Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2010]
Year of Release:
1991
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29,148
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
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1984
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107
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2013]
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2013
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3,107
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
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1983
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91
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
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40,622
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2011]
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1988
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3,763
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2010]
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2003
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462
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2021]
Year of Release:
1984
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16
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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2015]
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1984
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13
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 4 4%
1970s 12 12%
1980s 37 37%
1990s 26 26%
2000s 13 13%
2010s 7 7%
2020s 1 1%
Artist Albums %


Depeche Mode 6 6%
The Smiths 5 5%
ABBA 4 4%
Blur 4 4%
Various Artists 4 4%
The House Of Love 3 3%
Interpol 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 68 68%
United States 16 16%
Mixed Nationality 9 9%
Sweden 4 4%
Germany 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Ireland 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 92 92%
Yes 8 8%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 1 from 2nd to 1st
The House Of Love
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Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 1st to 2nd
Suede
by Suede
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85/100 (from 79 votes)
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From 06/22/2023 23:11
This chart is great! I don't even mind all the ABBA inclusions because my ex-wife used to like them and I sort of got used to it, but aside from that, this chart is just one or two XTC albums away from being essentially perfect.
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From 01/02/2023 23:05
With only 2 albums in common, we have very different musical tastes - which is understandably cool - we all respond to music in our own unique ways. I thought the inclusion of 4 "Now That's What I Call Music" compilation albums was interesting.
My major issue with this chart is that there is not a single album from the southern hemisphere.
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From 01/27/2019 12:57
Shattypants I’ve heard music from those genres, sadly they don’t hit my sweet spot.
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From 01/27/2019 00:12
Pretty good. would recommend listening to some more hip-hop and R&B.
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From 04/18/2018 08:37
Well 3 albums in common but this is still and nice chart but you should do some comments
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From 04/18/2018 08:34
Flying Saucer Attack?! This is our Music by Galaxie 500?! HECK yes!!!
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From 06/03/2017 22:41
The effort put here is really astonishing. Props to you sir!
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From 03/04/2017 08:34
Good chart
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From 03/03/2017 09:04
Still perfect.
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From 03/09/2016 23:52
Cool british stuff
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13. Nevermind by Nirvana
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15. Funeral by Arcade Fire
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