Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by hoomantc 
- Chart updated: 06/02/2020 17:15
- (Created: 03/01/2015 14:41).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Favorite tracks:
1. Pictures Of You
2. The Same Deep Water As You
3. Lullaby
4. Last Dance
5. Plainsong [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
1. Pictures Of You
2. The Same Deep Water As You
3. Lullaby
4. Last Dance
5. Plainsong [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,117
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Favorite tracks:
1. Wish You Were Here
2. Have A Cigar
3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI-IX
5. Welcome To The Machine [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
1. Wish You Were Here
2. Have A Cigar
3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI-IX
5. Welcome To The Machine [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
44,135
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Favorite tracks:
1. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
2. Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)
3. Wake Up
4. Rebellion (Lies)
5. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
1. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
2. Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)
3. Wake Up
4. Rebellion (Lies)
5. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
33,671
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Favorite tracks:
1. Svefn-G-Englar
2. Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
3. Olsen Olsen
4. Starálfur
5. Flugufrelsarinn [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
1. Svefn-G-Englar
2. Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
3. Olsen Olsen
4. Starálfur
5. Flugufrelsarinn [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1999
Appears in:
Rank Score:
14,917
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Favorite tracks:
1. Enjoy The Silence
2. Policy Of Truth
3. World In My Eyes
4. Personal Jesus
5. Halo [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
1. Enjoy The Silence
2. Policy Of Truth
3. World In My Eyes
4. Personal Jesus
5. Halo [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
Rank Score:
12,209
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Favorite tracks:
1. Starman
2. Five Years
3. Rock & Roll Suicide
4. Ziggy Stardust
5. Lady Stardust [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
1. Starman
2. Five Years
3. Rock & Roll Suicide
4. Ziggy Stardust
5. Lady Stardust [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
42,602
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Favorite tracks:
1. Casimir Pulaski Day
2. Chicago
3. Come On! Feel The Illinoise! ...
4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
5. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
1. Casimir Pulaski Day
2. Chicago
3. Come On! Feel The Illinoise! ...
4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
5. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
Year of Release:
2005
Appears in:
Rank Score:
20,021
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Favorite tracks:
1. Holocene
2. Perth
3. Calgary
4. Beth/Rest
5. Minnesota, WI [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
1. Holocene
2. Perth
3. Calgary
4. Beth/Rest
5. Minnesota, WI [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,410
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Favorite tracks:
1. Karma Police
2. Paranoid Android
3. Let Down
4. No Surprises
5. Lucky [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
1. Karma Police
2. Paranoid Android
3. Let Down
4. No Surprises
5. Lucky [First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
62,830
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,539
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2010s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Sigur Rós | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Arctic Monkeys | 2 | 2% | |
| The Tallest Man On Earth | 2 | 2% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 17 from 97th to 80thOmoiyari by Kishi Bashi |
| Up 16 from 36th to 20thI Am A Bird Now by Antony & The Johnsons |
| Up 15 from 25th to 10thRain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 19th to 21stA Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay |
| Down 2 from 20th to 22ndNorman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey |
| Down 2 from 21st to 23rdBloom by Beach House |
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| 03/20/2025 22:18 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,095 | 85/100 | |
| 02/08/2020 19:11 |  sssvnnn | 2,873 | 83/100 | |
| 08/22/2019 16:48 | eldaddio | 21 | 88/100 | |
| 12/10/2018 13:43 |  Julelios | 99 | 89/100 | |
| 09/27/2018 00:33 | Giant2015 | 102 | 91/100 |
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Nice chart
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From forzautregivo 03/13/2015 13:43 | #136699
Simply awesome chart! Great variety of choices, across every decade. Love it!
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Black Sabbath | |
| 8. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 9. Stevie Wonder | |
| 10. The Who | |
| 11. Genesis | |
| 12. Brian Eno | |
| 13. Joni Mitchell | |
| 14. Paul McCartney | |
| 15. Yes | |
| 16. Bob Marley | |
| 17. Bob Dylan | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Nick Drake | |
| 20. Marvin Gaye |
