Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 100IDream 
Personal favourite albums. Won't be everyone's taste, but it is what it is.
- Chart updated: 05/04/2016 23:45
- (Created: 05/04/2016 23:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1970
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3,061
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1998
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755
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1971
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1,220
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1995
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5,163
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Year of Release:
1970
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11,981
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1997
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371
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1971
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1,660
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2002
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11,896
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2004
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1,449
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 39 | 39% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Cat Stevens | 6 | 6% | |
| Alanis Morissette | 5 | 5% | |
| Pearl Jam | 4 | 4% | |
| Sarah McLachlan | 3 | 3% | |
| Fiona Apple | 3 | 3% | |
| Elton John | 3 | 3% | |
| Coldplay | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/31/2025 14:43 | 1,098 | 85/100 | |
| ! | 03/31/2024 07:45 | 2,866 | 83/100 | |
| ! | 02/15/2023 16:56 | glynspsa | 49 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2022 10:25 | Johnnyo | 2,569 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2020 16:09 | 189 | 86/100 |
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From glynspsa 02/15/2023 16:56 | #294038
Nice chart love the cat stevens listings
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From Fade2Black 06/06/2016 14:21 | #168023
Great chart... Interesting read. A good amount of Australian talent in there too. Thanks for sharing.
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