:51
- (Created: 05/06/2010 02:55).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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1967
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14,806
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1979
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28,926
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1965
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25,062
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4. (=)
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1972
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1,777
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1989
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29,785
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1980
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26,320
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1979
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584
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1995
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1,940
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1969
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8,556
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 30% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 3 | 6% | |
| The Clash | 3 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 4% | |
| Roxy Music | 2 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 4% | |
| Gorillaz | 2 | 4% | |
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| ! | 03/01/2018 22:33 |  paladisiac | 118 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2016 00:12 |  buzzdainer | 664 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/19/2014 10:42 |  sssvnnn | 2,881 | 83/100 |
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Triple Seis 07/30/2010 09:06 | #13880
Triple Seis 07/30/2010 09:06 | #13880
Increible chart, Frank Zappa, Roxy Music. Impresionante, felicitaciones
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AngryAchilles 05/15/2010 10:26 | #11766
Some weird, some not so weird. I like it. And your number one kicks ass. Red Telephone and You Set the Scene, man, two of the greatest songs ever!
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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/07/2016 00:12 | #170727
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/07/2016 00:12 | #170727
Forever Changes, London Calling, and Doolittle in your top six is a fine way to start. I'd love to see you expand this to 100 at some point.
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Lamprophonickid 05/16/2010 14:34 | #11787
Some very nice choices, that is for sure. Five Leaves Left, whilst an extremely good album, is (to me) inferior to Pink Moon and Bryter Layter.
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Cryptozoologist 05/23/2010 23:23 | #12015
In response to your comment: I know it's a bit unfair, but those are the albums I truly believe to be the greatest.
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