Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 06/11/2010 06:47
• (Created: 05/30/2010 11:42).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Low 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2010]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,540 charts

Rank Score:

17,283

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 86 (2,079 votes)

Comments:

168

8. (9) 1

Maggot Brain 

 Funkadelic

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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2010]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

672 charts

Rank Score:

4,441

Rank in 1971:

18

Rank in 1970s:

95

Overall Rank:

383

Average Rating:

 82 (718 votes)

Comments:

46

13. (8) 5

Station To Station 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2010]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,097 charts

Rank Score:

12,153

Rank in 1976:

2

Rank in 1970s:

30

Overall Rank:

106

Average Rating:

 85 (1,547 votes)

Comments:

97

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Another Green World 

 Eno

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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2010]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

826 charts

Rank Score:

8,254

Rank in 1975:

6

Rank in 1970s:

44

Overall Rank:

183

Average Rating:

 83 (1,040 votes)

Comments:

55

18. (=)

More Songs About Buildings And Food 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2010]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

526 charts

Rank Score:

2,871

Rank in 1978:

10

Rank in 1970s:

139

Overall Rank:

602

Average Rating:

 80 (762 votes)

Comments:

42

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Marquee Moon 

 Television

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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2010]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,798 charts

Rank Score:

20,375

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 86 (1,891 votes)

Comments:

149

42.

Mothership Connection 

 Parliament

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

417 charts

Rank Score:

2,454

Rank in 1975:

11

Rank in 1970s:

159

Overall Rank:

709

Average Rating:

 80 (452 votes)

Comments:

33

43.

Fear Of Music 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

870 charts

Rank Score:

6,970

Rank in 1979:

4

Rank in 1970s:

55

Overall Rank:

234

Average Rating:

 84 (1,094 votes)

Comments:

50

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Pink Flag 

 Wire

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

681 charts

Rank Score:

5,094

Rank in 1977:

12

Rank in 1970s:

84

Overall Rank:

339

Average Rating:

 82 (799 votes)

Comments:

48

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	4	8%
1970s	9	18%
1980s	8	16%
1990s	11	22%
2000s	16	32%
2010s	2	4%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Talking Heads	3	6%
The Beatles	2	4%
David Bowie	2	4%
Radiohead	2	4%
LCD Soundsystem	2	4%
Björk	2	4%
Television	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	23	46%
	14	28%
	5	10%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 37th to 35th Is This It by The Strokes
Up 1 from 35th to 34th Big Science by Laurie Anderson
Up 1 from 13th to 12th Kid A by Radiohead

Biggest fallers
Down 5 from 8th to 13th Station To Station by David Bowie
Down 2 from 34th to 36th When The Pawn... by Fiona Apple
Down 1 from 36th to 37th A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

New entries
The Complete Score From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel" by David Byrne
Mothership Connection by Parliament
Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
The Teaches Of Peaches by Peaches
The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe
Pink Flag by Wire
Substance by Joy Division
Odelay by Beck
Mars Audiac Quintet by Stereolab
Bang Bang Rock & Roll by Art Brut

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From Applerill 10/07/2010 04:07

Yes, this chart IS scarily good! I loved how Maggot Brain was in the top 10.

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From cartoken 05/30/2010 14:59

very good chart ! a lot of excellent electronic albums, just the vital daft punk missing.

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