Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by whiskyWiseman 
- Chart updated: 08/06/2025 22:15
- (Created: 04/20/2017 21:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1991
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8,024
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Year of Release:
2001
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9,349
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Year of Release:
1989
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25,382
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Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
14,482
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
53,444
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2018]
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1975
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41,544
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Year of Release:
1991
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26,613
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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2018]
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1969
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7,533
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
19,398
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Year of Release:
2004
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31,501
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Yes | 1 | 1% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 1% | |
| Underworld | 1 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 1% | |
| Big Thief | 1 | 1% | |
| Weyes Blood | 1 | 1% | |
| Elliott Smith | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 64 from 96th to 32nd |
Up 21 from 73rd to 52nd |
Up 18 from 68th to 50th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 51 from 36th to 87th |
Down 48 from 18th to 66th |
Down 40 from 35th to 75th |
| New entries |
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| Leavers |
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| ! | 05/14/2021 21:03 | Chambord | 41 | 95/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2018 00:12 |  JulianR | 568 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2017 20:21 | badger | 95 | 84/100 |
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/11/2017 21:16 | #190644
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/11/2017 21:16 | #190644
Too much Radiohead for me, but some of the choices are so good and the chart is diverse and interesting, so it's easy to overlook what I don't like.
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Chambord 05/14/2021 21:03 | #269787
Really nice list - lots of albums I agree with and a whole bunch I don't know!
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badger 08/30/2017 20:21 | #196958
cool list, quite a few scandanavian/nordic releases to check out!
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nitomano 04/27/2017 20:58 | #189929
nitomano 04/27/2017 20:58 | #189929
Radiohead, The Cure And Kashmir!
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