Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by isaacf536 
This is a subjective view, the greatest albums ever in terms of their effect on me.
- Chart updated: 04/30/2019 00:15
- (Created: 01/15/2017 15:41).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2018]
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2017
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1,408
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
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1998
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5,945
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
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1984
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2,719
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
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1973
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12,060
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
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2011
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1,951
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
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1965
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25,624
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
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2016
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646
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2018]
[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
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2000
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3,480
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
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2013
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594
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 19 | 38% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Bob Dylan | 2 | 4% | |
| Daniel Caesar | 1 | 2% | |
| Antony & The Johnsons | 1 | 2% | |
| Kanye West | 1 | 2% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 1 | 2% | |
| Damien Rice | 1 | 2% | |
| Father John Misty | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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32 | 64% | |
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9 | 18% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:37 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,087 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2020 18:47 | weston | 80 | 87/100 |
| ! | 10/03/2019 12:34 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 |
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| ! | 10/15/2018 13:21 |  LedZep | 1,101 | 84/100 |
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LedZep 10/15/2018 13:22 | #222567
LedZep 10/15/2018 13:22 | #222567
Pretty fantastic chart, interesting that you have so many newer albums. Also it's very diverse which I like very much. I really wanna see top 100!
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JulianR 03/29/2018 23:30 | #211952
JulianR 03/29/2018 23:30 | #211952
Quite an interesting list so far! I would love to see it keep expandaing
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