Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Sandinistar 
- Chart updated: 11/29/2019 16:15
- (Created: 11/07/2019 04:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
16,318
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,634
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,133
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1976
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15,644
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1965
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15,753
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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4,132
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2019]
Year of Release:
2002
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17,242
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,138
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,909
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,614
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1970s | 40 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Stereolab | 3 | 3% | |
| Big Star | 2 | 2% | |
| Elvis Costello | 2 | 2% | |
| The Band | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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46 | 46% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 10 from 65th to 55th Is This It by The Strokes |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 43 from 52nd to 95th Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow |
| Down 3 from 93rd to 96th Grace by Jeff Buckley |
| Down 3 from 94th to 97th Karma by Pharoah Sanders |
| New entries |
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| Zombie by Fela Kuti & Africa 70 |
| Tonight's The Night by Neil Young |
| On The Beach by Neil Young |
| Leavers |
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| Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear |
| Come On Pilgrim by Pixies |
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