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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CD
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1973
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58,577
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Vinyl
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1972
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42,112
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CD
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1972
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17,142
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CD
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1970
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9,122
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Vinyl
Year of Release:
1971
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18,828
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CD
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1970
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6,286
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CD
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1979
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4,117
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CD
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1970
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7,344
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CD
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1971
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18,951
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CD
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1979
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30,117
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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% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 2% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 2% | |
| The Band | 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 | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 02/11/2025 15:08 | Johnnyo | 2,584 | 80/100 | |
| 06/23/2023 05:12 |  Applerill | 972 | 75/100 | |
| 03/28/2023 11:05 | Larcx13 | 1,139 | 86/100 | |
| 11/11/2022 18:59 | zsolti | 17 | 91/100 |
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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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