Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by zenarcher9 
I've tried to avoid overloading my list with multiple albums by the same artist. I could put down five or six Beatles albums, but what would that honestly reveal? I've attempted to balance the tried-and-true with the offbeat, the only criterion being, "Would this record withstand repeated spins in a desert island scenario?" I lean toward power pop, lounge pop, and indie rock, so my choices are skewed in that direction. Please take this list for what it is - one man's ordinal ranking of a bunch of round vinyl platters.
- Chart updated: 08/26/2011 04:02
- (Created: 08/23/2011 04:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 39 | 39% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 1% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 1 | 1% | |
| Alex Chilton | 1 | 1% | |
| Shonen Knife | 1 | 1% | |
| Harry Nilsson | 1 | 1% | |
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60/100  | 08/03/2016 10:06 |  Bach | | 78/100 |
100/100 | 06/14/2016 20:23 |  flamingyesdept | | 84/100 |
85/100 | 04/28/2014 09:17 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
80/100 | 02/09/2014 00:50 | newjlp | | 80/100 |
75/100 | 11/15/2013 21:43 | Willie24 | | 50/100 |
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flamingyesdept 01/26/2017 13:11
You have 4 of my top 5! Great stuff :)
sssvnnn 04/28/2014 09:18
Good and personal Chart.
Loaded is a lovely No 1.
Do you know that Doug Yule (the singer on Loaded) did a quite good solo album: "Live in Seattle"?
Nice that someone else appreciates both Beautiful South and Game Theory. Thanks for pointing out Ivy - that's new to me.
I like your chart for its discipline (I guess you were tempted to put in a host of Dan and Todd R albums) and its eclectic mix. As your tastes seem to touch mine I will check out some of your favourites, Nice one
btener11 07/24/2012 20:44
I really appreciate the diversity on your chart. Good work.
Excellent list :)
ffudnebbuh 08/24/2011 13:44
I like eclectic charts
No Locust? Hot Buttered Soul sitting above Hysteria is reason alone to love this chart, but it's also good to see Margo Guryan so high. Clever little move putting Prince one notch above Of Montreal/Georgie Fruit.
I need to revisit The Beautiful South. That's a good one I seem to have forgotten. Also, how's that Nick Lowe? I only have Labour of Lust, which is terrific, so I'm interested.
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