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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Rank Score:
9,790
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
4,429
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
321
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
18,991
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
7,903
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2010]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
2,369
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
15,629
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
5,009
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32. (13) 19
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
480
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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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| Coleman Hawkins | 1 | 2% | |
| Prince | 1 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 1 | 2% | |
| Serge Gainsbourg | 1 | 2% | |
| Gang Starr | 1 | 2% | |
| Danger Mouse & Jemini | 1 | 2% | |
| GZA/Genius | 1 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
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 |
|---|
| Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen |
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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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|---|---|
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