Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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50 Greatest Albums of All Time
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]
Year of Release:
2000
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42,307
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Top rated album (89/100 - 4468 votes)  89 (4,468 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
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39,900
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Top rated album (89/100 - 3552 votes)  89 (3,552 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]
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1997
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7,886
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2008
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678
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1994
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16,383
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1593 votes)  86 (1,593 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]
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1977
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22,631
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2803 votes)  88 (2,803 votes)
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2002
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17,236
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Top rated album (85/100 - 1963 votes)  85 (1,963 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]
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2002
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72
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]
Year of Release:
1988
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12,025
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]
Year of Release:
1977
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2,897
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 8 16%
1970s 11 22%
1980s 3 6%
1990s 7 14%
2000s 19 38%
2010s 2 4%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Radiohead 4 8%
Pink Floyd 3 6%
Wilco 3 6%
The Beatles 3 6%
Guided By Voices 3 6%
Pixies 2 4%
Ramones 2 4%
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Country Albums %


United States 27 54%
United Kingdom 19 38%
Canada 2 4%
France 1 2%
Mixed Nationality 1 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings

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85/100 (from 13 votes)
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02/01/2025 02:48 rubens   1386/100
 
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01/14/2017 01:59 Seab   2,00593/100
 
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11/12/2015 18:11 spookiefruit   5382/100
 
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08/13/2012 21:52 ZebraRock   9687/100
 
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04/05/2012 20:15 armoury   17582/100

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From 08/13/2012 21:52 | #48466
Very good list
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From 04/05/2012 20:16 | #39467
good list but too much radiohead for me
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From 03/26/2011 01:43 | #19571
haha awesome. gould is god, long live GBV!!!
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From 11/05/2010 02:26 | #16213
Good to see another GBV fan on here! This is one weird list though. I love how GBV and other indie rock and alternative bands sit alongside classical albums, semi-underground hip hop, and Beatles albums. Very interesting and unique.
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From 11/05/2010 00:04 | #16210
good list by the way
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From 11/05/2010 00:03 | #16209
One of the Beatles albums you've put it referred to as: White Album. Not "The" White Album as I used to call it. If you change it then you can help the rating for that album.
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From 11/04/2010 23:58 | #16208
Need to edit your album by David Bowie. The album is called: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. Then you will have contributed to the sites averages more prouctively.
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