Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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souplipton 
- Chart updated: 05/13/2023 21:45
- (Created: 05/22/2016 19:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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2000
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38,661
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1973
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56,080
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1997
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59,233
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2016]
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2004
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31,633
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1969
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53,671
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1975
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41,666
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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2016
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14,514
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1977
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15,859
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1994
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8,674
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1979
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20,445
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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 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Radiohead | 7 | 7% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Nine Inch Nails | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 4% | |
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51 | 51% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| ! | 03/27/2025 15:50 | DrewHamster | 314 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2025 12:29 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2023 11:48 |  Tamthebam | 654 | 85/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 07/30/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4296): By souplipton
BestEverAlbums 07/30/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4296): By souplipton“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by souplipton () 1. Kid A by Radiohead (2000) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 5. Abbey Road by The Beatles (1969) 6. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd (1975)…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 06/14/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3520): By souplipton
BestEverAlbums 06/14/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3520): By souplipton“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by souplipton () 1. Kid A by Radiohead (2000) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 5. Abbey Road by The Beatles (1969) 6. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd (1975)…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 07/09/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3181): By souplipton
BestEverAlbums 07/09/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3181): By souplipton“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by souplipton () 1. Kid A by Radiohead (2000) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 5. Abbey Road by The Beatles (1969) 6. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd (1975)…”
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bwoodlan 08/19/2022 22:32 | #288701
Repetitive between many artists but they are all good picks! Nice chart!
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Johnnyo 06/14/2021 15:56 | #270631
All really good stuff. Very nice chart indeed
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StefanR10 07/09/2020 21:37 | #255339
StefanR10 07/09/2020 21:37 | #255339
Solid album chart. These are some classics I would select to my list but my chart is different. You like NIN but you also like Radiohead. And good for me you have the Beatles here. So I give you a good Rating.
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FelipeBoorkes 10/03/2019 15:32 | #243354
As everyone has already told you: solid selection of albums. About the classic obvious choices: I agree with them. And lets say thanks for Plastikman, never have heard of him before. It was a great surprise.
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CharlieBarley 08/05/2019 07:00 | #240773
CharlieBarley 08/05/2019 07:00 | #240773
Solid chart.
Good to see Juju by Siouxsie & The Banshees.
A lot of my favourites in there.
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