Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 24kgoldie 
- Chart updated: 07/03/2025 07:15
- (Created: 12/20/2015 23:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Favourite tracks: whats going on, mercy mercy me (the ecology), inner city blues [First added to this chart: 12/20/2015]
Favourite tracks: whats going on, mercy mercy me (the ecology), inner city blues [First added to this chart: 12/20/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,062
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94
all i want, california, a case of you [First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
all i want, california, a case of you [First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
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1971
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16,253
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94
Day of the lords, new dawn fades, shadowplay, I remember nothing [First added to this chart: 12/22/2015]
Day of the lords, new dawn fades, shadowplay, I remember nothing [First added to this chart: 12/22/2015]
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1979
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21,939
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94.5
[First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
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1972
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17,767
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96.67
dogs [First added to this chart: 12/22/2015]
dogs [First added to this chart: 12/22/2015]
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1977
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22,709
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92.85
the wizard, wicked world, a bit of finger/sleeping village/warning [First added to this chart: 12/20/2015]
the wizard, wicked world, a bit of finger/sleeping village/warning [First added to this chart: 12/20/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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6,390
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96.67
close to the edge, and you and i [First added to this chart: 07/12/2017]
close to the edge, and you and i [First added to this chart: 07/12/2017]
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1972
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14,000
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92.5
out on the weekend, heart of gold, old man, alabama, the needle and the damage done [First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
out on the weekend, heart of gold, old man, alabama, the needle and the damage done [First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
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1972
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12,474
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94.37
[First added to this chart: 12/22/2015]
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1971
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38,866
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92.5
Favourite tracks: tangled up in blue, meet me in the morning, shelter from the storm, buckets of rain [First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
Favourite tracks: tangled up in blue, meet me in the morning, shelter from the storm, buckets of rain [First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,862
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Tool | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 13 from 26th to 13th A Love Supreme by John Coltrane |
| Up 12 from 27th to 15th Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth |
| Up 11 from 33rd to 22nd The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 13th to 23rd Disintegration by The Cure |
| Down 6 from 22nd to 28th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Down 5 from 38th to 43rd In Utero by Nirvana |
| New entries |
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| El Jardín De Los Presentes by Invisible |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/07/2025 09:12 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2025 07:21 |  seb7 | 115 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2024 06:52 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2024 20:18 | Jaygold28 | 1 | 100/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2019 11:51 | Johnnyo | 2,551 | 80/100 |
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From Jaygold28 06/23/2024 20:19 | #304069
This list is very avant-garde! So cool!
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From Johnnyo 08/20/2019 11:51 | #241440
Outstanding chart
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From 24kgoldie 01/03/2016 17:20 | #155666
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From kevindunn 12/30/2015 01:57 | #155348
Great list. We have a lot in common.
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. The Velvet Underground | |
| 11. Neil Young | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
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| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
