100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2003)

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Q was a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. These are their best albums of all time. Q is a music and entertainment magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. In 2003, Q compiled their definitive list of the 100 Best Albums Of All Time.
(Official website: www.qthemusic.com)

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 
United Kingdom Pink Floyd
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Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
4,043 charts
Rank Score:
70,850
Rank in 1973:
1
Rank in 1970s:
1
Overall Rank:
2
Average Rating:
Top rated 92 (5,206 votes)
Comments:
582
49.
The Wall 
United Kingdom Pink Floyd
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Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
2,204 charts
Rank Score:
29,991
Rank in 1979:
2
Rank in 1970s:
7
Overall Rank:
29
Average Rating:
Top rated 87 (3,413 votes)
Comments:
261
Total albums: 2. Page 1 of 1
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100 Greatest Albums Ever composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 1 1%
1960s 10 10%
1970s 21 21%
1980s 11 11%
1990s 42 42%
2000s 15 15%
2010s 0 0%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Radiohead 3 3%
The Beatles 3 3%
Nirvana 2 2%
Led Zeppelin 2 2%
Manic Street Preachers 2 2%
Eminem 2 2%
David Bowie 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 49 49%
United Kingdom 41 41%
Australia 2 2%
Canada 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Ireland 2 2%
France 1 1%
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Live? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

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[Q was founded in 1986 and disbanded in 2020.]

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62/100 (from 64 votes)
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 Report rating		05/15/2021 15:31 Hophophop  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 465/100
 
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 Report rating		08/23/2020 16:35 Goliath  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 34986/100
 
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 Report rating		03/29/2020 20:48 Szyfman  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 17385/100

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15/100
From 05/15/2021 15:32
complete garbage that promotes this magazine's biases and pet bands. sickening
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From 03/15/2019 02:09
This shows why so many magazines cannot be accepted.

The list has so many bands who were just popular fads. Ash? Oasis? Coldplay? OutKast? Linking Park? Ryan Adams? I might be biased because I hated that era of music so much and it turned me away from the commercial radio that was the only available listening in cloistered Melbourne suburbs, but why did Q’s writers think in such a short-term manner if they knew anything at all about the history of music?

It is true that limitations on the number of albums per artist add a welcome flavour and allow for a few non-fad artists to be included, but some of those artists, like Beck, have always been awful and overrated.
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From 03/27/2017 21:12
I had to do a double take when I saw Eminem in the top 10. No offense but was not expecting that
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35/100
From 10/13/2015 00:49
really bad.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 01/18/2015 12:41
Q mag has great taste in albums; it has 22 albums in common and 24 artists in common with me which is so good! This chart is so my taste. Q is a great mag.
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35/100
From 11/23/2014 13:03
Madonna's Ray Of Light in 17 and The Velvet Undergrond And Nico in 54??? Q is a magazine about what?
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Rating:  
70/100
From 08/11/2014 14:23
I like the choices, but the order...
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From 04/12/2014 16:25
Alanis, linkin park...no. Just. No.
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Rating:  
65/100
From 11/29/2013 19:01
where is pet sounds?
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From 09/10/2013 14:41
What in the name of all that's holy did I just look at??
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