Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by bloosy 
- Chart updated: 10/27/2023 09:45
- (Created: 10/27/2021 10:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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11,692
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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1,666
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2023]
Year of Release:
1969
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17,157
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2023]
Year of Release:
2022
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6,792
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2021]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,152
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2021]
Year of Release:
2003
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11,405
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2021]
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2021
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1,463
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2021]
Year of Release:
1989
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3,314
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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984
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Tom Waits | 4 | 4% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
| Big Brother And The Holding Company | 2 | 2% | |
| Dexter Gordon | 2 | 2% | |
| Mark Lanegan | 1 | 1% | |
| Traams | 1 | 1% | |
| Buffalo Nichols | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 42nd to 43rd Bring On The Night by Sting |
| Down 1 from 43rd to 44th Grin by Traams |
| Down 1 from 44th to 45th Push The Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| New entries |
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| Maverick Thinker by William The Conqueror |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 06/30/2025 05:24 |  Repo | 561 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/08/2022 14:57 | sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/14/2022 09:46 | AshAsh | 2 | 93/100 |
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From AshAsh 02/14/2022 09:47 | #281278
Awesome chart! Great to see Black Country, New Road and Squid, love both those albums and the legend Tom Waits, great choice for number 1!
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