Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Chart of the day 05/VIII/17, 03/VI/18, 06/III/20, 07/X/20 and 10/VII/21.
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In no particular order:
- Chart updated: 07/29/2021 21:15
- (Created: 08/17/2016 07:26).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| William Basinski | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Windy And Carl | 3 | 3% | |
| Grouper | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Brian McBride | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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59 | 59% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 100th to 99thLamentations by William Basinski |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98thWhite Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground |
| Up 1 from 98th to 97thCome Night by Loren Mazzacane & Suzanne Langille |
| New entries |
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| Melancholia by William Basinski |
| Leavers |
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| Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/27/2025 15:46 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2025 12:11 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2025 13:22 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2024 12:36 |  LedZep | 1,105 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2022 06:11 |  DriftingOrpheus | 78 | 91/100 |
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I apologize for my previous comment nearly 5 years ago. I honestly don't know what my problem was.
DriftingOrpheus 01/20/2022 06:11 | #279733
You have such a refined taste that is uniquely you. Great List!
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Sure you enjoy a nice glass of Red Wine at times
Although the choices are not nearly so unique as ‘Ledgin72’ implies – only Kim Fowley and Ray Price could seriously qualify as “unique” choices – this is by no means a bad chart. Seeing ‘Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares’ as top album is particularly impressive.
Ledgin72 09/30/2019 13:33 | #243227
Lots of unique picks!
Very nice! We have very similar taste.
bobbyb5 07/15/2018 04:01 | #218268
Great selection of artists.
Luciano1962 03/06/2018 13:05 | #210219
Interesting chart...
Nice albums but would be great if there was any text
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