Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by wwshaman 
- Chart updated: 10/17/2011 05:57
- (Created: 09/20/2011 05:05).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2011]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
3,492
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[First added to this chart: 09/19/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
43,383
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2011]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
849
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,021
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2011]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,257
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
63,584
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[First added to this chart: 09/19/2011]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,428
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,282
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[First added to this chart: 09/19/2011]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,176
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2011]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,068
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 26 | 26% | |
| 1980s | 34 | 34% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Roxy Music | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| 10cc | 2 | 2% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | 2% | |
| New Order | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 97th to 92nd Our Love To Admire by Interpol |
| Up 5 from 96th to 91st Snow Borne Sorrow by Nine Horses |
| Up 5 from 95th to 90th You Are The Quarry by Morrissey |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 7 from 86th to 93rd Get Ready by New Order |
| Down 7 from 92nd to 99th Close To The Edge by Yes |
| Down 7 from 93rd to 100th Sainthood by Tegan And Sara |
| New entries |
|---|
| Deep by Peter Murphy |
| Urban Hymns by The Verve |
| Up by R.E.M. |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Dead Bees On A Cake by David Sylvian |
| Foxtrot by Genesis |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/16/2019 15:11 |  Julelios | 99 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/15/2014 02:38 | skrapoel | 7 | 92/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2013 22:13 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2012 13:54 |  Ms Mojo Risin | 26 | 90/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2011 10:08 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 |
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From Julelios 05/16/2019 15:11 | #236301
Julelios 05/16/2019 15:11 | #236301
Excellent choices
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From skrapoel 07/15/2014 02:38 | #116763
Great mix of music!
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From sssvnnn 12/17/2013 22:16 | #97922
sssvnnn 12/17/2013 22:16 | #97922
I like the Chart because I grew up in the 80`s and the Chart is full of 80`s music and everything that sounds like the 80`s.
Very likeable Chart, lot`s of congenial picks.
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