Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by newt 
- Chart updated: 08/23/2019 04:15
- (Created: 03/20/2017 23:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
35,207
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
17,837
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,219
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,350
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
604
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,487
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,851
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2019]
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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 52 | 52% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Oasis | 3 | 3% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| The Jam | 3 | 3% | |
| The Psychedelic Furs | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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73 | 73% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 71st to 72nd Spike by Elvis Costello |
| Down 1 from 72nd to 73rd Hallelujah All The Way Home by The Verlaines |
| Down 1 from 73rd to 74th 101 Damnations by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine |
| New entries |
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| Leavers |
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 Psonic Psunspotby The Dukes Of Stratosphear |
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85/100 | 09/15/2020 08:32 | TheSmiths82-87 | | 83/100 |
90/100 | 01/11/2020 22:55 | LittleM1971 | | 94/100 |
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