Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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cvioly 
- Chart updated: 09/25/2010 19:17
- (Created: 09/25/2010 19:11).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
15,633
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
39,772
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,998
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
44,681
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
37,185
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,639
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
59,938
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,466
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,717
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,776
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 34% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 6% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 4% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 4% | |
| Tindersticks | 2 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 4% | |
| Talk Talk | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 32nd to 31stLarks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson |
| Up 1 from 31st to 30thF♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity] by Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
| Up 1 from 30th to 29thFresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys |
| New entries |
|---|
| Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Roseland NYC Live by Portishead |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/05/2018 01:16 | ThomBjork | 35 | 91/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2017 01:09 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2010 13:13 |  Juan Schwartz | 153 | 86/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2010 19:47 |  cartoken | 964 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2010 16:05 |  The Gollux | 1,009 | 67/100 |
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From cartoken 09/26/2010 02:47 | #15389
cartoken 09/26/2010 02:47 | #15389
very good tastes !
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
