Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by BeeboBaggins 
Update. More of a favorites than definitive best. Recommend artists and genres if you want.
- Chart updated: 02/09/2018 09:15
- (Created: 04/01/2016 09:11).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 28% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 7 | 14% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 8% | |
| The Beach Boys | 4 | 8% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 3 | 6% | |
| Tame Impala | 3 | 6% | |
| Muse | 3 | 6% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 6% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 10 from 45th to 35th The Wall by Pink Floyd |
| Up 1 from 18th to 17th In Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 38th to 46th Pinkerton by Weezer |
| Down 3 from 33rd to 36th Black Holes And Revelations by Muse |
| Down 3 from 44th to 47th Nevermind by Nirvana |
| New entries |
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 Animalsby Pink Floyd |
| Little Dark Age by MGMT |
| Leavers |
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 Houses Of The Holyby Led Zeppelin |
| Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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90/100  | 03/27/2025 15:00 | DrewHamster | | 79/100 |
80/100 | 08/12/2018 10:04 |  ForegroundNoise | | 87/100 |
100/100 | 08/11/2018 12:53 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
 80/100 | 09/24/2017 11:33 |  LedZep | | 84/100 |
| 85/100 | 08/17/2017 19:02 |  JulianR | | 75/100 |
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LedZep 09/24/2017 11:33
Fantastic to see Siamese Dream so high!
JulianR 08/17/2017 19:04
Good stuff! I'd rec Doolittle by Pixies, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips, and Loveless by My Bloody Valentine. Also, check out Age of Adz by Sufjan Stevens; it's pretty weird but ver interesting, and got relaly good for me after I listened to it a few times
Not sure what the other commenter means; this chart seems fairly diverse to me. Enjoyed the chart, especially seeing Siamese Dream Top 10!
You really need to diversify your taste.
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