Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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MonetLikeYogurt 
- Chart updated: 05/21/2026 23:45
- (Created: 04/30/2019 17:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1966
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36,400
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Year of Release:
1994
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1,944
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Year of Release:
1966
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46,387
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1996
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783
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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 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 38 | 38% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| 矢野顕子 [Akiko Yano] | 6 | 6% | |
| Richard David James | 5 | 5% | |
| 荒井由実 [Yumi Arai] | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| 中森明菜 [Akina Nakamori] | 4 | 4% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 2 | 2% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 9 from 22nd to 13th |
Up 7 from 97th to 90th |
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Down 37 from 60th to 97th |
Down 35 from 28th to 63rd |
Down 31 from 61st to 92nd |
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| ! | 04/12/2025 06:47 |  DommeDamian | 1,005 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2025 16:17 | Johnnyo | 2,688 | 80/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2025 12:20 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 07/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5362): By MonetLikeYogurt
BestEverAlbums 07/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5362): By MonetLikeYogurt“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1978) 2. by (1980) 3. by (1966) 4. by (1994) 5. (1966) 6. (1996) 7. by (1970) 8. by (1982) 9. by (1982) 10. by (1982) 11. by (1982) 12. by (1976) 13. by (1992) 14. by (1981) 15. (1964) 16. by (1982) 17. by (1995) 18. (1982) 19. by…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 12/05/2025 09:00 in Chart of the day (#5152): By MonetLikeYogurt
BestEverAlbums 12/05/2025 09:00 in Chart of the day (#5152): By MonetLikeYogurt“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. 流線形'80 by 松任谷由実 (1978) 2. Revolver by The Beatles (1966) 3. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 4. ごはんができたよ by 矢野顕子 (1980) 5. Selected Ambient Works Volume II by Aphex Twin (1994) 6. Older by George Michael (1996) 7. Stone Flower by…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 04/11/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4916): By MonetLikeYogurt
BestEverAlbums 04/11/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4916): By MonetLikeYogurt“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by MonetLikeYogurt () 1. Ryūsenkei '80 by 松任谷由実 (1978) 2. ごはんができたよ by 矢野顕子 (1980) 3. Revolver by The Beatles (1966) 4. Selected Ambient Works Volume II by Aphex Twin (1994) 5. Older by George Michael (1996) 6. 2-ji Made No Cinderella ~Friday…”
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Johnnyo 04/11/2025 16:17 | #308467
Very interesting chart. Always like a chart that ventures outside the usual selections. Great job (Edited)
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mianfei 10/24/2023 08:45 | #299611
Even without any notes, and with very little in common with my own chart, I find this an extremely interesting chart. A lot of Asian and Latin music which is very rarely seen here, and a lot of music form the 1980s similarly unusual, makes this interesting to look at even with absolutely no context to it.
Some recommendations that I can see you liking, MonetLikeYoghurt:
— ‘Soundtracks’, ‘Tago Mago’, ‘Ege Bamyası’, ‘Future Days’, ‘Soon Over Babaluma’ by Can
— ‘Phallus Dei’, ‘Yeti’, ‘Tanze der Lemminge’ by Amon Düül II
— ‘A Return to the Inner Experience’, ‘This Timeless Turning’, ‘Moonbathing on Sleeping Leaves’ by Sky Cries Mary
— ‘Dummy’, ‘PNYC’ by Portishead
— ‘Silver Apples of the Moon’, ‘Sounds of the Satellites’, ‘Good Looking Blues’ by Laika (Edited)
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Antonio-Pedro 02/23/2023 16:52 | #294374
Antonio-Pedro 02/23/2023 16:52 | #294374
Based Chart (Edited)
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seb7 12/07/2020 20:05 | #262234
seb7 12/07/2020 20:05 | #262234
Interesting to say the least. (Edited)
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