Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
BozoTyrannus 
Trying to limit it to just one entry per artist, and only including studio albums (though some live albums have definitely slipped in)
At least for now.
- Chart updated: 01/21/2023 13:15
- (Created: 05/07/2020 19:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1940s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1950s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Buena Vista Social Club | 1 | 1% | |
| Can | 1 | 1% | |
| Louis Armstrong | 1 | 1% | |
| St. Vincent | 1 | 1% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 1 | 1% | |
| Irish Dew | 1 | 1% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 52 from 76th to 24th Bessie Smith Album by Bessie Smith |
| Up 19 from 25th to 6th Negro Sinful Songs by Lead Belly |
| Up 1 from 11th to 10th The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 15 from 3rd to 18th Animals by Pink Floyd |
| Down 2 from 23rd to 25th Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes |
| Down 2 from 24th to 26th Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno |
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100/100  | 01/15/2025 17:56 | Exist-en-ciel | | 99/100 |
90/100 | 05/13/2023 19:12 |  MadhattanJack | | 85/100 |
90/100 | 05/13/2023 13:28 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
80/100 | 04/11/2023 20:16 |  melisandre | | 88/100 |
 90/100 | 09/04/2022 06:20 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
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Very interesting chart. Love the variety
A really cool chart - spanning the decades 1930-2010 and 22 countries across planet Earth. We only have a handful of albums in common but I can appreciate the journey (& the fun) you have taken to put together this chart.
ffudnebbuh 09/03/2022 16:26
There are a few that I haven't heard, but most of it is really good music. ..thanks for sharing
Respect for this chart. I don't know most of it but you are obviously well researched and have a large and varied palette. Comments would have been the icing on the cake.
EyeKanFly 01/27/2021 15:32
As others have said, while the top 5-10 look a little standard, this chart has amazing depth. Incredible diversity of genres and eras, it's not often you see more than 10% of a chart from the pre-album era.
What’s really striking about this chart is that it is much more than what would be expected from the top few entries which are standard canonical fare.
After the first page one sees such unexpected figures from the past as “Bird” Parker, Leadbelly, Andres Segovia, Bessie Smith, The Mighty Sparrow, Lord Invader and Lord Beginner with Felix and His Internationals, Nat “King” Cole, Benny Goodman and Bo Diddley. There are modern surprises too – Alcest, The Olivia Tremor Control, Amanda Palmer and Federico Durand.
Although I have never listened to the artists listed previously, it is truly refreshing to see ‘Philosophy of the World’ here too, and pleasing to see ‘Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished’.
Larcx13 06/19/2020 12:56
Love that youre doing 1 album per artist. Ive done the same for now but once Im able to add 100 I think I'll break that rule. You kept it going which is a tough one to do Im sure. Good list!
Great choice for # 1. You've also have my favorite albums by Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix and Black Sabbath on your list as well
StefanR10 06/17/2020 11:30
Nice chart, i see you have Leadbelly here and one album from the 1940s and some classic music. I like it in give you a high rating not to high but over average.
NowhereMan 05/27/2020 16:00
Klaus Schulz!!!
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