Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
TheDude85 
My Guilty Pleasures List. Not likely to be featured on anyone's "Best Of" lists. These albums put a smile on my face every time I play them. Great for getting out of a blue mood.
- Chart updated: 04/05/2021 17:15
- (Created: 04/09/2019 22:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1983
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1996
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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 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1980s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1990s | 39 | 39% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Smithereens | 2 | 2% | |
| Ween | 1 | 1% | |
| 4 Non Blondes | 1 | 1% | |
| John Waite | 1 | 1% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 1% | |
| John Wesley Harding | 1 | 1% | |
| Abra Moore | 1 | 1% | |
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53 | 53% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 climbers |
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| Up 54 from 74th to 20thIrish Heartbeat by Van Morrison & The Chieftains |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 20th to 21stAir Supply Greatest Hits by Air Supply |
| Down 1 from 21st to 22ndGrace Potter & The Nocturnals by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals |
| Down 1 from 22nd to 23rdAll Of The Good Ones Are Taken by Ian Hunter |
| New entries |
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| Classics Volume 21 by Joan Armatrading |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/15/2025 17:06 | Exist-en-ciel | 160 | 97/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2025 14:34 | DrewHamster | 314 | 79/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2022 07:18 |  Arthurknight | 381 | 89/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2022 02:20 |  ExTeaSea | 243 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2021 21:11 |  AlvaroIesus | 74 | 77/100 |
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Arthurknight 11/10/2022 07:18 | #291188
Arthurknight 11/10/2022 07:18 | #291188
Not sure what's guilt inducing about robyn hitchcock unless it's some kind of big dysphoria moment, but putting that aside it's a fun personal statement of a chart which I always prefer.
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ExTeaSea 01/09/2022 02:27 | #278888
ExTeaSea 01/09/2022 02:27 | #278888
Refreshingly fun chart! Ween Pure Guava is great! It's on my all-time chart. "Guilty Pleasures" are still good if you enjoy them. The point of music is enjoyment. The guilty pleasure term was created so you don't have to feel as awkward choosing something that your average person might find bad. If it's fun and you enjoy it then it doesn't matter what other people think.
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AlvaroIesus 09/14/2021 21:15 | #273734
AlvaroIesus 09/14/2021 21:15 | #273734
There shouldn't be guilty pleasures at all, let's just enjoy the music without minding the joyless music critics reviews.
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LadyGodiva 05/31/2021 22:04 | #270211
LadyGodiva 05/31/2021 22:04 | #270211
Loving the love for the 80s... :) ‘Colour by Numbers’ is a great number 1 - brings back happy memories for me and not something I would feel any guilt about AT ALL :)
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ThuramThugood 02/14/2021 21:02 | #266324
It’s certainly different. It’s certainly fun. It’s certainly a list curated by the Jennifer Love Hewitt fan club.
I would prefer it without all of the compilations but it definitely stirs the coffee
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pctrooper 10/04/2019 21:48 | #243396
Jeez, you weren't joking. What a filthy list. This is quite enticing.
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Steppenwolf666 07/04/2019 21:06 | #238946
Amazing chart. Never seen so many obscure LP's in a top hundred before. As a confirmed addict of the weird & obscure i congratulate you on your conviction to the lesser known gems that others may not know about. Although our tastes are vastly different, you might be interested in my charts on top BEA members most obscure favourite albums. Which your No 3 (Jennifer Love Hewitt), has just been entered in.
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Goliath 05/12/2019 17:09 | #236179
Goliath 05/12/2019 17:09 | #236179
Wow indeed, I haven't heard a single one of these albums, a few tracks only.
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Julelios 04/25/2019 12:48 | #235477
Julelios 04/25/2019 12:48 | #235477
Wow !
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LedZep 04/19/2019 16:40 | #235226
LedZep 04/19/2019 16:40 | #235226
TBH your comment on Murder Ballads is one of the top comments I've read on this site, that's why I've come here. And the chart is equally fun. Keep it up!
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