Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Leonard 
- Chart updated: 03/01/2026 17:45
- (Created: 02/26/2015 22:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Timeless composition, timeless recording, unique voices ....
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Hard to decide which Doors-Album is on top!
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1967
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25,247
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Influenced by Lennon 1970
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Year of Release:
1973
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55,689
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1970
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8,274
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1969
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53,490
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1986
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1,580
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 26 | 26% | |
| 1980s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1990s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| Philip Glass | 2 | 2% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| Amé Toki | 2 | 2% | |
| The Nits | 2 | 2% | |
| Prince | 2 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
| Big Light | 2 | 2% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 4 from 52nd to 48th |
Up 1 from 18th to 17th |
Up 1 from 17th to 16th |
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Down 4 from 49th to 53rd |
Down 2 from 16th to 18th |
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| ! | 04/19/2026 17:43 |  Cheddar | 18 | 100/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2025 14:29 |  Repo | 592 | 100/100 |
| ! | 02/10/2025 12:19 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,088 | 86/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 04/19/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5287): By Leonard
BestEverAlbums 04/19/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5287): By Leonard“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. This Be Her Verse by Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware (2022) 2. Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde by Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia & New Philharmonia Orchestra / Christa Ludwig / Fritz Wunderlich (1967) 3. The Doors by The Doors (1967) 4. The…”
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Moondance 04/01/2023 02:59 | #295668
So good to see someone outside the US/UK bubble sharing & recognising a good percentage of artists/albums from their home country. Quite a unique & personal chart. Loved seeing lots of outsiders in this chart, including 2 from Lou Reed (Magic & Loss/New York) & Joe Jackson amongst some undisputed 70's classics. Sadly, nothing from south of the Equator.
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Arthurknight 01/02/2018 10:59 | #204402
Arthurknight 01/02/2018 10:59 | #204402
The Nits!!!! Okay okay this is hella exciting, there are a number of albums here, particularly some german and swiss records, that i do not recognise, and I must absolutely now listen to them all as they're thrown together with so many albums I do recognise and absolutely adore. Thank you!
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StefanR10 06/30/2020 11:46 | #254797
StefanR10 06/30/2020 11:46 | #254797
I like very much you put in your chart German bands and what is a bit out of norm is your start with classical music but i like it because i said it in the sentence before i like German music. And you like also John Lennon good chart. 90 points
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RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/16/2018 17:35 | #221174
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/16/2018 17:35 | #221174
Top 10 is top notch, although I'd probably replace Stone Roses with something else, but clearly others love that album/has merit to be in your top 10, so just ignore that comment. haha. Anyway, solid list showing your love/understanding of good music! Really like your number 1.
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EyeKanFly 05/15/2022 18:38 | #285377
EyeKanFly 05/15/2022 18:38 | #285377
Lots of German and Swiss artists who I've never heard of, all of them going straight onto my wishlist! The stuff I do know, I love. I'm looking forward to continuing to listen.
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