Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by dtobic 
o, shit, 20 is not enough! What's with
Felix da Housecat, Cure, Lambchop, Husker Du, Clash, REM, Lemonheads, Talking Heads, Massive Attack, more Beatles and Pink Floyd, Dinosaur Jr, Stereolab, Pizzicato 5, Queen, Blur, Flaming Lips, Oasis, Morcheeba, DJ Shadow, Unkle, Avalanches, Badly Drawn Boy, David Bowie, Mazzy Star, Morrissey, Bob Marley, Suede, RHCP, Janis Joplin, Tuxedomoon, Residents, Manic street preachers, Beastie Boys, Fat Boy slim, Metallica, GNR, Jeff Buckley, Breeders, Prodigy, The Doors; Mercury Rev, New Order, Portishead, Stranglers, Pogues, Madonna, Roy Orbison, Blondie, FNM, Morphine, Kula Shaker, Underworld, Alice Cooper, Skid Row, Aerosmith, Sinead O Connor, Nine INch Nails, Golden Boy, ...Smiths, Beatles, Belle and Sebastian, Gentle Waves, Koop, Ash, Soundgarden
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:47
- (Created: 08/07/2008 03:40).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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1989
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22,076
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1973
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56,679
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1967
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40,720
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1986
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31,704
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1991
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36,101
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1988
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772
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1998
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6,677
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1973
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373
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1996
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9,617
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1989
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 35% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 2 | 10% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 10% | |
| Nirvana | 1 | 5% | |
| Golden Boy With Miss Kittin | 1 | 5% | |
| Pet Shop Boys | 1 | 5% | |
| Rage Against The Machine | 1 | 5% | |
| Air | 1 | 5% | |
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| ! | 07/17/2017 22:40 |  JulianR | 568 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2015 17:23 |  calsper | 646 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2009 20:03 |  telefunker | 901 | 49/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2008 16:18 |  banana brother | 216 | 61/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2008 03:34 |  JohnnyRocketFing | 234 | 60/100 |
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banana brother 09/07/2008 10:42 | #1093
I'm nicer than JRF
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