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: 02/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
12,538
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
2,931
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,189
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,120
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,410
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
3,203
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,001
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,682
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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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 2 | 4% | |
| Bright Eyes | 1 | 2% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 2% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 2% | |
| Weezer | 1 | 2% | |
| Phoebe Bridgers | 1 | 2% | |
| Herbie Hancock | 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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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:37 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2020 18:47 | weston | 80 | 87/100 |
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From 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
Quite an interesting list so far! I would love to see it keep expandaing
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| Best Artists of 1973 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. Stevie Wonder | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Genesis | |
| 5. Elton John | |
| 6. The Who | |
| 7. Paul McCartney | |
| 8. Paul McCartney & Wings | |
| 9. David Bowie | |
| 10. The Stooges | |
| 11. Iggy And The Stooges | |
| 12. Can | |
| 13. Roxy Music | |
| 14. Herbie Hancock | |
| 15. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 16. Lynyrd Skynyrd | |
| 17. Mike Oldfield | |
| 18. Bob Marley | |
| 19. The Wailers | |
| 20. Tom Waits |
