Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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StefanR10 
So here i make a new list with only 1 album on one artist. Something taken from the Magazine Rollings Stone and some of my taste what i found out trough this side. I tried to make it more diversive .
- Chart updated: 12/18/2020 19:15
- (Created: 07/01/2019 22:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2019]
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1967
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40,784
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[First added to this chart: 05/28/2020]
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1971
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36,760
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2019]
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1966
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36,620
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2019]
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1972
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41,020
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2019]
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1973
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56,699
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[First added to this chart: 06/20/2020]
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1989
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25,627
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2019]
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1965
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25,479
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2019]
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1979
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29,195
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2019]
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1971
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18,400
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2019]
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1972
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18,509
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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 | 24 | 24% | |
| 1970s | 41 | 41% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Neutral Milk Hotel | 1 | 1% | |
| Little Richard | 1 | 1% | |
| Def Leppard | 1 | 1% | |
| John Lennon | 1 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 1 | 1% | |
| Johnny Cash | 1 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
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56 | 56% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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| ! | 10/07/2025 06:58 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/24/2023 21:15 |  Leonard | 335 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2023 17:51 |  Goliath | 352 | 86/100 |
| ! | 12/26/2020 20:26 | Error Finn | 115 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/18/2020 23:00 | DJENNY | 4,335 | 100/100 |
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Steppenwolf666 10/06/2020 16:41 | #259067
Are you saying you agree entirely with Rolling Stone magazine on what all the top albums are?
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EyeKanFly 07/23/2020 18:25 | #256089
EyeKanFly 07/23/2020 18:25 | #256089
This looks a little like a re-imagining of a Rolling Stone-esque list but they are all great albums and of course we have quite a bit in common. Keep on listening! For some recent acts that have a similar vibe to the classics, I'd recommend Mitski and the War on Drugs
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DommeDamian 07/17/2020 21:03 | #255746
DommeDamian 07/17/2020 21:03 | #255746
Amazing chart with amazing choices, my friend.
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NowhereMan 07/12/2020 00:42 | #255441
NowhereMan 07/12/2020 00:42 | #255441
This is good.
So excited for you to expand!! There really is some great music out there that’s hidden and waiting for you.
Here are a few to try:
Nektar - Remember the future
The Smiths - Meat is Murder
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greatson 07/03/2020 10:42 | #254970
greatson 07/03/2020 10:42 | #254970
This is the most classical chart that I`ve seen right now on BEA - Nothing wrong with it!
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RoundTheBend 06/16/2020 02:18 | #253618
RoundTheBend 06/16/2020 02:18 | #253618
Normally I'm bothered by people who are bothered by canon music, but I like Spyglass. Glad you like what you like and have nothing to prove.
Auch, wohnte ich in München und Augsburg für eine weile. Ich vermisse Deutschland. Die Amerikaner sind verückt. Ich will raus... haha.
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LittleMatt 07/09/2019 14:44 | #239205
Solid bunch of classics, basically everyone's first 40 albums. I'd avoid the compilations but thats just me. Keep on going and enjoy charting
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