Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by yes340 
- Chart updated: 04/14/2024 11:15
- (Created: 12/10/2022 08:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
61,756
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592
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
31,230
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
12,425
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
10,893
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
5,257
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
5,944
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
26,036
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
8,048
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
22,942
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,902
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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 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 8 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Lana Del Rey | 3 | 3% | |
| Muse | 2 | 2% | |
| Queen | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Coldplay | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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59 | 59% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 85th to 82nd Word Gets Around by Stereophonics |
| Up 1 from 100th to 99th Setting Sons by The Jam |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98th No Angel by Dido |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 30th to 33rd Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles |
| Down 3 from 37th to 40th Misplaced Childhood by Marillion |
| Down 2 from 71st to 73rd Highly Evolved by The Vines |
| New entries |
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 Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memoryby Dream Theater |
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