Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 09/23/2014 05:45
- (Created: 09/23/2014 05:16).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Year of Release:
2001
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27,669
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2014]
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2003
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5,830
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2014]
Year of Release:
1978
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7,272
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2012
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21,727
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2011
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8,319
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2014]
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2004
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7,247
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2014]
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2010
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10,085
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2014]
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2011
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1,551
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2014]
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2000
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5,015
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Total albums: 29. Page 1 of 3
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 6% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 4% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 38% | |
| 2010s | 22 | 44% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Strokes | 3 | 6% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 6% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 4% | |
| Kanye West | 2 | 4% | |
| Nujabes | 2 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 4% | |
| Gnarls Barkley | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 20th to 12thGood Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar |
| Up 7 from 32nd to 25thMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West |
| Up 7 from 21st to 14thHot Fuss by The Killers |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 41 from 4th to 45thLong.Live.A$AP by A$AP Rocky |
| Down 1 from 14th to 15thThe Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| Down 1 from 15th to 16thTeen Dream by Beach House |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/29/2018 01:01 |  JulianR | 569 | 75/100 | |
| 01/21/2017 23:42 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 09/25/2014 07:40 | Nykeaula | 78 | 87/100 |
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From JulianR 10/29/2018 01:02 | #223461
JulianR 10/29/2018 01:02 | #223461
This is a cool list! You've got the wrong late-era Talk Talk album up there, but because the rest of the list is so good (and Spirit Of Eden is great anyway) we'll let it slide
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