Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
andy_hunter 
- Chart updated: 10/14/2020 15:45
- (Created: 07/25/2011 18:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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% |
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| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 3% | |
| Blur | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
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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
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 67 from 74th to 7th High Violet by The National |
| Up 56 from 65th to 9th Casanova by The Divine Comedy |
| Up 33 from 47th to 14th Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 32 from 16th to 48th Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes |
| Down 22 from 29th to 51st This Year's Model by Elvis Costello |
| Down 20 from 4th to 24th The Bends by Radiohead |
| New entries |
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 Songs Of Leonard Cohenby Leonard Cohen |
| The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| Sea Change by Beck |
| Alright, Still by Lily Allen |
| Leavers |
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 Visionsby Grimes |
| Small Talk At 125th And Lenox by Gil Scott-Heron |
| Violator by Depeche Mode |
| Takk... by Sigur Rós |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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80/100  | 03/27/2025 15:12 | DrewHamster | | 79/100 |
85/100 | 03/20/2025 22:37 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
 85/100 | 11/10/2019 19:14 | pctrooper | | 88/100 |
| 100/100 | 10/03/2019 01:58 |  travelful | | 99/100 |
| 90/100 | 06/09/2018 11:51 |  bobbyb5 | | 90/100 |
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bobbyb5 06/09/2018 11:52
Very cool.
great list - interesting variety of selections
Tamthebam 11/07/2017 10:24
really good chart loads of different styles and albums from the 50's all the way up to the present.
decent list
10 in common
CharlieBarley 04/30/2017 20:51
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.
Good list. Nice mix of classics and more personal choices.
Very good chart!
andy_hunter 01/12/2017 15:51
Pretty sure I deleted Dark Side cause I realised I was only kidding myself.
LedZep 01/12/2017 15:47
Very nice chart, unusual place for Dark Side, but it's ok with me. Maaaybe a little too cliche in terms of this website, you all seem to prefer indie and classics. Not that it's a bad thing or that I'm much different, I just like talking shit most of the time, sorry :)
Enjoyable chart. Plenty of favourites here and a great choice for no 1
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