Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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andy_hunter 
- Chart updated: 10/14/2020 15:45
- (Created: 07/25/2011 18:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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23,590
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Year of Release:
1967
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9,599
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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2015]
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1977
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5,288
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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2015]
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2015
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5,118
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]
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1997
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59,504
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Year of Release:
1997
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3,896
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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2015]
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2010
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10,440
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2013]
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1972
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9,306
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
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1996
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620
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2014]
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1967
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452
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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 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 3% | |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 3% | |
| Blur | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 67 from 74th to 7th |
Up 56 from 65th to 9th |
Up 33 from 47th to 14th |
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Down 32 from 16th to 48th |
Down 22 from 29th to 51st |
Down 20 from 4th to 24th |
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| ! | 03/27/2025 15:12 | DrewHamster | 314 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2025 22:37 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2019 19:14 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 11/07/2017 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2207): By andy_hunter
BestEverAlbums 11/07/2017 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2207): By andy_hunter“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by andy_hunter () 1. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan (1966) 2. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 3. I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty (2015) 4. The Bends by Radiohead (1995) 5. The Velvet Underground And Nico by The Velvet Underground And…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 04/30/2017 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2021): By andy_hunter
BestEverAlbums 04/30/2017 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2021): By andy_hunter“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by andy_hunter () 1. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan (1966) 2. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 3. I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty (2015) 4. The Bends by Radiohead (1995) 5. The Velvet Underground And Nico by The Velvet Underground And…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 03/26/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1621): By andy_hunter
BestEverAlbums 03/26/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1621): By andy_hunter“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by andy_hunter () 1. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan (1966) 2. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 3. The Bends by Radiohead (1995) 4. The Velvet Underground And Nico by The Velvet Underground (1967) 5. I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty…”
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bobbyb5 06/09/2018 11:52 | #216398
bobbyb5 06/09/2018 11:52 | #216398
Very cool.
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edubs 11/07/2017 10:53 | #200908
great list - interesting variety of selections
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Tamthebam 11/07/2017 10:24 | #200904
Tamthebam 11/07/2017 10:24 | #200904
really good chart loads of different styles and albums from the 50's all the way up to the present.
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vancevisuals 04/30/2017 22:15 | #190085
decent list
10 in common
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CharlieBarley 04/30/2017 20:51 | #190082
CharlieBarley 04/30/2017 20:51 | #190082
Great chart, my favourite Dylan album - a stone-cold classic. 25 albums in common and there's nothing here to dislike. On the contrary its all very good. Am just getting into jazz so its good to see jazz entries on your list although I have yet to put any on my list. And good to see the National, am just getting into them. The 2 albums you have got are the 2 I have heard. High Violet is my favourite. Good stuff.
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