Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by gloriousgoo 
Clearly much of my listening is centered on the past decade or so of New York based indie. As I delve deeper and deeper into the history that this grew out of, this chart will evolve to become more complete and I'm sure, more in line with what a greatest album ever chart would normally look like.
- Chart updated: 11/05/2020 21:45
- (Created: 10/22/2018 20:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,478
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3. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2020]
Year of Release:
2001
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28,320
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2020]
Year of Release:
2017
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2,915
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2020]
Year of Release:
2016
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7,098
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
24,976
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2018]
Year of Release:
2008
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6,660
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
38,870
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[First added to this chart: 10/23/2018]
Year of Release:
2017
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2,729
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
27,280
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[First added to this chart: 10/23/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
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32,757
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2010s | 35 | 35% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The National | 6 | 6% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Vampire Weekend | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Bon Iver | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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61 | 61% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 75th to 76thCeremonials by Florence + The Machine |
| Down 1 from 76th to 77thFor Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver |
| Down 1 from 77th to 78thSuicide by Suicide |
| New entries |
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| Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Leavers |
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| OK Computer by Radiohead |
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