Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by musicologist97 
This is a list of my favorite all-time albums, not a list of the greatest all-time albums that would factor in critical acclaim, commercial success and general popularity. Favorite tracks for each album included.
- Chart updated: 04/24/2019 09:45
- (Created: 09/18/2015 02:41).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Favorite track: Marquee Moon
[First added to this chart: 10/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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21,751
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Favorite track: Astral Weeks
[First added to this chart: 09/28/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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17,771
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Favorite track: Life on Mars?
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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22,121
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Favorite track: Naima
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1960
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Rank Score:
4,003
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Favorite track: Deacon Blues
[First added to this chart: 11/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
9,447
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Favorite track: Sympathy for the Devil
[First added to this chart: 10/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
9,800
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Favorite track: Echoes
[First added to this chart: 11/28/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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10,256
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Favorite track: One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)
[First added to this chart: 10/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
27,839
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Favorite track: Southern Man
[First added to this chart: 10/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
16,294
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Favorite track: Wake Up
[First added to this chart: 10/22/2018]
Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
41,803
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Total albums: 100. Page 5 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 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1960s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1970s | 54 | 54% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Al Green | 6 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 5% | |
| Steely Dan | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
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95/100  | 01/27/2020 18:20 | Chambord | | 95/100 |
 85/100 | 01/28/2019 19:53 |  JulianR | | 75/100 |
| 90/100 | 11/30/2018 13:21 |  Julelios | | 90/100 |
| 95/100 | 06/01/2018 13:35 |  bobbyb5 | | 90/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/12/2018 05:39 | Seventiesfan | | 92/100 |
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From JulianR 01/28/2019 19:54
JulianR 01/28/2019 19:54
Nice stuff! Cool to see some jazz classics in there
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90/100
From Julelios 11/30/2018 13:21
Julelios 11/30/2018 13:21
Classical but nice chart.
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From bobbyb5 06/01/2018 13:37
bobbyb5 06/01/2018 13:37
I love your taste.
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AAL2014 11/14/2017 19:20
AAL2014 11/14/2017 19:20
Good to see some love for Madman Across The Water. Very underrated record. Great chart!
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Nice Mainstream Chart.
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