Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 03/27/2026 12:15
- (Created: 01/08/2019 23:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1969
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55,703
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1997
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61,552
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1968
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36,421
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2019]
Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
7,256
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2019]
Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
32,935
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
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41,893
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,019
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2019]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
804
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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22,224
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10. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1991
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36,904
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| R.E.M. | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 95th to 96thPornography by The Cure |
| Down 1 from 96th to 97thThe Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| Down 1 from 97th to 98thOperation Ivy by Operation Ivy |
| New entries |
|---|
| So Tonight That I Might See by Mazzy Star |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 01/29/2025 12:49 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 11/15/2020 21:42 |  Bach | 962 | 78/100 | |
| 06/08/2020 16:16 | Elauqsapid | 28 | 72/100 | |
| 04/28/2020 07:59 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,828 | 83/100 | |
| 01/15/2020 23:52 |  buzzdainer | 664 | 90/100 |
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From buzzdainer 01/15/2020 23:55 | #246874
buzzdainer 01/15/2020 23:55 | #246874
Lots of classic choices here that are pretty tough to argue with. It's always nice to see Doolittle getting the love it deserves; it still sometimes surprises me to see how many people like it, since it didn't seem to make much of an impression, at least on mainstream audiences, back in the eighties when it came out. If you'd asked me back in 1989 whether or not Doolittle would be widely regarded as a classic, I'd never have guessed it would be.
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