Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by stangetzaway 
Always on the look out for new music so all suggestions welcome. I'd like to think all of these albums are gems so if you have 't heard any of them they're pretty safe bets. A handful of albums culled by dominant artists for the sake of diversity but nothing too drastic.
- Chart updated: 05/22/2024 00:15
- (Created: 10/15/2015 00:44).
- 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 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1960s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 2% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 93rd to 86th Phaedra by Tangerine Dream |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 84th to 87th Alleycat by Nucleus (UK) |
| Down 3 from 85th to 88th Late Registration by Kanye West |
| Down 3 from 86th to 89th Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths |
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 Violent Femmesby Violent Femmes |
| The Blurred Crusade by The Church |
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 100/100  | 05/26/2024 01:25 | matterhornrider | | 93/100 |
| 80/100 | 01/10/2024 11:35 |  sszwalbenest | | 79/100 |
| 85/100 | 01/10/2024 10:26 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 05/26/2023 15:54 |  TheDude85 | | 95/100 |
| 90/100 | 11/27/2022 10:44 | davidhuret | | 85/100 |
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TheDude85 05/26/2023 15:58
Epic Chart with fantastic choices! I would quibble with your inclusion of either Kanye West album, as his music just doesn't strike the right chord with me. But to each his own. I am not familiar with Cold Chisel, so I am going to have to check them out. I liked your prefatory comments about the jazz entries and being a jazz novice myself I see many of your picks which I'll need to explore. Great contribution to the site! Thanks!
An interesting mix and good to see the Aussies get a fair representation.
Excellent chart
seb7 01/09/2021 16:50
Some of the choices are not my personal preference, but I love the jazz focus on this chart.
StefanR10 07/26/2020 16:14
Interessting chart very innovative maybe you can add Pink Floyd as a new Pick for the Frank sinatra Album from 57 but nevertheless immense good choices.
ffudnebbuh 07/30/2019 11:25
nice chart, very eclectic
Boltzmann 11/10/2018 06:49
I would’ve loved something more ‘drastic’ and less safe.
Thanks for the kind comments and ratings. Enjoy your weekend guys
elo269megv 11/09/2018 14:08
Nice selections of rock, jazz, folk, indie/alt, and hip-hop. A good blend of well known albums and more under the radar choices. I added a couple to my "listen to later" list. Cool!
NowhereMan 11/09/2018 11:52
Love it. Still need to listen to Mingus Ah Um
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