Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by daCritic 
- Chart updated: 08/18/2022 10:45
- (Created: 11/14/2010 08:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 89th to 93rd Damaged by Black Flag |
| Down 3 from 91st to 94th In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
| Down 2 from 90th to 92nd Electric Warrior by T. Rex |
| New entries |
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 Rain Dogsby Tom Waits |
| This Year's Model by Elvis Costello |
| Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer |
| Leavers |
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 Trout Mask Replicaby Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
| Igor by Tyler, The Creator |
| Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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90/100  | 02/09/2025 13:31 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
80/100 | 08/18/2023 20:29 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
85/100 | 08/18/2023 16:13 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
80/100 | 08/18/2023 09:07 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
80/100 | 11/12/2022 22:45 | Rm12398 | | 89/100 |
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Good chart and Would have been a higher score if there were a few more “newer albums”. Good chart non the less
cool chart
good one
ForegroundNoise 08/19/2019 10:59
Definitely some nice picks, but a little too 60s orientated for my liking ...
gidgidi 08/19/2019 10:05
Good chart.
Kaiser 08/11/2016 10:43
No risks.
Phil Ochs and Zappa/Freak Out!, weird and weirder. Love it!
Good start, love to check it out again when it hits 100.
junodog4 05/05/2012 15:52
Impressive chart - but only 25% from the last 30 years?
brillant chart...very cool :)
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