Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by pctrooper 
Thanks for checking out my chart! I am an American boy and I do like music! I did a one album per artist limit.
- Chart updated: 09/21/2026 12:45
- (Created: 08/01/2019 05:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1970
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1,206
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1975
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977
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2008
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1,188
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2000
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2,574
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1979
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857
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1994
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17,512
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1973
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10,978
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 48 | 48% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 5 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Elliott Smith | 1 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 1% | |
| The Beatles | 1 | 1% | |
| Big Star | 1 | 1% | |
| Madison Cunningham | 1 | 1% | |
| Julia Jacklin | 1 | 1% | |
| Pinegrove | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| ! | 04/16/2026 20:50 | adbrack1988 | 26 | 97/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2025 10:02 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,088 | 86/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 08/14/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5404): By pctrooper
BestEverAlbums 08/14/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5404): By pctrooper“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by pctrooper () 1. (1975) 3. by (2008) 4. by (2000) 5. by (1974) 6. by (1978) 7. by (1979) 8. by (1971) 9. (1994) 10. by (1973) 11. by (1977) 13. by (1976) 14. by by (2019) 16. by (1973) 18. by (1969) 19. by (1974) 20. by (2015) 21. by (1996)…”
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doubleA 11/07/2019 21:19 | #244534
doubleA 11/07/2019 21:19 | #244534
Revisiting this now as it's chart of the day. First of all, congrats! Secondly, this chart has just kept on delivering! Really admiring what you have done on here, truly an inspiration both in picks and especially write-ups, and now there's more fo them! Just notices I've used wayy too many exclamation points these past sentences, but I cannot be anything else than amazed!!!
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TroutMaskGreg 02/22/2020 15:03 | #248145
Great list and agree with everyone else that the descriptions are awesome and definitely give insight into why you love these albums.
We have a lot of shared favourite artists - Zappa, Groundhogs, Van Der Graaf, Genesis, Waits and Jack White’s various bands!
There’s also a few on here I’ve never heard so now got them on my list to listen to!
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Moondance 12/29/2022 21:00 | #292311
Enjoyed checking out some of the artists/albums that I had not come across before. Really like it that this chart is different ~ refreshingly so. I liked seeing Joan Armatrading in the chart (I have her 1975's 'Back To The Night' in my top 100 chart). (Edited)
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Crhmgs 02/05/2020 05:13 | #247506
Crhmgs 02/05/2020 05:13 | #247506
There are a lot of records that i don't know, but seem to be unknown gems. And as everyone said already, the discriptions are excellent, i can tell you really love all these records. gonna give all of them a chance when i can. Thanks for sharing!
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panapsal 10/25/2019 10:44 | #244105
Excellent chart. There are many exclusive albums, a lot of variety of genres, and few that I dont know and I would wish to focus in the future !!
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