Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by mjbreuer 
- Chart updated: 09/23/2020 17:45
- (Created: 06/06/2015 14:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1985
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11,175
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1995
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16,809
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1975
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14,278
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4. (=)
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2010
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20,899
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2000
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1,616
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1972
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40,501
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1994
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17,387
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2006
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15,393
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1997
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3,855
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1955
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4,532
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1970s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| The Pogues | 2 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 2% | |
| Daft Punk | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 7 from 24th to 17th |
Up 5 from 29th to 24th |
Up 5 from 28th to 23rd |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 6 from 20th to 26th |
Down 5 from 6th to 11th |
Down 5 from 13th to 18th |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 15:35 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,090 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2021 03:59 | craab | 15 | 95/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2021 06:58 |  AlvaroIesus | 74 | 77/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 09/06/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3604): By mjbreuer
BestEverAlbums 09/06/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3604): By mjbreuer“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by mjbreuer () 1. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits (1985) 2. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis (1995) 3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen (1975) 4. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West (2010) 5. Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams (2000) 6.…”
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CrunchyFrog 09/06/2021 12:27 | #273367
Great list! Interesting to see The Pogues twice, they're a great band
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/19/2017 21:33 | #187684
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/19/2017 21:33 | #187684
Boatman's Call so high! Love it, great variety of genres also.
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