Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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Davy 
- 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:
20,751
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169
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1991
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11,963
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
2007
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12,193
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1997
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65,631
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1994
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18,150
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
34,727
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,289
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
2013
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Rank Score:
7,161
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
61,799
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1997
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5,645
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 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% | |
| Muse | 2 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 4% | |
| Simple Minds | 2 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 17 from 32nd to 15th Avalon by Roxy Music |
| Up 9 from 35th to 26th Disintegration by The Cure |
| Up 5 from 29th to 24th Pornography by The Cure |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 25th to 35th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Down 9 from 21st to 30th Bridges by Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson |
| Down 4 from 42nd to 46th Marquee Moon by Television |
| New entries |
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 The Colour Of Springby Talk Talk |
| Blue Sky Mining by Midnight Oil |
| Leavers |
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 A Reality Tourby David Bowie |
| Absolution by Muse |
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85/100  | 03/05/2025 11:49 |  SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
 90/100 | 03/23/2022 01:21 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
| 95/100 | 08/11/2021 15:41 | joathome | | 80/100 |
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