Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by Chrissy_McGinnie1 
GREATEST ALBUMS EVER (ALL GENRES)
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:46
- (Created: 05/21/2008 03:40).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Year of Release:
1966
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49,915
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1975
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11,618
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1966
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39,289
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1965
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27,527
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1959
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22,187
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1967
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21,707
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1969
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57,496
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1965
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15,682
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1963
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12,961
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1966
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24,973
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 50% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 45% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 3 | 15% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 10% | |
| The Who | 1 | 5% | |
| Miles Davis | 1 | 5% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 1 | 5% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 5% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/15/2017 14:59 |  Cardboardfolder | 205 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2017 18:21 |  Genga009 | 71 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2016 13:29 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2015 10:46 |  calsper | 646 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2015 00:57 | cobbo95 | 266 | 81/100 |
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From cobbo95 01/23/2015 00:59 | #132264
Good chart. A lot of similar choices to my own chart. The other choices are ones I can appreciate as well even if they don't feature in my own
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