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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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| Have A Nice Life | 1 | 1% | |
| Black Midi | 1 | 1% | |
| Univers Zéro | 1 | 1% | |
| Songs: Ohia | 1 | 1% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 1 | 1% | |
| The Modern Lovers | 1 | 1% | |
| Camel | 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
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 17th to 10thRelationship Of Command by At The Drive-In |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 10th to 11thRevolutionary Pekinese Opera, Version 1.28 by Ground Zero |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12thUse Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13thIn Rainbows by Radiohead |
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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 | 147 | 98/100 |
| ! | 05/25/2024 17:43 |  Tamthebam | 649 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2023 23:07 | Weepingguitarman | 43 | 95/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2023 20:12 |  MadhattanJack | 266 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2022 00:27 |  seb7 | 115 | 91/100 |
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seb7 05/27/2022 00:28 | #285751
wonderfully interesting chart
Nice chart
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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