Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by DeeAlcatraz 
- Chart updated: 04/23/2011 16:57
- (Created: 03/04/2011 02:56).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
49,082
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
36,955
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
56,790
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2011]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
8,990
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2011]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
41,437
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
42,845
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,127
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
17,950
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2011]
Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
7,499
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,373
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 32% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 5 | 10% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 8% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 6% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 4% | |
| Biffy Clyro | 2 | 4% | |
| The Strokes | 2 | 4% | |
| Muse | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 36th to 34thUntitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin |
| Up 2 from 28th to 26thRumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Up 2 from 14th to 12thFuneral by Arcade Fire |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 5 from 33rd to 38thAbsolution by Muse |
| Down 4 from 43rd to 47thNevermind by Nirvana |
| Down 3 from 5th to 8thGrace by Jeff Buckley |
| New entries |
|---|
| The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Big Echo by The Morning Benders |
| Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Boxer by The National |
| Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan |
| Want One by Rufus Wainwright |
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| ! | 10/28/2017 18:44 | PaperVinnie | 452 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2016 10:16 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,830 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2016 14:25 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2012 15:44 |  andy_hunter | 87 | 88/100 |
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From PaperVinnie 10/28/2017 18:45 | #200249
Awesome Chart
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From andy_hunter 07/19/2012 15:44 | #46831
andy_hunter 07/19/2012 15:44 | #46831
Thats an excellent chart!
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cartoken 03/03/2011 22:29 | #18895
too much beatles for me but exvellent anyway !
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| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
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| 7. Black Sabbath | |
| 8. Fleetwood Mac | |
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