Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 02/26/2026 14:15
- (Created: 07/08/2017 15:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top three songs: Head Rolls Off, Keep Yourself Warm, The Modern Leper
[First added to this chart: 10/13/2018]
Year of Release:
2008
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877
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Top three songs: Thunder Road, Backstreets, Jungleland
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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15,148
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Top three songs: Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye, So Long Marianne, Suzanne
[First added to this chart: 08/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
9,621
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Top three songs: Faster, Yes, She is Suffering
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2017]
Year of Release:
1994
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3,428
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Top three songs: Badlands, Racing in the Street, Prove It All Night
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
7,181
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Top three songs: Go Your Own Way, Songbird, The Chain
[First added to this chart: 07/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
30,588
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Top three songs: Death With Dignity, The Only Thing, Fourth of July
[First added to this chart: 01/26/2020]
Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
16,009
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Top three songs: A Design For Life, Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier, Australia
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2017]
Year of Release:
1996
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2,616
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Top three songs: Heart of Gold, Old Man, Alabama
[First added to this chart: 11/03/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
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12,250
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Top three songs: Festival Song, ...While You're Alive, HELLLLHOOOOLE
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2017]
Year of Release:
2016
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1,697
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2020s | 17 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The National | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Lorde | 3 | 3% | |
| Pulp | 3 | 3% | |
| Elliott Smith | 3 | 3% | |
| Frightened Rabbit | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 35 from 94th to 59thLungs by Florence + The Machine |
| Up 25 from 45th to 20thAfter The Gold Rush by Neil Young |
| Up 19 from 46th to 27thXO by Elliott Smith |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 10 from 16th to 26thEither/Or by Elliott Smith |
| Down 8 from 87th to 95thPunisher by Phoebe Bridgers |
| Down 8 from 88th to 96thIn Limerence by Jacob Alon |
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