Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 09/12/2025 21:45
- (Created: 04/29/2017 18:27).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
24,981
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
15,725
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
9,229
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
38,971
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
10,207
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
2,426
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
31,583
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,186
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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2024]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,004
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2017]
Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
20,369
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Total albums: 47. Page 1 of 5
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| OutKast | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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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 |
|---|
| Up 3 from 74th to 71stChampagne Pour Tout Le Monde by Jacques Higelin |
| Up 3 from 43rd to 40thIt Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy |
| Up 2 from 45th to 43rdHounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 29 from 70th to 99thHave One On Me by Joanna Newsom |
| Down 25 from 41st to 66thBorn To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
| Down 19 from 30th to 49thLoveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| New entries |
|---|
| Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen |
| Leavers |
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| Ride The Lightning by Metallica |
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