Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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50 Greatest Albums of All Time

• Chart updated: 11/05/2010 07:01
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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,757 charts

Rank Score:

22,920

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (2,794 votes)

Comments:

202

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Rocket To Russia 

 Ramones

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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

2,932

Rank in 1977:

17

Rank in 1970s:

135

Overall Rank:

584

Average Rating:

 81 (624 votes)

Comments:

35

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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols 

 Sex Pistols

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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,379 charts

Rank Score:

10,789

Rank in 1977:

5

Rank in 1970s:

33

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

 80 (1,851 votes)

Comments:

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,012 charts

Rank Score:

44,397

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,535 votes)

Comments:

304

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Houses Of The Holy 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,334 charts

Rank Score:

11,882

Rank in 1973:

3

Rank in 1970s:

31

Overall Rank:

111

Average Rating:

 85 (2,044 votes)

Comments:

116

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Singles Going Steady 
Compilation

 Buzzcocks

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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

1,643

Rank in 1979:

19

Rank in 1970s:

222

Overall Rank:

1,063

Average Rating:

 80 (342 votes)

Comments:

26

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,129 charts

Rank Score:

61,607

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,330 votes)

Comments:

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Fun House 

 The Stooges

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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

916 charts

Rank Score:

7,676

Rank in 1970:

10

Rank in 1970s:

48

Overall Rank:

201

Average Rating:

 83 (1,094 votes)

Comments:

70

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Ramones 

 Ramones

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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,049 charts

Rank Score:

6,987

Rank in 1976:

3

Rank in 1970s:

54

Overall Rank:

233

Average Rating:

 80 (1,297 votes)

Comments:

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Raw Power 

 Iggy And The Stooges

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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

815 charts

Rank Score:

5,539

Rank in 1973:

9

Rank in 1970s:

77

Overall Rank:

311

Average Rating:

 82 (1,020 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Guided By Voices	3	6%
Pink Floyd	3	6%
Wilco	3	6%
The Beatles	3	6%
Modest Mouse	2	4%
Flying Lotus	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	54%
	19	38%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles

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90/100	08/13/2012 21:52	ZebraRock	96	87/100
85/100	04/05/2012 20:15	armoury	175	82/100

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From ZebraRock 08/13/2012 21:52

Very good list

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From armoury 04/05/2012 20:16

good list but too much radiohead for me

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From rilex 03/26/2011 01:43

haha awesome. gould is god, long live GBV!!!

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From Mr. Shankly 11/05/2010 02:26

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 silverwing 11/05/2010 00:04

good list by the way

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From silverwing 11/05/2010 00:03

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 silverwing 11/04/2010 23:58

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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