Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by vmp 
- Chart updated: 12/27/2014 22:15
- (Created: 11/22/2014 16:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,605
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]
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1977
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17,662
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2014]
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1971
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19,521
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]
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1979
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32,268
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]
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1978
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388
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]
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1973
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3,542
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]
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1971
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4,534
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,045
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]
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1971
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40,519
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,749
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 34 | 34% | |
| 1980s | 31 | 31% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Cocteau Twins | 1 | 1% | |
| Kraftwerk | 1 | 1% | |
| The B-52's | 1 | 1% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 1 | 1% | |
| Annette Peacock | 1 | 1% | |
| Patti Smith | 1 | 1% | |
| Tom Waits | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 51 from 82nd to 31st Loads by Happy Mondays |
| Up 44 from 81st to 37th Chelsea Girl by Nico |
| Up 43 from 88th to 45th Wrong Way Up by Eno / Cale |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 48th to 55th I Ain't Marching Anymore by Phil Ochs |
| Down 7 from 49th to 56th Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes |
| Down 6 from 40th to 46th You Can't Hide Your Love Forever by Orange Juice |
| New entries |
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 Pornographyby The Cure |
| Forever Breathes The Lonely Word by Felt (UK) |
| Leavers |
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 Disintegrationby The Cure |
| Absolute Classic Masterpieces by Felt (UK) |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
88/100 (from 9 votes)
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90/100  | 03/20/2025 22:22 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
95/100 | 10/10/2022 15:09 |  apeiron | | 85/100 |
95/100 | 05/23/2019 18:54 | joshbrooker2001 | | 90/100 |
95/100 | 11/09/2017 21:39 | cronadigallina | | 86/100 |
80/100 | 03/04/2017 23:22 |  LedZep | | 84/100 |
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From apeiron 10/10/2022 15:10
apeiron 10/10/2022 15:10
Well done!
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From LedZep 03/04/2017 23:22
LedZep 03/04/2017 23:22
Low! And Closer!
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85/100
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Martinborras 12/04/2014 23:06
Martinborras 12/04/2014 23:06
Great chart! Really full of classics in a very interesting order, fact that make your chart original and attractive. Also, excellent variety of music, i mean, only in the top ten you included at least 6 music genres, and in the whole chart there are much more. However, I think you could add some albums from your own country, as it brings more variety and makes your chart a lot more original, besides achieve one of the objectives of the page, which is to share music from around the world. So, great chart!!
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95/100
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sssvnnn 12/01/2014 20:03
sssvnnn 12/01/2014 20:03
Top 100 is even better than your start with the top 50.
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85/100
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bestdressed 11/30/2014 15:13
bestdressed 11/30/2014 15:13
Good choices overall and nice variety
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95/100
From sssvnnn 11/23/2014 22:34
sssvnnn 11/23/2014 22:34
Very good chart.
Close to perfection.
I´m no friend of some of your 80´s picks (The Jesus and Mary Chain, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column), maybe you just had a good time with them when you was young...
I hope you´ll expand to 100.
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From vmp 11/23/2014 03:20
Great chart. 50 masterpieces
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 8. Black Sabbath | |
| 9. Stevie Wonder | |
| 10. The Who | |
| 11. Genesis | |
| 12. Brian Eno | |
| 13. Joni Mitchell | |
| 14. Paul McCartney | |
| 15. Yes | |
| 16. Bob Dylan | |
| 17. Bob Marley | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Nick Drake | |
| 20. Marvin Gaye |