Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by jwalsh97 
- Chart updated: 11/04/2024 14:15
- (Created: 04/11/2022 21:41).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
43,598
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
20,841
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,420
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,150
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
30,845
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,242
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2023]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
22,686
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
17,096
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,894
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
12,399
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 32 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 7 | 7% | |
| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 6 from 90th to 96th Pink Moon by Nick Drake |
| Down 6 from 91st to 97th Closer by Joy Division |
| Down 6 from 92nd to 98th Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder |
| Achtung Baby by U2 |
| Paranoid by Black Sabbath |
| The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground |
| Either/Or by Elliott Smith |
| Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/30/2025 13:16 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2024 16:58 | Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2023 00:26 | WillyMac | 95 | 86/100 |
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From WillyMac 06/23/2023 00:27 | #297735
Great chart! 28 albums the same as mine. But I don't know your #1 at all... I'll have to give it a listen. Would your name and his be a coincidence?...
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