Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 24kgoldie 
- Chart updated: 12/13/2025 19:15
- (Created: 12/20/2015 23:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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94.08
[First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,200
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92.3
[First added to this chart: 06/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,248
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92.5
[First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,001
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92.77
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
14,662
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91.66
[First added to this chart: 06/23/2024]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
5,337
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90
[First added to this chart: 06/30/2024]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,653
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57. (=)
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89.6
[First added to this chart: 06/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,094
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2025]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,685
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91.66
[First added to this chart: 06/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1983
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2,200
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90.6
[First added to this chart: 06/30/2024]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,243
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 100th to 99thThose Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever by Explosions In The Sky |
| Up 1 from 84th to 83rdFun House by The Stooges |
| Up 1 from 83rd to 82nd3D Country by Geese |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 77th to 84thEverybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| New entries |
|---|
| Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 07/07/2025 09:12 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 06/24/2025 07:21 |  seb7 | 114 | 91/100 | |
| 07/06/2024 06:52 |  sssvnnn | 2,876 | 83/100 | |
| 06/23/2024 20:18 | Jaygold28 | 1 | 100/100 | |
| 08/20/2019 11:51 | Johnnyo | 2,592 | 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 kevindunn 12/30/2015 01:57 | #155348
Great list. We have a lot in common.
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