Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 06/03/2010 00:04
- (Created: 06/03/2010 00:04).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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1974
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820
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1975
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15,516
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1975
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20,902
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1977
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20,253
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1977
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5,857
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1979
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1,946
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1979
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21,969
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1978
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2,291
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1979
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4,691
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1971
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 24 | 48% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 24% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Sinatra | 1 | 2% | |
| Steely Dan | 1 | 2% | |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 1 | 2% | |
| X (US) | 1 | 2% | |
| The White Stripes | 1 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 2% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 2% | |
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| NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time | New Music Express | Overall chart | 2003 |  |
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| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Melody Maker | Overall chart | 2000 | |
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| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2006 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | lillabubben | Overall chart | 2010 |  |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | hheck63 | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2003 | |
| Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums | Virgin | Overall chart | 2000 | |
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| ! | 01/01/2017 06:11 |  Xxnu99etxX | 142 | 90/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2011 12:56 |  ffudnebbuh | 654 | 91/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2010 17:17 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2010 03:39 |  Mr. Shankly | 235 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2010 20:59 |  The Gollux | 1,009 | 67/100 |
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From ffudnebbuh 04/07/2011 12:54 | #20048
ffudnebbuh 04/07/2011 12:54 | #20048
nice chart..lots of variety. Glad that someone else likes Jackson Browne, Marshall Crenshaw, and Dream Syndicate.
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Great 70s & 80s post-punk / new wave picks.
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
