Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by atalkshowhost 
i've picked one record per artist for not flooding the chart with 15 sonic youth records
- Chart updated: 08/30/2023 14:15
- (Created: 06/11/2019 09:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2019]
Year of Release:
1994
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17,503
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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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14,827
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
Year of Release:
2003
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3,843
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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2022]
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2021]
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2000
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1,186
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2022]
[First added to this chart: 09/19/2021]
[First added to this chart: 03/01/2020]
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1974
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9,533
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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2019]
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2000
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3,512
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Strokes | 1 | 1% | |
| John Zorn | 1 | 1% | |
| Alcest | 1 | 1% | |
| Ground Zero | 1 | 1% | |
| Mr. Bungle | 1 | 1% | |
| Digable Planets | 1 | 1% | |
| Built To Spill | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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52 | 52% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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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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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 7 from 17th to 10th |
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Down 1 from 10th to 11th |
Down 1 from 11th to 12th |
Down 1 from 12th to 13th |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/15/2025 17:48 | Exist-en-ciel | 162 | 97/100 |
| ! | 05/25/2024 17:43 |  Tamthebam | 654 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2023 23:07 | Weepingguitarman | 43 | 95/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2023 20:12 |  MadhattanJack | 344 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2022 00:27 |  seb7 | 114 | 91/100 |
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seb7 05/27/2022 00:28 | #285751
wonderfully interesting chart
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Nice chart
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mianfei 06/24/2019 00:50 | #238145
A very good chart on the whole, with a nice selection of genres and artists, including some that are a little unexpected if none that are really unique.
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