Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 04/22/2024 14:45
- (Created: 08/21/2023 19:52).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,980
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196
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2023]
Year of Release:
2016
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12,980
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1967
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21,899
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2023]
Year of Release:
2010
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22,979
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1984
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16,076
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2023]
Year of Release:
2007
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12,159
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1994
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9,275
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1991
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38,405
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2023]
Year of Release:
2005
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20,581
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2023]
Year of Release:
2016
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4,422
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 16% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 8% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 6% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 4% | |
| Bon Iver | 2 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 16 from 49th to 33rd The Wall by Pink Floyd |
| Up 16 from 45th to 29th Jar Of Flies by Alice In Chains |
| Up 15 from 34th to 19th Illinois by Sufjan Stevens |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 30 from 20th to 50th Thriller by Michael Jackson |
| Down 23 from 9th to 32nd Moving Pictures by Rush |
| Down 16 from 29th to 45th Rumours by Fleetwood Mac |
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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. The Velvet Underground | |
| 11. Neil Young | |
| 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 |
