Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 10/07/2015 19:45
- (Created: 08/19/2014 17:43).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2014]
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1972
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2,108
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1968
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35,112
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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41,593
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1969
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1,690
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[First added to this chart: 06/20/2015]
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1975
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1,190
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2014]
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1976
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15,701
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2014]
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1965
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14,602
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 06/25/2015]
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1973
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1
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2014]
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1970
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1,082
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 52 | 52% | |
| 1970s | 47 | 47% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Walter Wanderley | 20 | 20% | |
| Miles Davis | 6 | 6% | |
| Astrud Gilberto | 5 | 5% | |
| Steely Dan | 5 | 5% | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Paul McCartney | 3 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/11/2020 18:58 |  seb7 | 114 | 91/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2017 19:02 |  LedZep | 1,099 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2015 17:24 | Schnouttz | 137 | 71/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 07/25/2015 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1376): By thedistantship
BestEverAlbums 07/25/2015 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1376): By thedistantship“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by thedistantship () 1. Eat A Peach by The Allman Brothers Band (1972) 2. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles (1968) 3. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd (1975) 4. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney (1971) 5. Katy Lied by Steely Dan (1975)…”
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BestEverAlbums 10/29/2014 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1107): By thedistantship“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by thedistantship () 1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd (1975) 2. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles (1968) 3. Eat A Peach by The Allman Brothers Band (1972) 4. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles (1967) 5. Ram by…”
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Anti TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/30/2014 03:59 | #125778
Anti TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/30/2014 03:59 | #125778
I like the additions, but dive into some younger albums! You'll find many gems! I will boost my rating once I see more!
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sssvnnn 05/05/2015 22:19 | #140927
sssvnnn 05/05/2015 22:19 | #140927
Good music.
The chart trusts in the classical albums.
I hope you expand it to 100 and show us some more music we don´t know.
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nachosbob 11/08/2014 18:25 | #126517
nachosbob 11/08/2014 18:25 | #126517
Would like to see anything from the past three decades
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Martinborras 08/19/2014 21:46 | #119812
Martinborras 08/19/2014 21:46 | #119812
Really good chart, especially the top 5!
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Schnouttz 07/25/2015 17:25 | #146434
Very shallow and close-minded chart. Really? Nothing past 1980!?? Nothing before 1961? Were you locked in a room your whole life and forced to only listen to two decades worth of music? This is not a music lover's chart. I will not sugar-coat my response in an effort to be nice. This is unapologetically abysmal.
2/10 because there are actually some good albums in here, but the rating speaks for the chart as a whole.
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