Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 10/31/2020 00:15
- (Created: 05/05/2015 02:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
48,995
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
38,352
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1963
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Rank Score:
7,862
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
42,770
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
15,197
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,422
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,114
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
56,721
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,730
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
15,287
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 40 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Blondie | 1 | 1% | |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash | 1 | 1% | |
| Pavlov's Dog | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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41 | 41% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 97th to 93rdBlue Lines by Massive Attack |
| Up 2 from 99th to 97thFever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
| Up 2 from 71st to 69thWho's Next by The Who |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 96th to 99thCold Fact by Rodriguez |
| Down 1 from 69th to 70thRattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions |
| Down 1 from 70th to 71stThe Smiths by The Smiths |
| New entries |
|---|
| Stranger In The Alps by Phoebe Bridgers |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Babble by Kevin Coyne & Dagmar Krause |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/03/2020 11:32 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2020 19:53 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2020 16:35 |  sssvnnn | 2,863 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2018 18:20 |  DommeDamian | 1,002 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2018 02:17 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 |
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From leniad 10/27/2020 19:54 | #259856
what a good surprise to see Liege & lief at 20, excellent folk record
good taste
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From sssvnnn 08/04/2019 00:34 | #240732
sssvnnn 08/04/2019 00:34 | #240732
Classical chart with some interesting suggestions from Australia:
I like it.
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From DommeDamian 11/28/2018 18:20 | #225791
DommeDamian 11/28/2018 18:20 | #225791
This could end being a favorite, if words would come to life. You have a taste I dig
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bobbyb5 03/27/2018 01:38 | #211737
bobbyb5 03/27/2018 01:38 | #211737
I like it.
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From LittleMatt 08/08/2016 14:41 | #172498
Utterly fantastic
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 8. Black Sabbath | |
| 9. Stevie Wonder | |
| 10. The Who | |
| 11. Genesis | |
| 12. Brian Eno | |
| 13. Joni Mitchell | |
| 14. Paul McCartney | |
| 15. Yes | |
| 16. Bob Marley | |
| 17. Bob Dylan | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Nick Drake | |
| 20. Marvin Gaye |
