Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 02/07/2018 20:15
- (Created: 12/30/2016 01:17).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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"When we started doing the Elephant 6 thing, we had a very Utopian vision that we could overcome anything through music. The music wasn't just there for entertainment: we were trying to create some sort of change." -Jeff Mangum
[First added to this chart: 12/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
32,771
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2017]
Year of Release:
1990
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Rank Score:
9,730
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
2,413
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
3,477
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2017]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
6,014
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,556
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
10,204
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
3,148
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
2,250
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1990
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Rank Score:
390
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Total albums: 14. Page 1 of 2
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 30% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 3 | 6% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 3 | 6% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 4% | |
| Wilco | 2 | 4% | |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1 | 2% | |
| Freddie Gibbs & Madlib | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 3rd to 2ndPet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rdCarrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/07/2019 09:06 |  bertrandu | 110 | 88/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2018 10:02 |  LedZep | 1,105 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2017 05:43 |  AMEIER | 79 | 84/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2016 17:03 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
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From LedZep 01/13/2018 10:03 | #205369
LedZep 01/13/2018 10:03 | #205369
Mm Food is a fantastic record, so glad someone appreciates it! And btw good chart
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