Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by the_man_in_between

Used my media player for assistance, along with some common sense, I'm sure I've forgotten certain albums though and I know that come next week I'd probably change my mind on a couple of placements. A favourite album chart is a lot more difficult than just choosing your favourite bands.

• Chart updated: 03/22/2011 18:32
• (Created: 03/22/2011 18:06).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Best Track: Time [First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,128 charts

Rank Score:

61,748

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,327 votes)

Comments:

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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs 

 Derek & The Dominos

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Best Track: Have You Ever Loved a Woman [First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

787 charts

Rank Score:

5,766

Rank in 1970:

14

Rank in 1970s:

72

Overall Rank:

293

Average Rating:

 81 (959 votes)

Comments:

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Brave 

 Marillion

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Best Track: The Great Escape [First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

311

Rank in 1994:

90

Rank in 1990s:

759

Overall Rank:

4,508

Average Rating:

 77 (90 votes)

Comments:

3

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Led Zeppelin II 

 Led Zeppelin

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Best Track: The Lemon Song [First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,948 charts

Rank Score:

21,302

Rank in 1969:

3

Rank in 1960s:

13

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,743 votes)

Comments:

175

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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Best Track: Shine On You Crazy Diamond [First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

3,002 charts

Rank Score:

45,573

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,049 votes)

Comments:

312

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Best Track: Golden Slumbers [First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,726 charts

Rank Score:

58,504

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,619 votes)

Comments:

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The Allman Brothers Band 

 The Allman Brothers Band

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Best Track: Whipping Post [First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

270 charts

Rank Score:

1,348

Rank in 1969:

38

Rank in 1960s:

134

Overall Rank:

1,282

Average Rating:

 80 (258 votes)

Comments:

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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Best Track: Bullet The Blue Sky [First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,856 charts

Rank Score:

18,528

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,453 votes)

Comments:

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Afraid Of Sunlight 

 Marillion

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Best Track: Afraid of Sunlight [First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

136

Rank in 1995:

152

Rank in 1990s:

1,453

Overall Rank:

8,904

Average Rating:

 76 (59 votes)

Comments:

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Truth 

 Jeff Beck

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Best Track: I Ain't Superstitious [First added to this chart: 03/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

1,146

Rank in 1968:

29

Rank in 1960s:

154

Overall Rank:

1,491

Average Rating:

 78 (253 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	11	22%
1970s	16	32%
1980s	7	14%
1990s	10	20%
2000s	6	12%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Marillion	4	8%
Led Zeppelin	4	8%
Pink Floyd	3	6%
Genesis	2	4%
John Mayer	2	4%
The Beatles	2	4%
Free	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	32	64%
	10	20%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 15 from 29th to 14th Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
Up 11 from 37th to 26th Marbles by Marillion
Up 10 from 30th to 20th Grace by Jeff Buckley

Biggest fallers
Down 11 from 13th to 24th Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Down 9 from 27th to 36th English Rose by Fleetwood Mac
Down 8 from 26th to 34th Origin Of Symmetry by Muse

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80/100	12/02/2012 21:04	undercoverman	11	70/100
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From Yoooreds 03/18/2015 08:46

Great chart, which was listed as being very similar to my chart. (And indeed it is)

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From 5thbeatle 08/25/2012 17:48

Super chart, only a few that stray from my own, good taste.

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From Johnnyo 12/28/2011 10:10

Really great chart. Love the inclusion of Joanne Shaw Taylor. Brilliant guitarist. The future of british blues.

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From Omid 05/25/2011 09:40

Great chart!

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