Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Deckiller 
2-time Chart of the Day, featuring selections from my favorite ensembles as well as some of my all-time favorite classic albums.
- Chart updated: 02/28/2024 19:45
- (Created: 08/28/2012 07:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Dream Theater | 3 | 3% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 3 | 3% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| Yes | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Queen | 3 | 3% | |
| Marillion | 3 | 3% | |
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54 | 54% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 44 from 49th to 5th Abbey Road by The Beatles |
| Up 31 from 67th to 36th Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago Transit Authority |
| Up 24 from 58th to 34th Synchronicity by The Police |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 38 from 20th to 58th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
| Down 31 from 68th to 99th Dead Air For Radios by Chroma Key |
| Down 20 from 56th to 76th In A Glass House by Gentle Giant |
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 Machine Headby Deep Purple |
| Leavers |
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 Pure Heroineby Lorde |
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 70/100  | 11/03/2021 12:06 | mianfei | | 61/100 |
| 95/100 | 10/27/2021 14:19 |  DommeDamian | | 90/100 |
| 90/100 | 10/13/2021 15:54 |  Goliath | | 86/100 |
| 90/100 | 05/14/2021 00:48 | Hophophop | | 65/100 |
| 95/100 | 04/20/2021 06:32 |  Skroskznik | | 92/100 |
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I have never seen a chart with so much progressive rock, as some other commentators have noticed. Yet, the chart does contain some genres that might not be expected from a progressive rock fan – pop, electronic and even one album of early rap.
I can really fault some choices, like ‘Fallen’ and ‘Asia’, but this is by no means a bad chart even so. As others have noted, notes would make it substantially better.
you like metal too much - gotta try classics more cuz...thanks for showing me the site....
Like a lot of your picks
ForegroundNoise 05/15/2019 22:20
Nice picks!! Some notes would make a great addition
We have a contemporary prog rock lover, something not too frequent in this webpage. Great selection.
AAL2014 12/04/2017 06:31
Loooove the prog heavy charts. BEA doesn't have a ton of prog heavy charts so I can't believe I haven't seen this yet.
Great chart with some wonderful and underrated records. Amazing top 10.
Finally someone who seems to like Hand. Cannot. Erase. as much as I do!
patriciatoledo 08/18/2017 02:41
Moving Pictures <3
Yess I finally found someone who loves Hand. Cannot. Erase. as much as I do! Love this chart
jhuik 04/12/2017 01:32
Pretty heavy on the prog, but original and worthwhile in that, too. One could argue that prog albums really are the best albums ever. I, too, have a deep (and deepening) love for Hand Cannot Erase, truly one of a kind.
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