Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by WayneP 
I've tried to limit one selection per artist in my top 100. Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Velvet Underground, Nick Drake, Bruce Springsteen and many others (Beatles) could hold multiple spots. I've tried to inclue CDs I listen to VERY often. I spend hours in my car each week and this choice was painful. I have included some live CDs but no collections. Nov 5 updating
- Chart updated: 11/04/2013 02:41
- (Created: 07/05/2012 03:52).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,369
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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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39,927
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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2013]
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1966
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49,523
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1967
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21,610
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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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2,860
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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2013]
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1970
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8,679
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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2013]
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1979
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4,243
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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2013]
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1982
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1,096
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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2013]
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1978
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5,321
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1970s | 44 | 44% | |
| 1980s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Kate & Anna McGarrigle | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 1 | 1% | |
| Fairport Convention | 1 | 1% | |
| The Smithereens | 1 | 1% | |
| Nick Drake | 1 | 1% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 1% | |
| Chick Corea & Return to Forever | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 72nd to 64th Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings |
| Up 5 from 65th to 60th Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley by Robert Palmer |
| Up 2 from 61st to 59th Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 22 from 23rd to 45th Santana (1969) by Santana |
| Down 2 from 59th to 61st The Circle Game by Tom Rush |
| Down 2 from 60th to 62nd Dixie Chicken by Little Feat |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Band AKA by The Band AKA |
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| ! | 05/03/2019 23:09 | Lacobra | 21 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2017 13:20 | Johnnyo | 2,560 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2017 22:29 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/26/2013 17:57 | BraddlesHendo | 497 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/31/2013 02:41 | trajis | 2 | 93/100 |
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From TheKing 08/24/2024 11:48 | #304872
Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)
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From Johnnyo 07/27/2017 13:20 | #194987
10 albums in common with my top 100 but I own 63 of them so I have to say, from my point of view, very good taste indeed.
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From BraddlesHendo 12/26/2013 17:58 | #98824
Very cool
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From trajis 07/31/2013 02:42 | #82779
This is the kind of chart that's useful to me - absolutely essential artists/albums in common but then those i don't know much about and will now find out about
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SingingPeasant96 06/16/2013 10:30 | #79009
SingingPeasant96 06/16/2013 10:30 | #79009
Nice chart
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ffudnebbuh 02/12/2013 12:54 | #64868
ffudnebbuh 02/12/2013 12:54 | #64868
nice eclectic mix...haven't seen "old and in the way" in years.
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| Best Artists of 1985 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Kate Bush | |
| 2. Tom Waits | |
| 3. Dire Straits | |
| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 6. Tears For Fears | |
| 7. The Cure | |
| 8. The Replacements | |
| 9. Prefab Sprout | |
| 10. The Pogues | |
| 11. Marillion | |
| 12. New Order | |
| 13. Hüsker Dü | |
| 14. The Fall | |
| 15. The Waterboys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Talking Heads | |
| 18. Prince | |
| 19. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 20. The Cult |
