Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by vancevisuals 
- Chart updated: 10/29/2015 23:15
- (Created: 10/25/2015 00:45).
- 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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 59 | 59% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 13 | 13% | |
| Frank Zappa | 7 | 7% | |
| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| Kip Hanrahan | 5 | 5% | |
| John Lennon | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| King Crimson | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 19 from 35th to 16th Let It Be by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 16th to 17th Imagine by John Lennon |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18th Another Green World by Eno |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19th Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan |
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85/100  | 03/20/2025 15:14 |  SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
80/100 | 11/29/2020 12:48 | Bloaf38 | | 85/100 |
80/100 | 07/23/2020 18:19 |  EyeKanFly | | 88/100 |
85/100 | 07/20/2020 09:50 |  Goliath | | 86/100 |
80/100 | 07/12/2020 00:45 |  NowhereMan | | 82/100 |
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can't go wrong with a Beatles-heavy chart!
EyeKanFly 07/23/2020 18:20
A little heavy on the 70s and some classic artists like the Beatles and Bowie. Solid albums though and a bunch in common. Like others I think it wouldn't hurt to listen to some more recent stuff but if you love the classics best, nothing wrong with that.
Larcx13 06/19/2020 12:59
Oh c'mon my guy, relax with the Beatles lmao. No Bob Dylan? Man.... some good stuff on this list but strange ranking...
You like the Beatles right? Cool list!
I do like Roxy & Elsewhere
Would most likely be in my next 100
nice too see Zappa Albums on the list. I really recommend Roxy & Elsewhere
ribeiro85 06/13/2019 16:54
Yeah I could listen just your list for the rest of my life bro. Nice one!
ExTeaSea 04/06/2019 18:44
Love many of these albums and it's pretty cool how much you like Zappa. Definitely a good amount of Zappa on my 60s and 70s charts. It's hard to add him to my overall top 100 because I listen to music from many genres and different years. Chungas Revenge is probably my favorite.
ffudnebbuh 11/05/2018 13:38
really like this chart
Thanks
I found Kip Hanrahan in a bargain rack
Bought it because I saw Jack Bruce's name on it
Since then I own everything he's done
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