Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by culwin 
- Chart updated: 07/26/2025 05:15
- (Created: 08/04/2019 23:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
719
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
2,634
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
18,336
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
6,145
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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
1,338
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2020]
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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 39 | 39% | |
| 1990s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 8 | 8% | |
| Concrete Blonde | 6 | 6% | |
| Ramones | 4 | 4% | |
| The Dollyrots | 4 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 4 | 4% | |
| Blondie | 3 | 3% | |
| AC/DC | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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59 | 59% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| ! | 01/29/2025 12:46 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2024 13:21 | Johnnyo | 2,560 | 80/100 |
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From Johnnyo 08/22/2024 13:22 | #304828
Interesting and very personal chart. I like it
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