Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by CameronMB 
After some careful consideration, I've decided to limit any individual artist to 3 albums on this chart. Almost every Beatles, Peter Gabriel, and Steely Dan album could be on this chart... but I'd rather incorporate a greater variety of artists. This is going to entail some serious reorganization but I expect the list to be closer to final form by 2015.
- Chart updated: 09/16/2014 04:15
- (Created: 06/26/2014 23:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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1974
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6,435
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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1967
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43,310
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[First added to this chart: 08/10/2014]
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1996
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6,184
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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1977
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9,011
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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1981
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3,490
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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1966
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49,587
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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1986
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7,017
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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1971
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21,078
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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1983
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5,537
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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1979
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25,162
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| Aphex Twin | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
| Vampire Weekend | 3 | 3% | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | 2 | 2% | |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 15:20 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2022 10:55 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2018 04:15 |  jwammo12 | 17 | 89/100 |
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From jwammo12 04/11/2018 04:16 | #212674
jwammo12 04/11/2018 04:16 | #212674
Wow, completely unexpected, unashamed chart. Who has the guts to put Led Zeppelin IV in their list at #96, two below Linda Ronstadt's What's New?!? Bold.
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From Drzozzy 02/15/2017 18:54 | #185686
Any chart with Thrust in it is alright with me
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meruizh 12/28/2014 15:43 | #130273
meruizh 12/28/2014 15:43 | #130273
This chart is one of the most unique chart I've seen. The mixture of so many genres while still looking awesome is great. I loved your techno/ambient/electronic choices Aphex Twin, Fatboy Slim, Orbital, Prodigy, etc.
I'm still way behind in getting to listen to many classic albums from the 60's, 70's and 80's, but this a looks like a great guide.
Brilliant chart.
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sssvnnn 12/24/2014 22:47 | #130064
sssvnnn 12/24/2014 22:47 | #130064
The chart is getting better and better.
Wide range of interests - love the jazz picks and I like to see some african music(I yet don´t know the certain albums).
Some very good rare picks as well: "Unkel Meat" is one of my favourita Zappa´s, "Rei Momo" is funny, "Belonging" is brilliant (maybe you should listen to "Nude Ants" it´s live and even better) ...and I like "From Genesis To Revelation", it´s so pure and innocent and it has lovely tunes.
Very good idea: no more than 3 per artist.
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From quadrophenia17 12/24/2014 14:57 | #130041
Lots of repetition going on here. I still like it though
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From BraddlesHendo 10/26/2014 15:05 | #125438
Great seeing u have some fun throwing in Huey Lewis. I loved that album one if the first I ever bought as a kid
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From newjlp 10/13/2014 10:49 | #124295
Not bad. Nice to see Pete Rodriguez! I wasn't familiar with Kanda Bongo Man - interesting stuff.
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Brandon8 09/28/2014 19:02 | #122961
Brandon8 09/28/2014 19:02 | #122961
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From 
ButterThumbz 09/12/2014 20:42 | #121820
ButterThumbz 09/12/2014 20:42 | #121820
Bona fide classics alongside some very interesting choices.
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From sssvnnn 09/07/2014 21:25 | #121451
sssvnnn 09/07/2014 21:25 | #121451
Good and undogmatic chart.
It`s just too redundant because there are too many albums of your top 3 bands.
It`s a bit annoying to see always the same musicians if I go through your chart.
Like it anyway.
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