Top 30 Greatest Music Albums
by The Epic Sax Machine 
My favourite albums, all from different artists who have inspired me as a fellow musician. Chart is still largely a work in progress, but suggestions for both Soul and Jazz artists in the comments would be appreciated.
- Chart updated: 12/22/2012 00:26
- (Created: 01/16/2012 22:47).
- Chart size: 30 albums.
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Top 30 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 23% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Beach House | 1 | 3% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 1 | 3% | |
| Van Morrison | 1 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 1 | 3% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 1 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 3% | |
| The Kinks | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 30 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 9 from 22nd to 13th Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco |
| Up 7 from 13th to 6th Astral Weeks by Van Morrison |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 20th to 26th Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen |
| Down 5 from 18th to 23rd In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
| Down 5 from 19th to 24th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| New entries |
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 Marquee Moonby Television |
| Bitches Brew by Miles Davis |
| Either/Or by Elliott Smith |
| Fun House by The Stooges |
| Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
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70/100  | 01/18/2016 19:08 |  Applerill | | 75/100 |
95/100 | 10/01/2015 16:22 | luis721 | | 93/100 |
75/100 | 06/09/2015 22:18 | cobbo95 | | 81/100 |
80/100 | 02/10/2014 08:30 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
85/100 | 10/30/2013 07:48 |  SingingPeasant96 | | 83/100 |
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sssvnnn 02/10/2014 08:30
Good Chart. What´s about the progres?
HazeyTwilight 05/21/2013 08:09
This chart is really good.
MrFrogger 04/19/2013 19:14
Fantastic choices!
ffudnebbuh 04/17/2013 12:43
nice chart
Defago 12/22/2012 17:34
Some epic choices in this machine.
@Borve Baunehoj: Tim definitely deserves a place, but I'm having a difficult time deciding between 'Goodbye and Hello' and 'Happy Sad'. I'll give them both another spin today and hopefully that helps me make a decision :P
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