100 Great Guitar Albums
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jhuik 
Totally a work in progress. Mainly one album per artist/guitarist. Leave a comment or suggestion:
http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12977
See also http://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=24513
- Chart updated: 06/20/2015 19:45
- (Created: 06/13/2015 14:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1973
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61,855
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Year of Release:
1971
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3,531
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Year of Release:
1970
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5,796
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Year of Release:
1977
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20,497
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1978
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4,524
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1972
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6,503
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1970
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19,110
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1975
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679
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1975
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11,861
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Total albums: 33. Page 1 of 4
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100 Great Guitar Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1970s | 33 | 33% | |
| 1980s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Frank Zappa | 1 | 1% | |
| Eagles | 1 | 1% | |
| Phish | 1 | 1% | |
| Deep Purple | 1 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 1 | 1% | |
| Nick Drake | 1 | 1% | |
| Paco De Lucía | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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58 | 58% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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85/100 | 11/22/2017 21:02 |  Jbalbinolr | | 81/100 |
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From Johnnyo 10/28/2024 21:09
My sort of chart. Some great picks, some I’d argue about but overall, great.
Check out Roy Buchanan. Fabulous, very underrated blues guitarist.
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From Jbalbinolr 11/22/2017 21:03
Jbalbinolr 11/22/2017 21:03
Unique idea for a chart, very good picks but I would put Layla in the top 10.
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