Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by slimharpo 
- Chart updated: 08/28/2020 11:15
- (Created: 10/29/2011 18:48).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Best track: The Great Valerio
Underrated Track: Withered & Died
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Underrated Track: Withered & Died
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,560
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Best Track: Idiot Wind
Underrated Track: You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Underrated Track: You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
19,459
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Best Track: What's Going On
Underrated Track: God Is Love
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Underrated Track: God Is Love
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
18,237
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Best Track: Amelia
Underrated Track: Blue Motel Room
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Underrated Track: Blue Motel Room
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
3,696
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Best Track: Soul Survivor
Underrated Track: Let It Loose
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Underrated Track: Let It Loose
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
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18,216
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Best Track: Deacon Blues
Underrated Track: Home At Last
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Underrated Track: Home At Last
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
8,923
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Best Track: The Goodbye Look
Underrated Track: Maxine
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Underrated Track: Maxine
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,313
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Best Track: New Amsterdam
Underrated Track: Beaten To The Punch
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Underrated Track: Beaten To The Punch
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,791
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Best Track: And Your Bird Can Sing
Underrated Track: Dr Robert
Clunkers : Love You To [First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
Underrated Track: Dr Robert
Clunkers : Love You To [First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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46,206
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Best Track: Incident On 57th Street
Underrated Track: Wild Billy's Circus Story
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Underrated Track: Wild Billy's Circus Story
Clunkers : None [First added to this chart: 10/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
2,799
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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 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 41 | 41% | |
| 1980s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Elvis Costello | 2 | 2% | |
| Teenage Fanclub | 2 | 2% | |
| The Jayhawks | 2 | 2% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/01/2020 01:18 | WillyMac | 95 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2020 16:42 | Raddi27 | 8 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2020 14:50 | weston | 80 | 87/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 08/06/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3209): By slimharpo
BestEverAlbums 08/06/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3209): By slimharpo“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by slimharpo () 1. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson (1974) 2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan (1975) 3. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (1971) 4. Hejira by Joni Mitchell (1976) 5. Exile On Main St. by The…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 12/11/2019 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2971): By slimharpo
BestEverAlbums 12/11/2019 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2971): By slimharpo“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by slimharpo () 1. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson (1974) 2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan (1975) 3. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (1971) 4. Hejira by Joni Mitchell (1976) 5. Exile On Main St. by The…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 12/03/2018 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2598): By slimharpo
BestEverAlbums 12/03/2018 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2598): By slimharpo“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by slimharpo () 1. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson (1974) 2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan (1975) 3. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (1971) 4. Hejira by Joni Mitchell (1976) 5. Exile On Main St. by The…”
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DommeDamian 12/03/2018 12:16 | #226087
DommeDamian 12/03/2018 12:16 | #226087
I want some of yo brown sugar
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dihansse 08/11/2018 14:50 | #219537
dihansse 08/11/2018 14:50 | #219537
Great but something went wrong from album 57 on (and further on): the tracks from the album are from the album just below it
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masonfuchs 03/25/2015 03:38 | #137785
I would have liked to see more than a couple albums from the last 20 years make the list, yet on a site where "To Pimp a Butterfly" gets projected 5th best album of all time not even a month after its release.. I can' help but feel more people should also wait the test of time.
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