100 Great African Albums by WayneMC 
If you're interested in African music these albums are a great place to start. The first 50 definitely belong in a 'Best Albums' list, the next 50 are not in any particular order. This chart will evolve once I've rescued my African vinyl from storage.
- Chart updated: 10/14/2017 22:45
- (Created: 09/10/2016 10:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1978
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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100 Great African Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1980s | 54 | 54% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Various Artists | 7 | 7% | |
| Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Etoile De Dakar | 4 | 4% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 4 | 4% | |
| Baaba Maal | 3 | 3% | |
| M'Bilia Bel | 2 | 2% | |
| Bembeya Jazz National | 2 | 2% | |
| Youssou N'Dour | 2 | 2% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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90/100 | 05/28/2019 22:38 |  Jameth | | 96/100 |
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From Jameth 05/28/2019 22:51
Jameth 05/28/2019 22:51
Excellent chart, this will be a great resource for me. I’m checking out Yasimika to start. Reminds me of early Keïta/Manfila material. Any idea what the style is called?
And did you ever rescue your vinyl?
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