Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Lisandro 
- Chart updated: 08/06/2023 08:15
- (Created: 08/26/2016 12:43).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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2007
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40,274
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1975
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41,495
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1969
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26,290
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1996
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5,302
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1969
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8,534
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1999
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13,993
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1989
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25,408
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1994
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17,528
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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 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| 吉村弘 [Hiroshi Yoshimura] | 2 | 2% | |
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BestEverAlbums 04/28/2024 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4569): By Lisandro
BestEverAlbums 04/28/2024 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4569): By Lisandro“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Lisandro () 1. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 by Witold Rowicki / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan / Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Sviatoslav Richter (1995) 2. Chopin: The Nocturnes by…”
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/31/2018 09:55 | #206891
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/31/2018 09:55 | #206891
The start of the chart is pretty predictable, as often it is (look at my chart lol), but it gets better the further you look. I do prefer a little more diverse charts but you like what you like and I respect that. Overall a very enjoyable chart!
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ExTeaSea TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/10/2019 04:09 | #229439
ExTeaSea TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/10/2019 04:09 | #229439
Like it! Heck you have the Spirited Away soundtrack, very nice.
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EyeKanFly 05/12/2021 12:23 | #269628
EyeKanFly 05/12/2021 12:23 | #269628
Excellent choices throughout. It's rare that I see a chart from which I've listened to the vast majority of the albums, but which still feels unique and not just a restructuring of the overall top 100 of so.
In particular, I'm a big fan of the classical choices and would love to see what else you might've picked in that vein. I haven't listened to your #1, but I have heard the Karajan portion and it's excellent.
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C_Krug2009 03/04/2019 02:43 | #233012
C_Krug2009 03/04/2019 02:43 | #233012
There's a lot of mature classics
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ForegroundNoise 03/03/2019 09:06 | #232914
ForegroundNoise 03/03/2019 09:06 | #232914
Nice chart!! Great mix of modern releases, though considering half your top 10 of the 70s is Floyd/Bowie I think you've got a lot more underground stuff from the 20th century to explore. Some notes would be great!!
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