Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by ekingshill 
- Chart updated: 10/30/2017 20:15
- (Created: 05/11/2017 15:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
65,009
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853
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
11,905
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
45,305
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
15,581
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
58,030
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
31,520
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
20,027
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
61,342
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,415
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
21,510
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 47 | 47% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Elton John | 2 | 2% | |
| U2 | 2 | 2% | |
| Santana | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 48th to 45th Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Up 3 from 47th to 44th O by Damien Rice |
| Up 2 from 44th to 42nd Funeral by Arcade Fire |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 19 from 41st to 60th Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture by Aimee Mann |
| Down 18 from 49th to 67th The Stage Names by Okkervil River |
| Down 14 from 50th to 64th The Man Who by Travis |
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90/100  | 03/25/2025 23:07 |  SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
85/100 | 02/24/2018 22:01 | Lacobra | | 86/100 |
85/100 | 02/16/2018 02:33 | Ashmark | | 82/100 |
 95/100 | 07/21/2017 01:48 | PJOasis19 | | 95/100 |
| 90/100 | 07/18/2017 14:57 |  authorunknown | | 83/100 |
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From Lacobra 02/24/2018 22:02
Only complaint might be that there are only two albums from a non english-speaking country (and they are both from the same band).
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From Ashmark 02/16/2018 02:33
Interesting list. Nice nod to Aimee Mann too. Full of a lot of great albums that are Top 100 for sure.
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| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. LCD Soundsystem | |
| 3. Bon Iver | |
| 4. The National | |
| 5. Arcade Fire | |
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