Top 59 Greatest Music Albums
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flamingyesdept 
- Chart updated: 08/08/2026 00:45
- (Created: 08/13/2015 13:15).
- Chart size: 59 albums.
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Key track: Surf’s Up
[First added to this chart: 11/18/2015]
Year of Release:
2011
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5,706
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Key track: Close to the Edge
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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13,474
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Key track: God Only Knows
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
36,513
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Key track: 21st Century Schizoid Man
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1969
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26,535
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Key track: Once In A Lifetime
[First added to this chart: 06/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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26,487
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Key track: Race For The Prize
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
10,466
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Key track: Sunday Morning
[First added to this chart: 03/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
37,414
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Key track: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
[First added to this chart: 08/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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35,331
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Key track: Peg
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
8,982
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Key track: As
[First added to this chart: 10/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1976
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15,688
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Total albums: 59. Page 1 of 6
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Top 59 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 19% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 42% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 3 | 5% | |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 5% | |
| Yes | 3 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 3% | |
| Judee Sill | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 59 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/25/2025 14:16 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
| ! | 09/18/2024 10:50 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/18/2024 08:07 |  MadhattanJack | 349 | 86/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 06/07/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4972): By flamingyesdept
BestEverAlbums 06/07/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4972): By flamingyesdept“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by flamingyesdept () 1. The Smile Sessions by The Beach Boys (2011) 2. Close To The Edge by Yes (1972) 3. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 4. In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson (1969) 5. Remain…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 09/18/2024 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4711): By flamingyesdept
BestEverAlbums 09/18/2024 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4711): By flamingyesdept“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by flamingyesdept () 1. The Smile Sessions by The Beach Boys (2011) 2. Close To The Edge by Yes (1972) 3. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 4. In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson (1969) 5. Remain…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 09/19/2022 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3982): By flamingyesdept
BestEverAlbums 09/19/2022 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3982): By flamingyesdept“Today's chart of the day Top 90 Greatest Music Albums by flamingyesdept () 1. The Smile Sessions by The Beach Boys (2011) 2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 3. Close To The Edge by Yes (1972) 4. In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson (1969) 5. The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips…”
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Johnnyo 03/02/2023 21:04 | #294647
Cool chart. Very personal as in, not trying to pick what other people think might be cool. Like it a lot
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Arthurknight 10/23/2022 05:12 | #290714
Arthurknight 10/23/2022 05:12 | #290714
Thank you for the kind words – again! There's something fundamentally lacking at the structural level of these aggregation sites in that all our lists are spiritually "favourite albums" lists while pretending to be "greatest music" lists. I always love a chart, like yours, that doesn't subject me to any pretence of unpersonalised objectivity, it expresses more.
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Moondance 09/19/2022 22:36 | #289808
Cool chart - nice to see 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere' get listed ~ and of course 'The Yes Album' - the first vinyl record I ever scratched (accidently).
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leniad 03/30/2022 17:26 | #283609
please complete it to 100
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AlvaroIesus 09/24/2021 09:22 | #274123
AlvaroIesus 09/24/2021 09:22 | #274123
Nice.
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