Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Lastings

charts up to 100 now!! Thanks for checking out my chart. Comments are very welcome and encouraged!.. even the negative ones.. also encouraged are suggestions of anything I should listen to or should consider a must have. I keep my collection and wishlist public on here and try to keep it updated.

***songs listed under albums are anything rated 4 or 5 stars in my itunes. thanks!***

**updated 8/16/2019**

• Chart updated: 02/26/2022 07:45
• (Created: 02/08/2011 21:59).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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Five years / moonage daydream / it ain't easy / rock 'n' roll suicide / john, I'm only dancing [First added to this chart: 02/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,934 charts

Rank Score:

50,138

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,446 votes)

Comments:

298

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Houses Of The Holy 

 Led Zeppelin

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The song remains the same / The rain song / over the hills and far away / The crunge / d'yer mak'er / no quarter / the ocean -(that's every song except dancing days, which is 3 stars, if your counting at home) - maybe i should have this album higher?!? [First added to this chart: 02/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,295 charts

Rank Score:

12,915

Rank in 1973:

3

Rank in 1970s:

32

Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

 85 (2,000 votes)

Comments:

116

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Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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Dreams / Never going back again / go your own way / the chain / you make loving fun / I don't want to know / gold dust woman [First added to this chart: 02/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,195 charts

Rank Score:

34,095

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,535 votes)

Comments:

183

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Rock and roll / the battle of evermore / stairway to heaven / misty mountain hop / going to california / when the levee breaks [First added to this chart: 02/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,321

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,900 votes)

Comments:

300

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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Welcome to the machine / have a cigar / wish you were here / shine on you crazy diamond parts I-IX (yes, the whole album) [First added to this chart: 02/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,913 charts

Rank Score:

50,797

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 91 (3,944 votes)

Comments:

308

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Time / money / brain damage / eclipse / [First added to this chart: 02/14/2011]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

71,217

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,202 votes)

Comments:

581

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Eat A Peach 

 The Allman Brothers Band

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Ain't wastin' time no more / Melissa / one way out / Blue Sky / Little Martha [First added to this chart: 07/16/2011]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

311 charts

Rank Score:

2,221

Rank in 1972:

18

Rank in 1970s:

181

Overall Rank:

807

Average Rating:

 80 (379 votes)

Comments:

17

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Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,502 charts

Rank Score:

20,146

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 87 (1,804 votes)

Comments:

142

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,204 charts

Rank Score:

30,132

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 87 (3,411 votes)

Comments:

261

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Reggatta De Blanc 

 The Police

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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

422 charts

Rank Score:

2,585

Rank in 1979:

11

Rank in 1970s:

160

Overall Rank:

701

Average Rating:

 78 (597 votes)

Comments:

29

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	13	13%
1970s	12	12%
1980s	11	11%
1990s	19	19%
2000s	35	35%
2010s	10	10%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	6	6%
The Beatles	5	5%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
Pearl Jam	3	3%
Kanye West	3	3%
The Shins	3	3%
Pink Floyd	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	58	58%
	30	30%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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Up 1 from 33rd to 32nd Hopes And Fears by Keane
Up 1 from 32nd to 31st Discovery by Daft Punk

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 31st to 33rd Binaural by Pearl Jam

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75/100	02/09/2023 22:09	pedro1976	85	84/100
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From Tamthebam 02/09/2023 09:41

Great chart 15 in common !

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From PeterSmith 06/29/2019 15:28

Great chart - most of the stuff I know of your chart I really like. Ziggy deserves the love

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From qwert9579 09/02/2018 08:24

excellent chart

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From Sean 12/18/2017 17:29

Really original chart with all great quality records

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80/100

From LedZep 03/28/2017 19:40

Just listening to Houses of the Holy hahah. Such an underrated thing

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From CharlieBarley 01/01/2017 22:49

Good chart man. A lot of nice selections. I am just getting into the Decemberists so good to see them. Good work.

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From vancevisuals 01/01/2017 19:25

haven't seen Harvest on anyone's list in a while..

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From zrommeke 01/01/2017 10:51

Very nice chart!

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From blueandthemoon 05/26/2016 23:33

Very nice chart. Good selections from the 2000s. And a nice spattering of "classics". We had 18 albums in common.

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From crimson 05/14/2016 06:48

I love your chart. I wish my friends, if I can say I have, had tastes so similar to mine.

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