Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by davidpre 
- Chart updated: 08/20/2010 21:27
- (Created: 08/14/2010 05:08).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 54% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 6 | 12% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 4% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 4% | |
| The Who | 2 | 4% | |
| Mott The Hoople | 1 | 2% | |
| The Groundhogs | 1 | 2% | |
| Scissor Sisters | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 2 from 50th to 48thJourney by Kingdom Come (UK) |
Up 2 from 49th to 47thDistant Dreams by Karen Ramirez |
Up 2 from 48th to 46thThe Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett |
| New entries |
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Soundtrack From The Film "More"by Pink Floyd |
Captain Lockheed And The Starfightersby Robert Calvert |
Strayby Stray |
The Best Of Italo-Disco Vol. 8by Various Artists |
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80/100 | 05/15/2018 16:35 | PaperVinnie | ![]() | 81/100 |
90/100 | 01/17/2017 00:50 | Seab | ![]() | 93/100 |
80/100 | 12/26/2015 13:32 | ![]() | 82/100 | |
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Some very interesting choices.
Great list! Thanks for introducing me to the Lurkers, Groundhogs and Robert Calvert.
A pretty good chart. A bit short but enough of the basics to keep me coming back for more. Vibrators, GOF, TV and plenty of cool stuff I'm not familiar with. That's a good thing. S.F. Sorrow. nice.
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