Top 31 Greatest Music Albums
by URNOTEME 
This will take some time. I am very new here and the only thing I am certain of is that, in my opinion, the Velvet Underground and Nico is the greatest album of all time.
- Chart updated: 10/27/2010 00:03
- (Created: 07/10/2010 02:38).
- Chart size: 31 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
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37,564
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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2010]
Year of Release:
1979
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23,633
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2010]
Year of Release:
1984
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15,373
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2010]
Year of Release:
1975
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19,746
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2010]
Year of Release:
1968
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35,609
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2010]
Year of Release:
1975
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14,417
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2010]
Year of Release:
1990
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1,655
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2010]
Year of Release:
1970
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8,968
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2010]
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1971
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20,418
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[First added to this chart: 10/26/2010]
Year of Release:
1982
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3,619
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Total albums: 31. Page 1 of 4
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Top 31 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 26% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 45% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 6% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 2 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 6% | |
| Prince | 2 | 6% | |
| Public Enemy | 1 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 1 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 1 | 3% | |
| Johnny Cash | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 31 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Top 31 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/28/2017 14:57 | PaperVinnie | 451 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2011 16:15 | ninecurses | 6 | 78/100 |
| ! | 10/17/2010 14:30 | chris lancaster | 328 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2010 12:52 |  ffudnebbuh | 653 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2010 18:54 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 |
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PaperVinnie 10/28/2017 14:59 | #200213
Really cool chart, I like a lot of these picks
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ninecurses 04/24/2011 16:17 | #20645
there are many fine records on your list that are probably not worthy of Top 50 status, but i can abide most of them. what i cannot get with is Metallica and, especially, Ozzy, neither of which belong in any Top 500 or Top Anything, for that matter. i offer that not as opinion but instead as incontrovertible fact
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ffudnebbuh 08/04/2010 19:51 | #14029
ffudnebbuh 08/04/2010 19:51 | #14029
Like the Sinead o'connor album, really underrated. almost made my top 50
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chris lancaster 07/18/2010 01:45 | #13580
A great start! Looking forward to seeing what other albums you add as you expand the list..
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ffudnebbuh 07/17/2010 20:51 | #13579
ffudnebbuh 07/17/2010 20:51 | #13579
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOUR NUMBER 1 CHOICE, WILL CHECK BACK WHEN YOU FINISH YOUR CHART..
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