Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Seventiesfan 
For my top 100 favourite albums of all time chart, I've decided to restrict each artist to just four albums maximum. Please feel free to leave a comment or some suggestions of albums I might like :)
- Chart updated: 04/29/2020 11:45
- (Created: 01/29/2019 01:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,234
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
15,371
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,140
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,924
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
38,669
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
4,338
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
5,664
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
19,681
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
2,861
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,011
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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 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1960s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1970s | 51 | 51% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 4 | 4% | |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 3% | |
| Al Green | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 91st to 90th Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Up 1 from 90th to 89th Is This It by The Strokes |
| Up 1 from 89th to 88th One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic |
| New entries |
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| Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 16:56 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/20/2021 20:36 | Chambord | 41 | 95/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2019 00:21 |  Purplepash | 1,690 | 88/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2019 11:56 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/09/2019 18:37 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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From Chambord 05/20/2021 20:36 | #269947
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