Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Bristoc 
- Chart updated: 09/07/2025 18:45
- (Created: 01/21/2015 17:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2010s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 4% | |
| The Who | 4 | 4% | |
| The National | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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39 | 39% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 13th to 7th Trouble Will Find Me by The National |
| Up 2 from 35th to 33rd Sleep Well Beast by The National |
| Up 2 from 8th to 6th In Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 6th to 8th Grace by Jeff Buckley |
| Down 2 from 7th to 9th Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges |
| Down 2 from 9th to 11th Babylon By Gus – Vol. I: O Ano Do Macaco by Black Alien |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 90/100  | 01/28/2025 11:32 |  SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
| 85/100 | 02/20/2023 22:03 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 02/20/2023 21:57 | KineticEchoes02 | | 88/100 |
| 85/100 | 02/20/2023 11:43 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
| 85/100 | 02/20/2023 09:23 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
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Gotta love a chart that ranks 17 home grown Brazilian artists/albums in a top 100.
Really enjoyed this chart! Great mix of artists and genres and it's spread nicely over the decades. Loved seeing Jeff Buckley and Air right near the top. Must have a listen to some of those Brazilian artists.
Great diversity. Ace chart
This is great. Managed to include so many cool albums
StefanR10 07/10/2020 19:34
GOOD ALBUM CHART I LIKE YOUR CHOICES AND YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE BEATLES ALBUM HERE. INTERESTING IS YOUR NUMBER ONE WITH RADIOHEAD BUT OK MAYBE SWANS HERE WOULD BE MORE EXCITING:
buzzdainer 04/16/2020 18:21
Excellent chart! Nice to see Arcade Fire getting the love they so richly deserve, with four albums in your top 30.
I really like this chart!
Very impressive mix between classic and progressive albums......
Nice taste in music
LedZep 05/26/2017 22:06
Very nice number 2 pick!
Antonio-Pedro 02/02/2017 15:53
Ha, bastante albums brasileiros dessa e da ultima decada, essa chart tambem me lembrou que tenho que sacar o album do belchior ASAP, bela chart friendo.
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