Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 10/28/2025 02:45
- (Created: 09/17/2023 02:37).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,180
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10,746
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
557
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,292
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,537
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,167
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,719
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
4,614
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,330
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
8,059
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Willie Nelson | 4 | 4% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| Elvis Costello | 2 | 2% | |
| Lucinda Williams | 2 | 2% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 22 from 45th to 23rdThe Marfa Tapes by Jack Ingram / Miranda Lambert / Jon Randall |
| Up 12 from 26th to 14thBookends by Simon & Garfunkel |
| Up 10 from 23rd to 13thHelp! by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 10 from 11th to 21stSongs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder |
| Down 9 from 8th to 17thRed Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson |
| Down 9 from 15th to 24thAmerican II: Unchained by Johnny Cash |
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| ! | 04/11/2025 04:54 |  Rhyner | 1,457 | 99/100 |
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