Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Skerns 
- Chart updated: 04/16/2020 01:15
- (Created: 02/04/2018 00:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
690
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 38 | 38% | |
| 1980s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Cockburn | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| National Health | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| New entries |
|---|
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| Light As A Feather by Chick Corea & Return to Forever |
| Leavers |
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| Ruby Vroom by Soul Coughing |
| Short Sharp Shocked by Michelle Shocked |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/15/2025 10:00 | mianfei | 168 | 62/100 |
| ! | 02/09/2025 13:30 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2023 21:58 |  MadhattanJack | 266 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2023 20:21 | Johnnyo | 2,566 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2019 23:35 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 |
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From mianfei 04/15/2025 10:01 | #308514
I really do not know how to rate this chart. On the one hand, it has some surprising artists, and a number of genuinely great albums on it. On the other hand, it has quite a few I find mediocre, and repeats artists rather too freely.
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From Johnnyo 04/30/2023 20:21 | #296509
Top notch chart
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From pctrooper 11/27/2019 23:35 | #245241
Legendary chart
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love it.
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