Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by iannicolson 
Decided to update my chart as my opinions have certainly changed since 2016. I want to thank BEA for introducing me to so much good music. Many of my new selections are a result of seeking out albums recommended by so many of you. As ever this is just a snap shot of how I feel in March 2021, I'm sure there will be more changes in the future. January 2025: Updated.
- Chart updated: 01/30/2025 04:15
- (Created: 11/02/2016 01:46).
- 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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 42 | 42% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Van Morrison | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Pet Shop Boys | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Sade | 3 | 3% | |
| Beyoncé | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 41 from 52nd to 11th Remain In Light by Talking Heads |
| Up 36 from 68th to 32nd Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs |
| Up 32 from 36th to 4th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 38 from 50th to 88th The Bends by Radiohead |
| Down 28 from 8th to 36th All Things Must Pass by George Harrison |
| Down 23 from 23rd to 46th Aqualung by Jethro Tull |
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90/100  | 02/05/2025 19:01 |  NowhereMan | | 82/100 |
85/100 | 02/05/2025 09:37 |  MadhattanJack | | 85/100 |
85/100 | 01/31/2025 18:50 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
 85/100 | 10/31/2024 06:19 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 10/30/2024 23:56 | Crusaderlord | | 90/100 |
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A really great chart, i own a large majority of these, but there are a few here i should try out.
Great chart. Full of absolute classics and some less well known albums. Love it
We have 19 albums in common including some BEA outliers ¬ Silk Degrees, Aja, New Gold Dream ~ and I am guessing we have traversed a similar musical journey of discovery from the mid 60's on. I was somewhat surprised to see no albums/artists from either NZ or Australia in your chart. I did enjoy reading your personal comments.
DommeDamian 03/08/2022 09:21
Improvement from last time. Amazing job.
DriftingOrpheus 04/28/2021 05:56
Awesome chart! I love the inclusion of Sinatra as well. He's oddly underepresented on this platform. I'll have to catalog some of his stuff in the near future. Insightful notes as well!
sssvnnn 05/30/2020 21:21
Very lovely and classical chart. I like it.
Nice to see "America" I love both Horse.. and Sandman ( but I don´t know any other song of the album… I sure should give it a listen)
StefanR10 05/30/2020 14:46
There are some classics and i like tehme very much. Most of the Artists I know, i give you a good rating not to good but appreciate it.
TerryTezza 05/21/2020 05:31
A brilliant selection of albums with many in my Top 100. Great taste in music and great to see you include Simple Minds' album 'New Gold Dream'. Really like the story telling too and as with my selection it is based on personal taste and experiences over the years.
desh79 04/28/2020 06:43
Very nice mixture of genres and eras.
DommeDamian 08/30/2019 20:15
Still a damn great chart.
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