Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
imacgill 
- Chart updated: 08/10/2025 18:15
- (Created: 07/24/2022 20:56).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
5,985
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75
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
22,693
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
5,663
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
6,425
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
19,052
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,918
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
3,482
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
7,434
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
10,042
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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2024]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
10,967
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Total albums: 17. Page 1 of 2
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| Depeche Mode | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 3 | 3% | |
| The White Stripes | 2 | 2% | |
| Sinéad O'Connor | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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40 | 40% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 94th to 93rd Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Up 1 from 93rd to 92nd 1999 by Prince |
| Up 1 from 92nd to 91st Hurry Up, We're Dreaming by M83 |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 63 from 31st to 94th Silent Alarm by Bloc Party |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 85/100  | 01/25/2025 14:16 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
| 95/100 | 04/29/2024 02:19 | tk421ucopy | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 10/30/2022 20:52 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
| 85/100 | 08/09/2022 14:37 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
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CassidyInc 04/30/2024 02:11
Loving the comments about your first experience hearing each album. I can't stand U2 and it's almost enough to make me give them a second chance.
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From tk421ucopy 04/29/2024 02:19
Keep it up with the comments!! Excited to see where the chart goes from here
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |