Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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HigherThanTheSun 
A list of my favourite albums, one per artist
- Chart updated: 02/16/2015 16:15
- (Created: 01/26/2012 04:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
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1984
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
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1970
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14,062
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2014]
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1971
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3,239
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1994
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4,971
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1966
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3,406
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2013]
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2012
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4,079
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1976
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3,410
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2004
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2012]
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2004
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8,014
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
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2002
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2000s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Notorious B.I.G. | 1 | 1% | |
| Big Pun | 1 | 1% | |
| Raekwon | 1 | 1% | |
| Procol Harum | 1 | 1% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 1 | 1% | |
| GZA/Genius | 1 | 1% | |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 17:10 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,088 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2025 17:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 165 | 97/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2016 16:57 | luis721 | 172 | 93/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 12/07/2014 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1146): By HigherThanTheSun
BestEverAlbums 12/07/2014 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1146): By HigherThanTheSun“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by HigherThanTheSun () 1. The Smiths by The Smiths (1984) 2. After The Gold Rush by Neil Young (1970) 3. Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen (1971) 4. Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G. (1994) 5. The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers…”
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cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/05/2013 20:52 | #60206
cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/05/2013 20:52 | #60206
i see that there's 1 spot left in your chart. i have just the right album for you: The Seer ! :P
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Mother Nature's Son TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/26/2013 13:02 | #70018
Mother Nature's Son TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/26/2013 13:02 | #70018
Hmm, what do we have here.. your top 10 is not too great, not a fan of The Smiths and Joy Division, "The Velvet Underground And Nico" is a very good album but still far from being the greatest 60s album. "Nevermind" and "The Stone Roses" save your top 10 fortunately. Next page: "Music for the Jilted Generation", great, have recently become a fan of that album. 3rd page: Another great the Prodigy album and "Screamadelica", yes, yes! Let's not talk too loud about 4th page. 5th page: YES! "Abbey Road" and "The Wall", about time they appeared. "XTRMNTR" is cool too! 6th page is good 'n' bad. 7th page: Erh.. too Smithsy, but "Hunky Dory" and "Disintegration". 8th page: "Definitely Maybe", the epitome of an honest chart. Other good albums too. 9th page: Led Zeppelin! Didn't expected that. Plus other great albums. Final page: a few last great surprises. "Deep Cuts", have listened to it once, remember it had some great songs, but also some pretty bad ones. I need to listen to that one again.
Overall, artistic mixture of really great albums and, for me, disappointing choices, but it's your chart and it's quality. I'd love to see some comments as well.
..and I don't know what motivated me to make this long review!
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babyBlueSedan TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/05/2014 07:51 | #105476
babyBlueSedan TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/05/2014 07:51 | #105476
One of the more balanced charts I've seen in terms of rock and rap albums. Quite a few albums in common, though most of them fall on the rock side.
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hippo 07/09/2014 04:53 | #116327
This is how my chart wants to be when it grows up
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drakonium 05/18/2013 15:57 | #76501
drakonium 05/18/2013 15:57 | #76501
For some reason I've never really taken the time to rate your chart.
It is totally amazing, obviously. Some things I really love to see (Tricky, Love, Mobb Deep, ...), some I don't (LZ IV, Nevermind, Silent Alarm, ...), but the great vastly outweighs the things I'm not really fond of. Your chart is full of things from all times and all genres, and features many things I have yet to listen to.
Great job man, you have a new fan :D
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