Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by nohack99 
- Chart updated: 04/21/2019 08:15
- (Created: 10/29/2016 03:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2016]
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1989
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25,579
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2018]
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1998
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3,719
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2018]
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1997
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9,893
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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604
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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2,791
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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2016]
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1985
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4,551
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
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1977
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21,298
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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2016]
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1993
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17,030
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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2016]
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1991
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36,035
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
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1970
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4,214
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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 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 4 | 4% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
| Elliott Smith | 3 | 3% | |
| The White Stripes | 3 | 3% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 2% | |
| Camel | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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57 | 57% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 13 from 17th to 4th |
Up 4 from 9th to 5th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 6 from 5th to 11th |
Down 2 from 4th to 6th |
Down 1 from 6th to 7th |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/27/2021 18:25 |  sssvnnn | 2,881 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/06/2020 20:38 | microjude | 14 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2020 15:23 |  doubleA | 45 | 88/100 |
| ! | 08/18/2019 03:34 | DrewHamster | 314 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2019 16:40 |  Rhyner | 1,463 | 99/100 |
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microjude 11/06/2020 20:35 | #260277
Enjoyed your chart. Starting off strong with The Cure (and many others of theirs like17 Seconds, an often forgotten but classic Cure album) later shifting into some great shoe-gazers in between and ending with DIIV -very underrated. A diverse list which is always interesting, but still with a consistent theme. A bit on the brooding side, but in a good way. Truth be told I have Wham in my chart so who in the heck am I to comment on brooding?
BTW loved your White Stripes inclusions too.
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Timooosterink 08/17/2019 16:01 | #241322
Nice chart
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DommeDamian 08/17/2019 11:34 | #241316
DommeDamian 08/17/2019 11:34 | #241316
Love your picks, from Elliott Smith to Nirvana to the Cure. Notes would be very insightful though, but you got your picks with you :)
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Tamthebam 08/17/2019 09:00 | #241315
Tamthebam 08/17/2019 09:00 | #241315
Great chart something in here for everyone .
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hoomantc 02/02/2018 04:38 | #206985
Good to see 2 The Cure albums in the top 10.
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CharlieBarley 02/01/2018 23:09 | #206978
CharlieBarley 02/01/2018 23:09 | #206978
Bloody brilliant chart love all the Cure and Kanye and Chilli Peppers. I was listening to some John Frusciante the other night. I like his take on Song To The Siren. Its good. So is this chart.
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Thad 02/01/2018 17:35 | #206955
Pretty nice chart, maybe a little repetitive at the start but it gets more diverse as you get deeper into it. Really good starting place for someone to get into alternative music, lots of classics. Could use a bit more personal touch as this almost looks like a compilation of critically acclaimed alt music, if I were you I would dig a little deeper, there's a lot left to discover
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hoyquarlow 02/01/2018 17:21 | #206954
hoyquarlow 02/01/2018 17:21 | #206954
Very Diverse, mostly good stuff.
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LedZep 02/01/2018 15:44 | #206949
LedZep 02/01/2018 15:44 | #206949
Love all The Cure albums. A nice chart!
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bobbyb5 09/15/2017 23:51 | #198059
bobbyb5 09/15/2017 23:51 | #198059
Kraftwerk!! STP!! Blondie!!
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