Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Artists/groups that didn't make the list include the Byrds, Cream, the Cure, My Bloody Valentine, Pixies, and numerous other names I haven't listened to closely yet.
- Chart updated: 10/14/2025 23:45
- (Created: 08/29/2021 18:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Album of the year 1980
Favourite track: "Because You're Young" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Album of the year 1980
Favourite track: "Because You're Young" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
5,690
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Favourite track: "Crosseyed and Painless" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Favourite track: "Crosseyed and Painless" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
28,146
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Favourite track: "a Means to an End" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Favourite track: "a Means to an End" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,423
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Album of the year 1985
Favourite track: "Well I Wonder" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Album of the year 1985
Favourite track: "Well I Wonder" [First added to this chart: 10/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
6,411
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Album of the year 1986
Favourite track: "the Boy with the Thorn in His Side" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Album of the year 1986
Favourite track: "the Boy with the Thorn in His Side" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
34,491
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Favourite track: "Fall on Me" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Favourite track: "Fall on Me" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,547
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Album of the year 1989
Favourite track: "I Am the Resurrection" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Album of the year 1989
Favourite track: "I Am the Resurrection" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,392
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Album of the year 1984
Favourite track: "Reel Around the Fountain" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Album of the year 1984
Favourite track: "Reel Around the Fountain" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
8,093
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Album of the year 1981
Favourite track: "Computerwelt" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Album of the year 1981
Favourite track: "Computerwelt" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,518
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Favourite track: "Elephant Talk" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Favourite track: "Elephant Talk" [First added to this chart: 10/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,167
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1970s | 38 | 38% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 7 | 7% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| The Doors | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Yes | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
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