Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by LittleMatt 
Just my silly little musical opinion on my favourite albums
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- Chart updated: 03/07/2023 11:15
- (Created: 08/05/2014 12:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 3 Tracks on the Album: Sweetest Perfection, Waiting For The Night, Clean. [First added to this chart: 04/06/2015]
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Top 3 Tracks on the Album: The Boxer, Why Don't You Write Me, Song For The Asking [First added to this chart: 08/05/2014]
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Top 3 Tracks on the Album: Wish You Were Here, Welcome To The Machine, Have a Cigar. [First added to this chart: 08/05/2014]
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 33 | 33% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Kanye West | 4 | 4% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 4 | 4% | |
| The National | 3 | 3% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 10th to 11th In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12th F♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity] by Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13th Hotel California by Eagles |
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 Sludgefestby Chipmunkson16speed |
| Leavers |
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 Bringing It All Back Homeby Bob Dylan |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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90/100  | 03/20/2025 22:02 |  SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
 80/100 | 12/06/2023 10:06 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
| 85/100 | 12/16/2022 17:54 | telegram | | 84/100 |
| 90/100 | 12/16/2022 17:17 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 90/100 | 12/16/2022 11:04 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
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Interesting chart. Delighted to see Short Note by Matt Finish make your top 100 - no disagreement from me on that!
Very nice chart. A little too much metal, but still very nice.
Great chart
Boltzmann 09/28/2020 09:02
Another remix of the same old, Pitchfork-approved albums.
DommeDamian 06/23/2020 13:23
When ITAOTS is at the top = instantly like!
StefanR10 05/29/2020 13:46
Good chart close to mine i find it nice and gave you 85 points.
CharlieBarley 09/24/2019 19:28
It's a 100 from me! Top chart. Nice work.
Ledgin72 09/24/2019 11:02
Great variety! Anyone who has a Flaming Lips album in their top 10 is a kindred spirit!
Ozdalek 07/11/2019 19:26
Nice mix, good to see Ghost, BMTH and Baroness in there
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