Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by ElectricSoldierPorygon 
- Chart updated: 10/23/2015 20:15
- (Created: 10/05/2011 05:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/09/2014]
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1967
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40,221
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2011]
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1965
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14,602
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2011]
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2004
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13,047
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1991
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11,418
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1956
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915
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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2013]
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2001
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462
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1959
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20,910
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2013]
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1994
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1,995
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]
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2007
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40,152
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2015]
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1966
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36,196
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 3% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
| Daniel Dumile | 2 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
| Richard David James | 2 | 2% | |
| Animal Collective | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
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65 | 65% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/25/2017 11:56 |  TheHolyKiwi | 102 | 68/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2016 06:38 | platus | 307 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2016 00:12 | edubs | 247 | 89/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 10/07/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1816): By ElectricSoldierPorygon
BestEverAlbums 10/07/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1816): By ElectricSoldierPorygon“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ElectricSoldierPorygon () 1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles (1967) 2. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane (1965) 3. Madvillainy by Madvillain (2004) 4. Spiderland by Slint (1991) 5. J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations by…”
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CharlieBarley 10/07/2016 19:07 | #176504
CharlieBarley 10/07/2016 19:07 | #176504
Good list. Very broad range. Good to see some classical music as well.
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sssvnnn 02/21/2014 20:54 | #103901
sssvnnn 02/21/2014 20:54 | #103901
Ambitious and skillful chart.
Just too short.
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Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/22/2015 11:03 | #137494
Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/22/2015 11:03 | #137494
A very eclectic choice diverse and personal. Love your top 30 Vespertine is a particular favourite Great to see Miles Davis Nina Simone Frank Sinatra & Stevie Wonder ranked alongside Animal Collective & Bjork.
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jomth 12/01/2014 14:46 | #128421
jomth 12/01/2014 14:46 | #128421
A very nice chart with so many of my favorite albums there.
Your top 10 is very interesting .
A love supreme tops this chart what can I say more !
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crimson 10/08/2016 04:55 | #176527
A very interesting chart. Anyway, I consider including classical works unethical, because they are vastly superior to almost anything in the last century of popular music.
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