Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Bungalowracoon 
Apologies again - a quick update for July 2020 -as tastes change and new music is discovered and there were some glaringly obvious omissions (stone roses) -more detailed reasons as described below in 2017
Apologies to the people who kindly took the time to rate and comment on my chart before September 2017, but I am changing/adding to my original chart as my music collection has grown - so your ratings may not reflect the updated chart - sorry !
Basically due to besteveralbums.com I discovered Led Zeppelin !!
due to besteveralbums.com I discovered that there was more to Fleetwood Mac then 'Tango in the night'!
And because of besteveralbums.com I discovered 'Born to run' and fell in love with the entire works of Bruce Springsteen !!!!!!!
So thank you besteveralbums and the people who use it ......... My updated chart (September 2017) is as follows .......
- Chart updated: 08/14/2020 20:15
- (Created: 01/16/2016 10:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1992
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18,488
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1984
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7,716
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2008
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4,758
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1982
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3,088
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1977
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29,079
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2006
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2,958
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2010
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18,338
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1973
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960
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1993
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16,993
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2007
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bruce Springsteen | 9 | 9% | |
| R.E.M. | 7 | 7% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 6 | 6% | |
| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 4 | 4% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/17/2021 04:36 |  Purplepash | 1,851 | 88/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2021 15:21 |  Keatownrodriguez | 83 | 95/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2020 05:31 | Szyfman | 173 | 85/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 04/15/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3460): By Bungalowracoon
BestEverAlbums 04/15/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3460): By Bungalowracoon“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Bungalowracoon () 1. Automatic For The People by R.E.M. (1992) 2. Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen (1984) 3. Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends by Coldplay (2008) 4. Rio by Duran Duran (1982) 5. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac (1977)…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 09/18/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3252): By Bungalowracoon
BestEverAlbums 09/18/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3252): By Bungalowracoon“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Bungalowracoon () 1. Automatic For The People by R.E.M. (1992) 2. Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen (1984) 3. Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends by Coldplay (2008) 4. Rio by Duran Duran (1982) 5. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac (1977)…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 10/06/2017 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2175): By Bungalowracoon
BestEverAlbums 10/06/2017 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2175): By Bungalowracoon“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Bungalowracoon () 1. Automatic For The People by R.E.M. (1992) 2. The Suburbs by Arcade Fire (2010) 3. Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen (1984) 4. Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends by Coldplay (2008) 5. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac…”
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sageamagoo TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/04/2016 14:13 | #165171
sageamagoo TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/04/2016 14:13 | #165171
Very nice! I'm just starting to get into R.E.M. now—love the first two albums, only heard Automatic For The People once so far but I can't wait to give it another go. It seems like people love the album for all the same reasons I love my favourites, so that's a great sign.
I recommend you try out Demon Days by Gorillaz and Good Morning Spider by Sparklehorse. Both are incredible, and it seems like they'd mesh well with your tastes based on the albums I see here.
Feel free to give me a recommendation or two as well!
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vancevisuals 10/06/2017 19:03 | #199191
Goats Head Soup (or Let It Bleed)is probably my favorite my favorite Stones album as well.
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JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/15/2017 05:14 | #198025
JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/15/2017 05:14 | #198025
Nice stuff! I'd recommend:
Pink Floyd - The Wall
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
Tame Impala - Lonerism
Slowdive - Slowdive
Slowdive - Souvlaki
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cobbo95 08/24/2016 22:57 | #173427
We have a lot of similar albums in our charts. Good selections!
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crimson 07/01/2016 05:31 | #170249
Very modern chart. I'm glad to see Viva la Vida there.
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