Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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deadhouse 
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- Chart updated: 05/24/2026 16:45
- (Created: 07/07/2014 21:26).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/08/2014]
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1970
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8,875
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2014]
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1971
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8,917
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[First added to this chart: 07/08/2014]
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1965
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14,805
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[First added to this chart: 07/08/2014]
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1980
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14,590
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[First added to this chart: 07/08/2014]
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1972
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5,134
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1967
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37,798
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[First added to this chart: 07/08/2014]
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1959
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6,798
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1996
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3,611
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2014]
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1985
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11,270
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2014]
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1996
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639
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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 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Swans | 6 | 6% | |
| Miles Davis | 6 | 6% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
| Can | 4 | 4% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 10th to 7thMingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus |
| Up 2 from 11th to 9thRain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| Up 1 from 12th to 11thSongs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 7th to 12thMaster Of Reality by Black Sabbath |
| Down 1 from 9th to 10thFilosofem by Burzum |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/13/2020 15:09 | RioBravo | 200 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2019 18:59 | vruslov | 582 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2017 14:48 |  LedZep | 1,101 | 84/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2017 00:24 |  Onater | 456 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/14/2017 20:49 |  sssvnnn | 2,875 | 83/100 |
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BorderFreeAndrew 07/02/2026 12:30 | #315143
I'm the kind of person who, whenever I look at the chart of the day I go straight to the Countries list to see if they have anything good from outside the typical Anglosphere (US,UK,Aus,Canada). Then I sigh with disappointment if their main non-English countries are Norway and Sweden because it inevitably means they have a lot of one of my least favorite genres - death/black metal. Sorry, but I get enough headaches as it is. So the last thing I need raping my ears is brutal sheets of noise with cookie monster screams on top. So due to my anti-tinnitus bias, I'll refrain from rating your chart. But hey, nice to see some Can, Waits, and Cohen in your top 20.
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LedZep 09/22/2017 14:49 | #198528
LedZep 09/22/2017 14:49 | #198528
That's what I call master chart. Well done, fantastic albums
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sssvnnn 02/14/2017 20:49 | #185586
sssvnnn 02/14/2017 20:49 | #185586
Very good chart.
You ranked a lot of my favourite artists very high: Miles, Tom Waits, Velvet Underground.
So I like it.
(Maybe a little bit too dark and neurotic?)
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zrommeke 02/14/2017 20:46 | #185585
Not too much in common, but I like the mix, and the jazz!!
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louisjwyatt 02/14/2017 14:46 | #185578
louisjwyatt 02/14/2017 14:46 | #185578
Cool chart. Love the mixture of jazz and metal. Lots of really talented musicians represented.
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arthurbittencourt 02/14/2017 14:10 | #185577
arthurbittencourt 02/14/2017 14:10 | #185577
heavy. beautiful. I ll be back for some metal stuff! check mine too. some avant garde you might like
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platus 02/14/2017 10:16 | #185570
Nice chart. No Zappa?
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panapsal 02/14/2017 09:38 | #185569
I fully agree with the previous comments. Great mixture !!
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Amirkhosro 09/21/2016 21:19 | #175537
Amirkhosro 09/21/2016 21:19 | #175537
Very dope
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Decurso 07/17/2014 09:17 | #116931
Decurso 07/17/2014 09:17 | #116931
John Coltrane and Death. That cracked me up! Great the way it shifts gears back and forth between metal and jazzy/avant garde type stuff. Very unique tastes.
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