Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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jojoexile 
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- Chart updated: 06/10/2012 12:48
- (Created: 08/02/2011 22:04).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1972
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18,236
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1968
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35,181
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1975
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14,253
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1979
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28,950
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1969
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53,682
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1970
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8,284
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1966
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46,085
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1969
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16,299
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1978
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2,231
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 48 | 48% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 9 | 9% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Paul Weller | 4 | 4% | |
| The Damned | 4 | 4% | |
| Elvis Costello | 3 | 3% | |
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| ! | 03/24/2025 09:56 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2022 15:47 |  AlvaroIesus | 74 | 77/100 |
| ! | 08/15/2018 15:06 |  WildHorses | 113 | 91/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 01/24/2013 09:00 in Chart of the day (#468): By jojoexile
BestEverAlbums 01/24/2013 09:00 in Chart of the day (#468): By jojoexile“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by jojoexile () 1. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones (1972) 2. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles (1968) 3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen (1975) 4. London Calling by The Clash (1979) 5. Abbey Road by The Beatles (1969) 6.…”
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pearljammer13 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/09/2011 02:39 | #32392
pearljammer13 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/09/2011 02:39 | #32392
You consider mine flawed for not having enough older bands...I consider yours flawed for being 85% before 1990. That's why people have different tastes. It's not that I haven't "gone back in time"...I have, I simply don't like most of the older stuff, its too aged for me. You grew up at a different time period than me, and that shows in our charts, and that's what this website is all about.
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Captain Spacker 01/26/2012 18:19 | #35940
Captain Spacker 01/26/2012 18:19 | #35940
Not that the albums aren't great but this is a very narrow spectrum of music
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Mr November 01/25/2013 07:08 | #62749
Fairly standard Rolling Stone like chart, plenty of quality here but not much variety. The PIL album was the only one that really piqued my interest.
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daftpunter 11/02/2011 02:46 | #29548
A solid chart. A fascination with The Boss (deservedly so) and Paul Weller (hmmm) and the Dammed (double hmmm). I'm sure the list gods gave you the same lecture on too much seventies, but great is great. When rhythm and blues was the muse and not rock (sans the roll). I'm a bit surprised at the lack of Elvis, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and perhaps some Francis Albert. Back to great is great.
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/23/2011 08:36 | #28911
What a brilliant chart. Hard to fault. How does this chart haver only an average rating of 78? Criminal.
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