Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by pdapperens 
My favorite albums of the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's. I'm still working on it.
- Chart updated: 01/11/2015 10:15
- (Created: 09/09/2011 12:16).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1991
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35,897
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1973
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56,061
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1997
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59,207
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1969
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53,621
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1987
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17,968
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1971
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36,136
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1995
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27,324
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2004
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31,655
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1993
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16,995
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2002
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12,684
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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 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 17:26 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,090 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2024 19:31 | Johnnyo | 2,689 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2020 09:41 | PeterSmith | 68 | 82/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 11/07/2015 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1481): By pdapperens
BestEverAlbums 11/07/2015 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1481): By pdapperens“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by pdapperens () 1. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. Abbey Road by The Beatles (1969) 5. The Joshua Tree by U2 (1987) 6. Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin (1971)…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 04/27/2015 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1287): By pdapperens
BestEverAlbums 04/27/2015 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1287): By pdapperens“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by pdapperens () 1. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. Abbey Road by The Beatles (1969) 5. The Joshua Tree by U2 (1987) 6. Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin (1971)…”
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PeterSmith 04/10/2020 09:41 | #249743
with 28 similar picks of course I'm gonna like this chart. I see some comments that it is full of "classics" and sticking to the script - but I know most of these albums and if they are great albums then why shouldn't they be included?
Don’t know Dead Kennedy’s or Talk Talk (Colour of Spring) or Modern Lovers album. Some less familiar albums include Pretty Hate Machine or This Nations Saving Grace or Dirty or Rid Of Me or Trompe Le Monde or Gish.
So I enjoy it but would enjoy it more with some comments about why these albums?
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WillyMac 06/02/2017 01:39 | #191834
22 out of 100 the same as mine. If I was a little critical I'd say it leans to heavily on American artists and it surprises me that you are not American as a result. Replacing a dozen or so of the obvious American choices with more British, Irish and Canadian stuff would make it even better.
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bjorndedrij 01/25/2017 11:15 | #184233
Could have been my list... ;) Magnifique!
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Fade2Black 12/26/2015 14:07 | #155164
Nice work but looks like you have spent a lot of time looking through the "official" charts. Sonic Youth is really the only refreshing high placed entry. Great list just the same.
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