Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by experiencemusic

If you've made an albums chart for yourself, then you know how difficult it is to judge different bodies of musical work against one another. I will continue modifying my chart to reflect ever changing musical tastes. The top ten albums are interchangeable since choosing a favorite album feels impossible. I hope you may discover and enjoy new music from looking at my albums chart.

NOTE: I've decided to exclude compilation and live albums from the chart. I'm also using the one album per artist rule to give the chart a bit more diversity. I've also decided to exclude albums that have been around for less than ten years (i.e. 2013-present).

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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 2 4%
1960s 10 20%
1970s 11 22%
1980s 11 22%
1990s 11 22%
2000s 5 10%
2010s 0 0%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United States 32 64%
United Kingdom 13 26%
Canada 2 4%
Germany 1 2%
Iceland 1 2%
Mixed Nationality 1 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%

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86/100 (from 68 votes)
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From 02/27/2023 08:10
Nice enough chart given the rules you have imposed on constructing the chart. Would like to see how your chart develops once you have added #51 - #100.
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From 02/26/2023 10:40
very classical chart - fine
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From 11/28/2022 21:13
Really nice chart. Would love to see 51 - 100
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From 04/25/2022 08:30
One of the best charts on this site.
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From 08/13/2017 19:56
Wow, nice chart! Good stuff
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From 08/13/2017 16:21
Very interesting chart as a whole, many genres and classics along with great underground choices. Descriptions are so nice too
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From 08/13/2017 08:27
Good start!
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From 01/26/2016 08:20
11 albums in common, 7 of which are in your top 12.
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From 01/26/2016 01:30
Great chart! I especially love your top 10! Personally, I'm not a huge Beach Boys fan, but I can appreciate it! ^^
Also love that you included Metric too!
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From 01/25/2016 14:35
Good chart. Maybe a little bit obvious choices, but still it won't be a punishment at all if they drop me on a desert island with only these records!
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