Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by album guru joe 
My list consists of what i believe are the greatest albums recorded given thier time of release and the technology availabe with recording the albums (eg. "SMiLE" was done on eight track, "Sgt.Peppers", "Revolver", "Pet Sounds" all on four track),the future influence the albums had on other artists' and the course of contempary music.
By no means is this list "My Favourite Albums", if that was the case it would be dominanted by 1960's music completely...lol.
I only wish it was available for me to list my top 1,000 albums too give a far more comprehensive list that covers how many awesome albums are really out thier....anyways enjoy :)
- Chart updated: 03/16/2013 11:21
- (Created: 10/18/2011 07:26).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 36 | 36% | |
| 1970s | 39 | 39% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 7 | 7% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 3% | |
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85/100  | 03/20/2025 22:48 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
90/100 | 05/05/2023 17:52 |  Goliath | | 86/100 |
100/100 | 01/24/2019 22:21 | boppare | | 90/100 |
95/100 | 01/23/2017 07:45 |  CharlieBarley | | 94/100 |
95/100 | 11/05/2016 01:43 | Seab | | 93/100 |
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CharlieBarley 01/23/2017 07:47
38 albums in common. Excellent chart. Some stone-cold classics here. Only criticism would be I would like to see a couple of more modern albums but that is your taste. More notes too, they are great.
A comprehensive chart! Very thoughtful done! I agree on most of it! Perhaps a personal touch had given it even more significanse!? Great!
Can u do your own personal favourite album chart, love to see it.
Can u do your own personal favourite album chart, love to see it
Predictable, but the best are the best and this incldes most.
Jam packed with the classics, be interested to know what music over the last 10 years or so you have enjoyed listening to.
THE predictable, stereotypical, generic besteveralbums list.
tgarritsen 10/28/2013 12:49
Really good chart with a lot of different genres
Gooz 10/28/2013 12:41
Very traditional.
Antonio-Pedro 10/28/2013 11:58
Classical Rock Chart I Liked It
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