Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 11/08/2025 22:15
- (Created: 05/24/2018 22:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,060
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
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39,130
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
57,281
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2018]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,857
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
44,698
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,868
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
18,932
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
20,137
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Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
2,371
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2018]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
42,252
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 40 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| The Doors | 3 | 3% | |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 13th to 11th Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk |
| Up 1 from 6th to 5th Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| Up 1 from 5th to 4th In Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 15th to 18th Station To Station by David Bowie |
| Down 2 from 4th to 6th The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Down 2 from 10th to 12th Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder |
| New entries |
|---|
| Brian Wilson Presents Smile by Brian Wilson |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
