Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by RomanRelic 
31st July 2020 update to my top 100 albums chart
Feel free to leave any recommendations in the comments or tell me what you think of my chart :)
- Chart updated: 07/31/2020 10:45
- (Created: 08/29/2018 03:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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My personal favourite album of all time [First added to this chart: 11/09/2018]
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Talking Heads | 5 | 5% | |
| Dälek | 5 | 5% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 5 | 5% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 4 | 4% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 2 | 2% | |
| Yves Tumor | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 38 from 92nd to 54th The Woods by Sleater-Kinney |
| Up 34 from 78th to 44th In The Land Of Grey And Pink by Caravan |
| Up 26 from 97th to 71st Oxygène by Jean Michel Jarre |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 40 from 33rd to 73rd Rumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Down 33 from 64th to 97th Weezer (White Album) by Weezer |
| Down 31 from 44th to 75th Negro Necro Nekros by Dälek |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:42 | 1,104 | 85/100 | |
| ! | 08/14/2022 19:51 | adbrack1988 | 25 | 97/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2020 02:49 | 561 | 100/100 | |
| ! | 11/13/2020 21:03 | 1,456 | 99/100 | |
| ! | 11/13/2020 19:56 | 82 | 88/100 |
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Killer chart!
Some hidden gems you can find here. I like King Gizzard too but you like Dalek a lot so i think you have a different taste than other but all albums i can find here are classics with some new stuff good work in my opinion.
Awesome variety, love to see KG&TLW on top
Although I am much less a fan of electronica and of humour in music than you seem to be from this list, I nonetheless find this list very good and interesting. There is a wide variety of albums, and quite a few not often seen here, although I lack the time to check out those with which I am wholly unfamiliar.
One recommendation that I would expect you to like and is not well appreciated on this site: ‘Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful’ by The Waitresses. This band featured Television drummer Billy Ficca and later session saxophonist Mars Williams.
Definitely a different list
Great to have another Gizzhead on the site!
Some great albums here!
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