Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by garypkelleher123

• Chart updated: 06/16/2013 16:17
• (Created: 08/18/2012 21:51).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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5. (4) 1

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,484 charts

Rank Score:

36,101

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,896 votes)

Comments:

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The Smiths 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

968 charts

Rank Score:

8,273

Rank in 1984:

3

Rank in 1980s:

23

Overall Rank:

187

Average Rating:

 83 (1,468 votes)

Comments:

86

7. (5) 2

The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,014 charts

Rank Score:

23,995

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

34

Average Rating:

 86 (2,276 votes)

Comments:

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10. (8) 2

Doolittle 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,542 charts

Rank Score:

33,979

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,933 votes)

Comments:

291

17. (16) 1

Hatful Of Hollow 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

630 charts

Rank Score:

6,335

Rank in 1984:

6

Rank in 1980s:

35

Overall Rank:

270

Average Rating:

 86 (1,038 votes)

Comments:

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Strangeways, Here We Come 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

744 charts

Rank Score:

5,869

Rank in 1987:

4

Rank in 1980s:

37

Overall Rank:

292

Average Rating:

 81 (1,123 votes)

Comments:

64

20. (19) 1

Meat Is Murder 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

825 charts

Rank Score:

6,543

Rank in 1985:

4

Rank in 1980s:

33

Overall Rank:

258

Average Rating:

 82 (1,280 votes)

Comments:

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Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,572 charts

Rank Score:

16,269

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

73

Average Rating:

 84 (1,854 votes)

Comments:

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Straight Outta Compton 

 N.W.A

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

594 charts

Rank Score:

3,429

Rank in 1988:

9

Rank in 1980s:

78

Overall Rank:

516

Average Rating:

 79 (731 votes)

Comments:

39

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	2%
1960s	8	16%
1970s	6	12%
1980s	9	18%
1990s	10	20%
2000s	13	26%
2010s	3	6%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	6	12%
The Smiths	5	10%
Radiohead	4	8%
Arcade Fire	2	4%
The Rolling Stones	2	4%
Bon Iver	2	4%
The Clash	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	24	48%
	22	44%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 13 from 27th to 14th For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
Up 13 from 26th to 13th Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
Up 9 from 10th to 1st Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones

Biggest fallers
Down 12 from 7th to 19th Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths
Down 8 from 14th to 22nd Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
Down 4 from 11th to 15th The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

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From TheKing 08/24/2024 12:21

Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)

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From Patman360 09/28/2012 21:40

Quite perfect if I'm honest, Titus Andronicus was the icing on the cake.

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From 5thbeatle 08/26/2012 22:38

I declare these albums to be fantabulous.

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