Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Knetter 
This lists the albums that I presently love best. I confined myself to the studio or live albums in my collection. I try to make no use of any 'best of' albums and compilations. That works fine but for the early ones, Robert Johnson and Chuck Berry. That was before albums were thought of as a work of art, rather then a collection of songs. May the album never lose its appeal for the artists themselves....
- Chart updated: 11/08/2015 08:15
- (Created: 02/22/2011 04:04).
- 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 | 2 | 2% | |
1960s | 23 | 23% | |
1970s | 33 | 33% | |
1980s | 14 | 14% | |
1990s | 10 | 10% | |
2000s | 16 | 16% | |
2010s | 2 | 2% | |
2020s | 0 | 0% |
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The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
The Wailers | 2 | 2% | |
Spoon | 2 | 2% | |
Kraftwerk | 2 | 2% | |
Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
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Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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![]() Astral Weeks by Van Morrison |
![]() Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
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Good overall chart varied in genres and decades. Nice to see one of Linda Ronstadts Spanish/mexican themed album so high.

Very unique, and consistent.
I really love your list it's absolutely brilliant , Stop Making Sense is a terrific movie I really enjoy watch it all the time

Good.
Pretty cool and unique! Can't wait to see your next 50 choices!

Not entirely my cup of tea but it is a nice chart. Personally I'm against the inclusion of compilations in "best-of" charts, but the comp you have as #1 is really a fantastic soundtrack (to the point that it far eclipses the movie itself).

Certainly unique; I like it. Good work!
Nicely balanced chart with lots of variety, ther's a lot to like here.

I think that you and I are one of the few people who like Phil Spector.
Good Chart :)
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