Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Excellent Albums (Studio, Live, compilation, Soundtrack, etc.) that I actually own a physical copy of. Notes for each album indicates the format (CD, Vinyl, Cassette Tape),
- Chart updated: 10/13/2022 01:45
- (Created: 10/13/2022 01:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1997
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63,592
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Vinyl
Year of Release:
2015
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31,505
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CD
Year of Release:
1973
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60,088
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Vinyl
Year of Release:
2007
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43,877
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Vinyl
Year of Release:
1972
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43,392
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Vinyl
Year of Release:
2012
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22,387
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Vinyl & CD
Year of Release:
1967
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39,879
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Year of Release:
1965
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15,715
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Year of Release:
1959
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22,218
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Year of Release:
1994
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16,412
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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63 | 63% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/14/2025 09:47 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2025 15:08 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
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From Johnnyo 02/11/2025 15:08 | #307551
Excellent chart
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Radiohead eh? are you doing ok? haha
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
