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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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% |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Weezer | 2 | 2% | |
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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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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 24th to 17th Rumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Up 5 from 29th to 24th Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Up 5 from 28th to 23rd Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 20th to 26th Thriller by Michael Jackson |
| Down 5 from 6th to 11th Revolver by The Beatles |
| Down 5 from 13th to 18th The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
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90/100  | 03/20/2025 15:35 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
95/100 | 11/20/2021 03:59 | craab | | 95/100 |
100/100 | 10/12/2021 06:58 |  AlvaroIesus | | 77/100 |
100/100 | 09/06/2021 21:21 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
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Great chart! Great taste!
Great list! Interesting to see The Pogues twice, they're a great band
Oselju 03/09/2020 11:01
Excellent !
Julelios 12/17/2019 10:23
23 albums in common ! Wow !
LedZep 03/19/2017 21:33
Boatman's Call so high! Love it, great variety of genres also.
A fantastic chart with great variety. Lots of room for many, many hours of happy listening here!
All your charts are awesome
buzzdainer 06/14/2016 20:23
Grace at #1 is a fantastic choice, and London Calling and Pet Sounds are fantastic, too. A few surprises, such as Frank Sinatra, to boot. Excellent chart!
greatson 12/16/2015 16:09
Great classical Chart!
Not exactly surprising but I like it!
Arthurknight 10/18/2015 04:35
A lot in common and i love the multiplicity of genres here. Awesome chart mate
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