The Greatest Rock Albums
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1972
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19,825
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1979
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31,102
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1975
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15,458
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1972
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43,733
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1973
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60,421
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1971
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21,207
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1975
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20,856
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1977
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30,890
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1976
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6,070
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The Greatest Rock Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 44 | 44% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 3% | |
| The Band | 2 | 2% | |
| The Who | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
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43 | 43% | |
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| ! | 07/23/2025 23:33 | mrmcrook | 725 | 92/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2025 14:09 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/09/2023 22:13 |  pedro1976 | 107 | 85/100 |
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From Johnnyo 01/14/2023 08:53 | #292830
An OK chart as you might expect from the source.
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Goliath 07/27/2021 14:26 | #271979
Goliath 07/27/2021 14:26 | #271979
27 in common with my list, 22 in common with my 70's chart. The Stones and Hendrix are over-represented, the list contains many of the usual suspects (as it should).
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