Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by echoes20 
This isn't for the express purpose of deciding the best album ever. I'm a list kind of guy, and a musician as well. These are the 20 albums that have inspired me to play music.
- Chart updated: 07/16/2011 02:01
- (Created: 07/16/2011 02:00).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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1995
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1994
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1998
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610
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1993
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5,140
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1999
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3,917
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1992
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7,013
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1982
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945
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1995
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 65% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 2 | 10% | |
| Sparklehorse | 2 | 10% | |
| Pavement | 1 | 5% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 1 | 5% | |
| The Ataris | 1 | 5% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 1 | 5% | |
| Chavez | 1 | 5% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 06/26/2017 11:28 | Johnnyo | 2,558 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2014 22:56 |  sageamagoo | 236 | 92/100 |
| ! | 11/06/2011 17:00 | Mr November | 118 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2011 01:33 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 |
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From Johnnyo 06/26/2017 11:29 | #193241
Really good start and love the inclusion of Temple of the Dog
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From Mr November 11/06/2011 17:02 | #29884
Like the balance between lo-fi and rock here, 2 Sparklehorse albums in the top 10 is my kind of chart.
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|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 3. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 4. Van Morrison | |
| 5. The Zombies | |
| 6. The Kinks | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. The Velvet Underground | |
| 9. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 10. The Band | |
| 11. Johnny Cash | |
| 12. The Byrds | |
| 13. Aretha Franklin | |
| 14. Frank Zappa | |
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