Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 02/05/2023 18:45
- (Created: 03/09/2019 11:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
15,709
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,618
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
49,566
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Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
12,324
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
28,279
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2019]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
43,863
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
22,608
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
43,409
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
16,337
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
43,290
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1970s | 26 | 26% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 6 | 6% | |
| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 57 from 74th to 17th Funeral by Arcade Fire |
| Up 34 from 47th to 13th What's Going On by Marvin Gaye |
| Up 29 from 30th to 1st Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 15 from 1st to 16th The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
| Down 14 from 13th to 27th Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
| Down 9 from 11th to 20th Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| New entries |
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| ★ [Blackstar] by David Bowie |
| Leavers |
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| Surfer Rosa by Pixies |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/21/2025 10:38 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2021 19:16 | sweetness | 75 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/31/2020 11:00 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2020 01:32 | Emiliano | 14 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2020 13:57 |  PinkZeppelin | 23 | 96/100 |
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From Larcx13 07/31/2020 11:01 | #256500
Larcx13 07/31/2020 11:01 | #256500
36 albums in common. Nice list. Don't care much for your order. Too many Beatles records and Dylan is way too low in my opinion but a lot of good picks regardless.
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From emptysquares 06/25/2019 00:14 | #238203
Our charts are pretty similar, so I will definately check out the entries in your chart I am not familiar with - cheers!!
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