Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by Gregor Samsa 
No dylan, no stones, no beatles with whom I am bored to death. (Well not the beatles - but they can go fetch their praise elsewhere).
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:46
- (Created: 03/07/2008 13:33).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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1986
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33,137
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1997
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62,874
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2004
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33,612
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2004
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3,461
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1980
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14,756
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1989
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31,178
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1995
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8,573
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1975
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44,075
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1978
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989
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1971
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19,173
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 4 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 30% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 25% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sonic Youth | 1 | 5% | |
| Interpol | 1 | 5% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 1 | 5% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 5% | |
| Arctic Monkeys | 1 | 5% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 5% | |
| Kraftwerk | 1 | 5% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 08/08/2017 22:40 |  JulianR | 569 | 75/100 | |
| 04/10/2015 10:24 |  calsper | 646 | 71/100 | |
| 12/03/2012 16:17 | encyclopediag | 109 | 65/100 | |
| 07/13/2011 14:09 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 | |
| 04/17/2009 03:47 |  tin_etc | 38 | 81/100 |
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From JulianR 08/08/2017 22:40 | #195728
JulianR 08/08/2017 22:40 | #195728
good list
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From encyclopediag 12/03/2012 16:18 | #56590
I like it
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maxxy 08/23/2008 09:10 | #907
maxxy 08/23/2008 09:10 | #907
Some good, some not. Wish you were here, Doolittle, Closer, The Queen is dead are all good choices. OK computer should be lower.
However, your 11-20 list doesn't seem quite as well thought out as your 1-10. I just don't get some of your choices.
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