Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 12/16/2017 14:45
- (Created: 10/22/2017 17:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
56,938
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
38,644
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
13,748
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
8,751
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
4,620
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
43,127
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
2,717
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,613
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
Rank Score:
39,618
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
15,353
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1970s | 33 | 33% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 7 | 7% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 4 | 4% | |
| Fabrizio De André | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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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 |
|---|
| Up 35 from 77th to 42ndThe Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles |
| Up 29 from 95th to 66thDaydream Nation by Sonic Youth |
| Up 25 from 62nd to 37thMule Variations by Tom Waits |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 20 from 69th to 89thParis 1919 by John Cale |
| Down 17 from 73rd to 90thViolent Femmes by Violent Femmes |
| Down 15 from 63rd to 78thNew Skin For The Old Ceremony by Leonard Cohen |
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| Best Artists of the 1960s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Beach Boys | |
| 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
| 8. The Doors | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Rolling Stones | |
| 11. John Coltrane | |
| 12. King Crimson | |
| 13. Frank Zappa | |
| 14. The Kinks | |
| 15. Love | |
| 16. Neil Young | |
| 17. Charles Mingus | |
| 18. Van Morrison | |
| 19. Miles Davis | |
| 20. The Zombies |
