Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by Mark Spencer 
- Chart updated: 06/05/2011 14:44
- (Created: 06/05/2011 06:44).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,311
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2011]
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2011]
Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
1,767
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,571
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,606
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,231
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
483
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,195
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,546
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2011]
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
4,634
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kate Bush | 11 | 22% | |
| The Police | 4 | 8% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 6% | |
| Sting | 3 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 4% | |
| Arctic Monkeys | 2 | 4% | |
| Bon Iver | 2 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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25 | 50% | |
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7 | 14% | |
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6 | 12% | |
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4 | 8% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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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 5 from 15th to 10th The King Of Limbs by Radiohead |
| Up 4 from 9th to 5th Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police |
| Up 2 from 4th to 2nd Director's Cut by Kate Bush |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 5th to 8th Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Down 2 from 13th to 15th Ten Summoner's Tales by Sting |
| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Aerial by Kate Bush |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/12/2014 00:05 | newjlp | 96 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2013 21:35 |  Robert Anton Wil | 120 | 91/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2011 06:04 | madwomanmoon | 117 | 95/100 |
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From newjlp 02/12/2014 00:05 | #102906
11 Kate Bush albums?? But Amalia Rodrigues was a great pick.
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