Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Fade2Black 
My Favourite Albums - by no means a list of the greatest albums ever. A kind of awkward mix of albums that had a big impact on my life and those that are current favourites. Respect to the albums and artists that make the popular and commonly voted / accepted lists.... but music is a personal and subjective thing. We are all different, and there are no rules governing taste.
- Chart updated: 08/27/2023 07:15
- (Created: 11/06/2015 12:04).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 39 | 39% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Pearl Jam | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| Powderfinger | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| The Offspring | 3 | 3% | |
| Live | 3 | 3% | |
| Tool | 3 | 3% | |
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55 | 55% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 14 from 26th to 12th Ride The Lightning by Metallica |
| Up 2 from 17th to 15th Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin |
| Up 1 from 15th to 14th 10,000 Days by Tool |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 13th to 22nd Saturation by Urge Overkill |
| Down 2 from 14th to 16th Metallica by Metallica |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13th Back In Black by AC/DC |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 80/100  | 08/25/2022 10:08 |  joedec | | 83/100 |
| 90/100 | 06/27/2022 22:40 | Rm12398 | | 89/100 |
| 90/100 | 06/27/2022 18:44 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 85/100 | 06/27/2022 08:35 | wizardalien | | 88/100 |
| 90/100 | 04/10/2022 04:16 | Moondance | | 84/100 |
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joedec 08/25/2022 10:09
Pretty cool list overall. I'm pleasantly surprised that you ranked Metallica's And Justice For All in your top 5.
Excellent chart
Fabulous chart Fade2Black. Loved your opening comment - 'there are no rules to govern taste'. I really liked seeing Boy & Bear & Jeff Buckley and some golden oldies - Sticky Fingers, Tapestry, Tea For The Tillerman, Harvest (ie my vintage). You have canvassed all the decades and found lots of musical gems.
AlvaroIesus 09/17/2021 02:59
interesting.
Great list. 7 albums in common but so many other albums and artists that never quite made my top 100 but are on my decade and year lists. Love that Powderfinger & The Tea Party are in there. Like your notes as well.
LedZep 07/10/2017 16:41
This is extremely interesting to browse. Your 3 favourite bands judging by the number of albums are some of my favourites too! Lots of things to discover here, and a strong possibility I'll rerate chart when I try Powderfinger and Live.
Let It Bleed my favorite Stones
Love Sabbath and The Beatles of Course and Metallica has turned into one of the most underated bands of all time
13 albums and 12 artists in common! And I'm happy to see that you've just added Soundgarden's Superunknown to your list.
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