Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by arjenvdwetering 
- Chart updated: 05/03/2011 14:30
- (Created: 05/01/2011 13:09).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,464
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2011]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
25,137
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2011]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
42,227
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2011]
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,143
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
17,567
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2011]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
2,814
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2011]
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2011]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
59,966
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2011]
Year of Release:
2006
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,698
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2011]
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,128
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Total albums: 17. Page 1 of 2
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 32% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 42% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| dEUS | 3 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 4% | |
| Manu Chao | 2 | 4% | |
| Marillion | 2 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 4% | |
| The Shins | 1 | 2% | |
| The National | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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18 | 36% | |
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17 | 34% | |
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4 | 8% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 9 from 18th to 9thFilms About Ghosts by Counting Crows |
| Up 4 from 44th to 40thLegend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Up 1 from 39th to 38thRock Dust Light Star by Jamiroquai |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 7 from 6th to 13thThe Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow |
| Down 6 from 12th to 18thMisplaced Childhood by Marillion |
| Down 6 from 28th to 34thIllinois by Sufjan Stevens |
| New entries |
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| The Definitive Collection by Nina Simone |
| Leavers |
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| LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem |
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