Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by Lurkfish 
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:52
- (Created: 09/27/2008 02:53).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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1991
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5,252
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1977
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16,996
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1979
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30,851
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1974
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321
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1965
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15,768
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1980
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15,209
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1996
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9,218
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1959
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22,242
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1979
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21,808
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1961
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2,893
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Coltrane | 2 | 10% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 10% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 10% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 5% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 1 | 5% | |
| Shuggie Otis | 1 | 5% | |
| James Mason | 1 | 5% | |
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| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums |  SimulatedProphet | Overall chart | 2009 | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/05/2016 10:08 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2009 07:19 |  telefunker | 901 | 49/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2008 21:52 |  joannajewsom | 296 | 62/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2008 23:14 |  maxxy | 268 | 57/100 |
| ! | 09/27/2008 14:29 |  JohnnyRocketFing | 234 | 60/100 |
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From TheKing 08/24/2024 13:03 | #304961
Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)
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From LedZep 05/05/2016 10:09 | #165239
LedZep 05/05/2016 10:09 | #165239
Nice, give us 40 so I can rate more objectively
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From Mozart 04/22/2009 11:53 | #3712
Not too keen on Jazz albums on these lists. They're obviously great albums but strikes me as an apples and oranges scenario.
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From joannajewsom 10/19/2008 04:53 | #1555
joannajewsom 10/19/2008 04:53 | #1555
Your first page was really good, but then you lost me with Ryan Adams.
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From maxxy 10/09/2008 06:14 | #1473
maxxy 10/09/2008 06:14 | #1473
some great choices (kind of blue, love supreme), but some not-so-great ones too...
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