Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by jlinville 
- Chart updated: 01/05/2024 16:15
- (Created: 11/07/2014 18:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/24/2017]
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1979
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852
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Year of Release:
1981
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586
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1973
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58,545
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[First added to this chart: 11/27/2017]
[First added to this chart: 11/27/2017]
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2005
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1,652
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[First added to this chart: 03/24/2017]
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1983
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8,064
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1980s | 40 | 40% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 5 | 5% | |
| Chris Knight | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| They Might Be Giants | 4 | 4% | |
| The Replacements | 3 | 3% | |
| Superchunk | 3 | 3% | |
| Keith Green | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 19 from 49th to 30thAbbey Road by The Beatles |
| Up 5 from 29th to 24thCrow Pot Pie by Slobberbone |
| Up 2 from 87th to 85thBarrel Chested by Slobberbone |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 14 from 58th to 72ndNew Clear Days by The Vapors |
| Down 2 from 44th to 46thSongs For The Daily Planet by Todd Snider |
| Down 1 from 9th to 10thViolent Femmes by Violent Femmes |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/12/2022 02:09 |  MadhattanJack | 297 | 86/100 | |
| 07/29/2020 23:01 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 | |
| 07/27/2020 04:51 |  dihansse | 309 | 84/100 | |
| 11/11/2019 09:55 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 | |
| 02/26/2019 19:29 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 |
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From Larcx13 07/27/2020 06:59 | #256261
Larcx13 07/27/2020 06:59 | #256261
Pink Floyd, The Clash, Replacements, Operation Ivy & of course, the Beatles. A strange order maybe but good picks.
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From dihansse 07/27/2020 04:53 | #256256
dihansse 07/27/2020 04:53 | #256256
Good charts are the ones that challenge me to listen to albums I don’t know so this is a good chart: I’ve never heard of the Reivers so they are certainly on my list.
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awesomness425 02/10/2018 00:34 | #207501
awesomness425 02/10/2018 00:34 | #207501
I have only heard of maybe a little less than 1/5th of your album choices here. Diverse, and obscure af choices. I love it
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From mandomikey 04/17/2016 14:36 | #164008
After top two choices, can't say I saw the rest of the list playing out as it had... nice swerve, diverse selections.
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