Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by sampins 
only 1 album for each artist except for my 4 favorite artists (i.e. harmonium, david bowie, ween and kanye west) who have two.
- Chart updated: 05/12/2021 20:45
- (Created: 11/22/2019 15:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
876
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2020]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,989
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
33,015
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2020]
Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
12,829
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,598
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
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5,123
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2020]
Year of Release:
2000
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13,007
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1977
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30,845
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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34,031
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 41 | 41% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Ween | 2 | 2% | |
| Harmonium | 2 | 2% | |
| Kanye West | 2 | 2% | |
| The Avalanches | 1 | 1% | |
| My Chemical Romance | 1 | 1% | |
| Wire | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 |
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| Up 7 from 88th to 81st Rêver Mieux by Daniel Bélanger |
| Up 4 from 84th to 80th All My Heroes Are Cornballs by JPEGMAFIA |
| Up 1 from 100th to 99th Le Volume Du Vent by Karkwa |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 67th to 71st Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
| Down 4 from 78th to 82nd Discipline by King Crimson |
| Down 2 from 55th to 57th Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter |
| New entries |
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| Art Angels by Grimes |
| Gullywood by Loud Lary Ajust |
| Andorra by Caribou |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
