Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by zrommeke 
My personal criteria for this chart :
- I have to own the album as CD or vinyl
- I prefer to choose for different artists if possible (although The Stooges and Iggy Pop are different to me)
- I try to limit the number of compilations and live albums
- Chart updated: 08/30/2020 08:15
- (Created: 12/04/2016 10:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,245
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2016]
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,586
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1987
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8,766
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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1,985
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1987
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11,169
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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10,024
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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10,746
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2016]
Year of Release:
1983
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10,041
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[First added to this chart: 01/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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3,240
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Total albums: 29. Page 1 of 3
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1990s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Pogues | 1 | 1% | |
| The Doors | 1 | 1% | |
| Love | 1 | 1% | |
| Mano Negra | 1 | 1% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 1 | 1% | |
| INXS | 1 | 1% | |
| Eno | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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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
| New entries |
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| Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf |
| Leavers |
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| Howlin' Wolf by Howlin' Wolf |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:35 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2021 20:01 |  Rhyner | 1,457 | 99/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2021 11:52 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2020 23:23 | MasterOfPuppets | 174 | 91/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2020 19:51 |  911Turbo | 16 | 100/100 |
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From 911Turbo 04/16/2020 19:54 | #250038
911Turbo 04/16/2020 19:54 | #250038
you have a very interesting top 20 albums that are full of unexpected surprises.
i really love to see that.
it gives me a chance to listen to your albums that i never heard of or considered to be
awesome. great list.
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From mianfei 04/15/2020 13:54 | #249975
Although this list is rather too focused on the 1980s and 1990s for my liking, and includes a significant number of artists who were part of the grunge fad and lacked even the undoubted talent and originality of Soundgarden, there are a lot of surprising and interesting choices on this list that make it by no means bad.
Choices like Mano Negra, ‘The Lion and the Cobra’, Sisters of Mercy, ‘The Uplift Mofo Party Plan’, Body Count, and to a lesser extent ‘Songs for Drella’ (David Keenan had that one back in 2003), Faith No More, and Living Color are unexpected enough to seriously make me think this a reasonably personal and interesting chart.
On the debit side, although it appears as if this is supposed to be “one album per artist”, there is both Lou Reed and Lou Reed & John Cale, and both Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros.
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Purplepash 09/12/2018 03:29 | #220945
Purplepash 09/12/2018 03:29 | #220945
Some interesting picks here...especially in which albums by certain artists...ie we have 8 albums in common, but 18 artists in common.
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ForegroundNoise 09/11/2018 10:50 | #220889
ForegroundNoise 09/11/2018 10:50 | #220889
Really interesting chart!!
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From Reppu1976 09/09/2018 23:48 | #220854
28 artist in common! Very nice chart!
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DommeDamian 10/04/2017 06:10 | #199095
DommeDamian 10/04/2017 06:10 | #199095
11 artists in common. hmmmm..
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sssvnnn 10/04/2017 02:34 | #199083
sssvnnn 10/04/2017 02:34 | #199083
good chart.
nice to see some picks rom belgium.
I´ve seen deus live in the 90´s(I think): Fine band anad Blue Blot is OK as well.
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CharlieBarley 10/04/2017 00:41 | #199080
CharlieBarley 10/04/2017 00:41 | #199080
Never heard Deus but will have to correct that. Good to see Kick, Steel Wheels, (which contains the best Stones song in Almost Hear You Sigh), and the amazing Levelling The Land by The Levellers. One of the very best albums of the 90s.
Great chart.
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bobbyb5 09/08/2017 13:15 | #197505
bobbyb5 09/08/2017 13:15 | #197505
STP, Prodigy, Kraftwerk!!! Awesome.
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LedZep 07/16/2017 19:14 | #194413
LedZep 07/16/2017 19:14 | #194413
This top 10 is so interesting!
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