Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by MoneyBeGreen 
- Chart updated: 09/08/2024 17:15
- (Created: 01/03/2017 17:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Guiding light, guiding through these nights
[First added to this chart: 04/14/2017]
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1977
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18,632
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A spectre is haunting Europe
[First added to this chart: 08/28/2020]
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1996
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3,525
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110.0
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A+++ [First added to this chart: 04/22/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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13,442
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Fast and bulbous
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A+++ [First added to this chart: 06/17/2023]
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1969
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5,956
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5. (4) 1
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107.3
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2010
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20,915
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105,6
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1970
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1,843
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105.3
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2004
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8,107
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105.0
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A+++ [First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
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2000
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11,931
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104.2
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2004
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13,144
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104.2
A++ [First added to this chart: 06/18/2023]
A++ [First added to this chart: 06/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1974
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3,642
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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 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 4 | 4% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kanye West | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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57 | 57% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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| ! | 05/30/2025 13:45 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2024 21:51 |  flamingyesdept | 103 | 84/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2024 15:48 |  ffudnebbuh | 653 | 91/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 05/30/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4964): By MoneyBeGreen
BestEverAlbums 05/30/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4964): By MoneyBeGreen“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by MoneyBeGreen () 1. Marquee Moon by Television (1977) 2. Soundtracks For The Blind by Swans (1996) 3. Close To The Edge by Yes (1972) 4. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1969) 5. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 02/22/2024 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4503): By MoneyBeGreen
BestEverAlbums 02/22/2024 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4503): By MoneyBeGreen“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by MoneyBeGreen () 1. Close To The Edge by Yes (1972) 2. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1969) 3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West (2010) 4. Desertshore by Nico (1970) 5. The College Dropout by Kanye…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 02/23/2023 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4139): By MoneyBeGreen
BestEverAlbums 02/23/2023 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4139): By MoneyBeGreen“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by MoneyBeGreen () 1. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor (2000) 2. Madvillainy by Madvillain (2004) 3. 98.12.28 男達の別れ by フィッシュマンズ (1999) 4. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998) 5.…”
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flamingyesdept 02/22/2024 21:52 | #302153
flamingyesdept 02/22/2024 21:52 | #302153
Great list - always happy to see Close To The Edge at #1! (Edited)
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Johnnyo 01/02/2023 14:10 | #292423
Very good chart
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ExTeaSea 07/05/2022 02:01 | #287105
ExTeaSea 07/05/2022 02:01 | #287105
Refreshingly different chart! Love it. Many picks that you don't normally see. Protomartyrs most recent nice!
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leniad 01/05/2021 21:34 | #263878
I want to recommend you 5 Albums in Spanish
1- Dynamo - Soda Stereo
2- Bocanada - Gustavo Cerati
3- Artaud - Pescado Rabioso
4- Caifanes Vol II - Caifanes
5- La Grasa de las Capitales - Seru Giran
great chart!!
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Ledgin72 09/30/2019 13:36 | #243228
Ledgin72 09/30/2019 13:36 | #243228
Good stuff!
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