Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Maxence 
- Chart updated: 07/10/2019 20:15
- (Created: 12/19/2017 03:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
42,782
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
6,605
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
24,783
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
48,954
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
62,933
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
59,225
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
11,414
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9. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
36,854
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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 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1960s | 26 | 26% | |
| 1970s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 7 | 7% | |
| Miles Davis | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Tool | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Richard Desjardins | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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41 | 41% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 11 from 72nd to 61stThe Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus |
| Up 7 from 58th to 51stIs This It by The Strokes |
| Up 4 from 93rd to 89thBeethoven: Piano Sonatas by Daniel Barenboim |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 10 from 36th to 46thUrban Hymns by The Verve |
| Down 10 from 55th to 65thLicensed To Ill by Beastie Boys |
| Down 5 from 24th to 29thSurfer Rosa by Pixies |
| New entries |
|---|
| Hitchhiker by Neil Young |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor by Wilhelm Furtwängler / Philharmonia Orchestra / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf |
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| ! | 02/10/2024 17:05 | Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Black Sabbath | |
| 8. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 9. Stevie Wonder | |
| 10. The Who | |
| 11. Genesis | |
| 12. Brian Eno | |
| 13. Joni Mitchell | |
| 14. Paul McCartney | |
| 15. Yes | |
| 16. Bob Marley | |
| 17. Bob Dylan | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Nick Drake | |
| 20. Marvin Gaye |
