Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by harbinger 
runner ups...
pearl jam - ten
arcade fire - neon bible
- Chart updated: 06/28/2011 01:47
- (Created: 06/28/2011 01:47).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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1989
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31,231
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1969
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56,567
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1964
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7,127
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1991
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37,423
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1994
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3,180
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1984
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7,407
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1988
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10,216
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1991
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8,571
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1998
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31,871
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1985
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11,544
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 44% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 3 | 6% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 4% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 2 | 4% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 4% | |
| Talk Talk | 2 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 1 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 02/04/2017 11:26 |  arthurbittencour | 162 | 90/100 | |
| 12/04/2016 14:31 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 07/25/2012 20:39 |  btener11 | 291 | 80/100 | |
| 04/22/2012 09:17 | Cafu86 | 31 | 72/100 | |
| 06/30/2011 22:37 | chris lancaster | 328 | 81/100 |
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From arthurbittencourt 07/16/2013 10:04 | #81581
arthurbittencourt 07/16/2013 10:04 | #81581
wow
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From btener11 07/25/2012 20:40 | #47252
btener11 07/25/2012 20:40 | #47252
Helllooo in there?!? I see you've done some work here...
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From Cafu86 04/22/2012 09:18 | #40631
Kind of a surprised to see that "Isn't everything" placed up higher than "Loveless", but a great list though!
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From chris lancaster 06/30/2011 22:37 | #23747
Kudos for including Bark Psychosis.
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CellarDoor 06/28/2011 19:20 | #23619
CellarDoor 06/28/2011 19:20 | #23619
purple might actually propose after seeing this !!
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dr_worm_md 06/27/2011 21:57 | #23588
dr_worm_md 06/27/2011 21:57 | #23588
I totally disagre with the Talk Talk ranking....but any chart with Tom Waits in the top 10 is alright by me.
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. The Cure | |
| 4. Pixies | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
