Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by JoeyBones1986 
I have decided to make it a new year tradition to revisit and update this list once per year moving forward.
Some notes:
- No 1 album per artist restriction as of yet, but I have definitely had to start leaving off some real favorites by repeat artists to make way for some new loves.
- I still have lots more listening to do.
2023 Notes:
- Two albums from 2022 have snuck there way in here! Let's see how long they last in future lists.
- I have recently started enjoying some more jazz and ambient, and if the trend keeps up it's gonna be a real challenge incorporating all those albums into my list next year.
- I was sad I couldn't find room for more Cocteau Twins, and the last album to miss the cut was Fleetwood Mac Rumours. Maybe it will find its way back in next year.
- Chart updated: 03/06/2023 00:45
- (Created: 04/25/2020 22:34).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1989
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25,437
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2016
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14,495
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1999
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14,045
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1973
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4,606
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1982
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6,040
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2012
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20,495
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1967
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37,245
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2021]
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1990
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9,335
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1997
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5,778
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2020]
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1970
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4,171
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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 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 2% | |
| King Crimson | 2 | 2% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 2% | |
| Can | 2 | 2% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 90 from 98th to 8th |
Up 90 from 92nd to 2nd |
Up 75 from 93rd to 18th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 66 from 25th to 91st |
Down 54 from 13th to 67th |
Down 50 from 37th to 87th |
| New entries |
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| Leavers |
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