Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 08/20/2010 21:27
• (Created: 08/14/2010 05:08).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2010]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,855 charts

Rank Score:

19,594

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,442 votes)

Comments:

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Déjà Vu 

 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2010]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

771 charts

Rank Score:

5,147

Rank in 1970:

15

Rank in 1970s:

83

Overall Rank:

336

Average Rating:

 83 (894 votes)

Comments:

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2010]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,012 charts

Rank Score:

44,303

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,537 votes)

Comments:

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Dare 

 The Human League

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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2010]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

411 charts

Rank Score:

2,058

Rank in 1981:

8

Rank in 1980s:

129

Overall Rank:

839

Average Rating:

 75 (470 votes)

Comments:

35

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Soundtrack From The Film "More" 
Soundtrack

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

544

Rank in 1969:

66

Rank in 1960s:

256

Overall Rank:

2,824

Average Rating:

 69 (509 votes)

Comments:

21

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Marquee Moon 

 Television

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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2010]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,798 charts

Rank Score:

20,375

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 86 (1,891 votes)

Comments:

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Penthouse And Pavement 

 Heaven 17

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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2010]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1981:

81

Rank in 1980s:

682

Overall Rank:

4,634

Average Rating:

 71 (111 votes)

Comments:

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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2010]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,986 charts

Rank Score:

22,325

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,334 votes)

Comments:

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Raw Power 

 Iggy And The Stooges

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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2010]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

815 charts

Rank Score:

5,522

Rank in 1973:

9

Rank in 1970s:

77

Overall Rank:

313

Average Rating:

 82 (1,020 votes)

Comments:

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The Best Of Italo-Disco Vol. 7 
Compilation

 Various Artists

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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2010]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank in 1986:

None

Rank in 1980s:

None

Average Rating:

 71 (6 votes)

Comments:

0

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
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	%
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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Country	Albums	%
	32	64%
	11	22%
	4	8%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 50th to 48th Journey by Kingdom Come (UK)
Up 2 from 49th to 47th Distant Dreams by Karen Ramirez
Up 2 from 48th to 46th The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

New entries
Soundtrack From The Film "More" by Pink Floyd
Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters by Robert Calvert
Stray by Stray
The Best Of Italo-Disco Vol. 8 by Various Artists

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80/100	05/15/2018 16:35	PaperVinnie	452	81/100
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80/100	12/26/2015 13:32	DeusExMackia	133	82/100
90/100	03/01/2015 18:53	newjlp	96	81/100
95/100	04/21/2014 06:41	micha122	21	83/100

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From DeusExMackia 12/26/2015 13:32

Some very interesting choices.

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From newjlp 03/01/2015 18:54

Great list! Thanks for introducing me to the Lurkers, Groundhogs and Robert Calvert.

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From daftpunter 11/05/2011 03:54

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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