Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by aweinard 
I've only ranked albums that I have listened to completely. There are many albums that I have yet to listen to, therefore this list should change over time. Some of my selections are rather new and are in the top ten. This is because I enjoyed the albums highly enough to give them the benefit of the doubt that given 40 years they might be considered classics.
- Chart updated: 11/08/2010 22:11
- (Created: 10/10/2010 22:41).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
59,928
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[First added to this chart: 10/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
19,634
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[First added to this chart: 10/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
7,441
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[First added to this chart: 10/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
15,621
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[First added to this chart: 10/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
4,670
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[First added to this chart: 10/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
20,997
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[First added to this chart: 10/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,117
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[First added to this chart: 10/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
1,874
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[First added to this chart: 10/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
11,595
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[First added to this chart: 10/11/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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7,894
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 30% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 6 | 12% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 4 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 4% | |
| The Byrds | 2 | 4% | |
| Queen | 2 | 4% | |
| The Kinks | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 5th to 4thExile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 11 from 21st to 32ndSomething Else By The Kinks by The Kinks |
| Down 5 from 37th to 42ndFar by Regina Spektor |
| Down 4 from 4th to 8thOne Eskimo by One Eskimo |
| New entries |
|---|
| Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix |
| The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks |
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a little bit lovely chart..
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a little bit strange chart ..
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