Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by cedricpeiffer 
- Chart updated: 11/07/2010 17:22
- (Created: 11/06/2010 15:16).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1972
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9,577
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1959
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21,631
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
4,329
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
12,293
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
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38,607
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
322
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
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1994
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15,864
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,873
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1968
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36,338
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 24% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Leonard Cohen | 1 | 2% | |
| Roy Ayers | 1 | 2% | |
| Jay-Z | 1 | 2% | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | 1 | 2% | |
| Sam Cooke | 1 | 2% | |
| Isaac Hayes | 1 | 2% | |
| Jurassic 5 | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 23 from 48th to 25thThe Black Album by Jay-Z |
| Up 21 from 42nd to 21stPet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Up 21 from 40th to 19thMadvillainy by Madvillain |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 28 from 6th to 34thFoxtrot by Genesis |
| Down 28 from 17th to 45thHere Come The Warm Jets by Eno |
| Down 27 from 14th to 41stJoe's Garage Act l by Frank Zappa |
| New entries |
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| Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 02/01/2025 02:53 | rubens | 13 | 86/100 | |
| 11/04/2016 21:59 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 05/08/2012 16:34 | LoungeAct27 | 191 | 80/100 | |
| 03/18/2011 10:35 |  teodor_matz | 129 | 73/100 | |
| 11/06/2010 20:30 |  cartoken | 964 | 75/100 |
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ffudnebbuh 11/06/2010 16:34 | #16253
ffudnebbuh 11/06/2010 16:34 | #16253
LOVE YOUR CHART...so much R/B. Especially Al Green("love and Happiness' is the bomb) and Roy Ayers. I have come close to putting Roy Ayers "Mystic Voyage" on my chart but I think that people would freak out. I really love that album.
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