Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by Marzell Holmes Unknown

As you can see, I grew up during the 80s -- an era whose music had been unfairly maligned, and which produced quite a bit of amazing music. I can't believe I'm the first person to mention Run DMC and Fishbone on this site!

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Year of Release:
1979
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31,661
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Year of Release:
1991
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10,372
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Year of Release:
1988
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7,055
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Year of Release:
1989
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6,657
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Year of Release:
1984
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4,776
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
435
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Year of Release:
1988
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122
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
2,286
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Year of Release:
1999
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1,991
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Year of Release:
1982
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1,495
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2

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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 0 0%
1970s 5 25%
1980s 8 40%
1990s 6 30%
2000s 1 5%
2010s 0 0%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


A Tribe Called Quest 1 5%
DJ Shadow 1 5%
Public Enemy 1 5%
The Specials 1 5%
Beastie Boys 1 5%
OutKast 1 5%
Minutemen 1 5%
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Country Albums %


United States 13 65%
United Kingdom 5 25%
Mixed Nationality 1 5%
Jamaica 1 5%
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82/100 (from 10 votes)
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From 07/24/2009 09:34
Very unique, original list.
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From 12/15/2008 05:33
great list
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From 11/11/2008 02:32
I like it. Nice mix of different styles.
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From 07/22/2008 23:55
very very good. the only thing i don't like as much as the rest is 40 oz to freedom. besides that, awesome.
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