Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 03/04/2025 21:15
- (Created: 01/24/2021 13:22).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
20,361
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
11,973
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1994
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17,922
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,299
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
2002
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Rank Score:
10,240
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
31,478
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2022]
Year of Release:
2021
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Rank Score:
977
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2021]
Year of Release:
2012
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Rank Score:
22,403
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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,488
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 26% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 3 | 6% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 6% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 4% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 4% | |
| U2 | 2 | 4% | |
| Muse | 2 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 17 from 32nd to 15thAvalon by Roxy Music |
| Up 9 from 35th to 26thDisintegration by The Cure |
| Up 5 from 29th to 24thPornography by The Cure |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 10 from 25th to 35thThe Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Down 9 from 21st to 30thBridges by Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson |
| Down 4 from 42nd to 46thMarquee Moon by Television |
| New entries |
|---|
| The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk |
| Blue Sky Mining by Midnight Oil |
| Leavers |
|---|
| A Reality Tour by David Bowie |
| Absolution by Muse |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/05/2025 11:49 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/23/2022 01:21 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2021 15:41 | joathome | 181 | 80/100 |
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| Best Artists of the 2010s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 2. Kanye West | |
| 3. Tame Impala | |
| 4. Arcade Fire | |
| 5. Beach House | |
| 6. Frank Ocean | |
| 7. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 8. The National | |
| 9. Radiohead | |
| 10. Nick Cave | |
| 11. Lana Del Rey | |
| 12. Vampire Weekend | |
| 13. David Bowie | |
| 14. Car Seat Headrest | |
| 15. Bon Iver | |
| 16. The War On Drugs | |
| 17. Death Grips | |
| 18. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 19. Tyler, The Creator | |
| 20. Swans |
