Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by MrOlan 
- Chart updated: 02/21/2026 16:15
- (Created: 11/04/2022 11:35).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2022]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
13,744
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2022]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
44,099
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
59,035
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
10,450
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2022]
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
38,185
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2025]
[First added to this chart: 11/06/2022]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
27,830
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[First added to this chart: 06/30/2024]
[First added to this chart: 11/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
8,806
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 32 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2020s | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 6 | 6% | |
| Loreena McKennitt | 6 | 6% | |
| Genesis | 5 | 5% | |
| Rémi Geffroy | 5 | 5% | |
| Naragonia | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 37 from 63rd to 26thThe Yes Album by Yes |
| Up 4 from 5th to 1stClose To The Edge by Yes |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 46th to 48thYo Soy El Punto Cubano by Celina González |
| Down 2 from 47th to 49thTandem by Naragonia |
| Down 2 from 48th to 50thBlood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
| New entries |
|---|
| Hot Rats by Frank Zappa |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/20/2025 15:25 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,094 | 85/100 | |
| 06/09/2023 15:54 |  Applerill | 972 | 75/100 | |
| 11/20/2022 02:44 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 |
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