Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by 
s_swimley 
Since my tastes are really varied, I tried not to duplicate too many artists. Though my formative years were during the "Grunge" heyday, I certainly have an appreciation of all eras. With an LP and CD collection over 800, spanning everything from Mozart to Motorhead, it's hard to pick out 20 unique albums. What I tried to to is take what I believe to be either the defining album of an artist's career or a groundbreaking album that paved the way for other artisits and a new movement. However, these are the albums I find myself putting on no matter what the situation calls for or what mood I'm in....perennial favorites if you will.
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:49
- (Created: 09/26/2008 00:45).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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1969
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53,443
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1991
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17,990
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1973
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55,638
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1987
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10,345
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1969
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20,132
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1987
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17,914
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1967
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40,204
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1977
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8,967
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 10% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 25% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 10% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 10% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 1 | 5% | |
| U2 | 1 | 5% | |
| Jeff Buckley | 1 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 1 | 5% | |
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| ! | 04/11/2015 18:23 |  calsper | 646 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/05/2012 14:34 | armoury | 174 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2011 16:32 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 |
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s_swimley 10/09/2008 02:08 | #1468
s_swimley 10/09/2008 02:08 | #1468
I think maxxy was pretty accurate with the rough draft comment. I went back through my collection to find some more "worthy" entries and this is what I've come up with. Yes, a lot is mainstream, but I believe a component of a great album is it's popularity and ability to reach people.
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armoury 04/05/2012 14:34 | #39450
good chart but too classics based and way too small
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banana brother 10/09/2008 03:19 | #1469
banana brother 10/09/2008 03:19 | #1469
Great changes, i love the brubeck and mingus adds
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maxxy 09/26/2008 06:18 | #1328
maxxy 09/26/2008 06:18 | #1328
you should get some less mainstream stuff.
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maxxy 09/26/2008 06:17 | #1327
maxxy 09/26/2008 06:17 | #1327
uuhh seems like a rough draft
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