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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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2016]
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2007
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40,456
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1975
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41,919
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2017]
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1969
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26,550
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1996
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5,330
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2017]
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1969
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8,535
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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2016]
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1999
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14,156
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2017]
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1989
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25,511
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2017]
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1994
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17,458
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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 | 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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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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38 | 38% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Down 28 from 61st to 89th |
Down 21 from 54th to 75th |
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| ! | 01/15/2025 17:12 | Exist-en-ciel | 162 | 97/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2024 20:08 |  sssvnnn | 2,881 | 83/100 |
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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…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 10/13/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4371): By Lisandro
BestEverAlbums 10/13/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4371): 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…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 12/13/2022 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4067): By Lisandro
BestEverAlbums 12/13/2022 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4067): 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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Moondance 12/13/2022 21:39 | #291966
An interesting chart - quite different to most on this site and that is a good thing.
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StreakyNuno 12/13/2022 21:15 | #291964
Great chart!!!
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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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greatson 05/12/2021 09:35 | #269603
greatson 05/12/2021 09:35 | #269603
Great chart!
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Leonard 02/17/2021 21:13 | #266429
Leonard 02/17/2021 21:13 | #266429
Yes, thats my taste!
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