Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 03/13/2025 12:45
• (Created: 09/20/2023 10:02).
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7. (9) 2

Zen Arcade 

 Hüsker Dü

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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2023]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

506 charts

Rank Score:

4,175

Rank in 1984:

9

Rank in 1980s:

55

Overall Rank:

402

Average Rating:

 79 (601 votes)

Comments:

33

23. (24) 1

Flip Your Wig 

 Hüsker Dü

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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2023]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

693

Rank in 1985:

28

Rank in 1980s:

349

Overall Rank:

2,297

Average Rating:

 78 (153 votes)

Comments:

6

41. (42) 1

Treasure 

 Cocteau Twins

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2023]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

568 charts

Rank Score:

4,005

Rank in 1984:

10

Rank in 1980s:

60

Overall Rank:

426

Average Rating:

 82 (648 votes)

Comments:

38

62. (63) 1

Avalon 

 Roxy Music

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2023]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

496 charts

Rank Score:

3,516

Rank in 1982:

7

Rank in 1980s:

73

Overall Rank:

493

Average Rating:

 79 (643 votes)

Comments:

30

74. (75) 1

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2023]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,030 charts

Rank Score:

27,751

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,298 votes)

Comments:

196

77. (=)

English Settlement 

 XTC

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Atti [First added to this chart: 09/20/2023]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

296 charts

Rank Score:

1,584

Rank in 1982:

16

Rank in 1980s:

170

Overall Rank:

1,100

Average Rating:

 79 (353 votes)

Comments:

15

82. (=)

Past Masters • Volume Two 
Compilation

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2023]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

216

Rank in 1988:

84

Rank in 1980s:

892

Overall Rank:

6,058

Average Rating:

 84 (398 votes)

Comments:

16

84. (=)

Shake It Up 

 The Cars

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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2023]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

264

Rank in 1981:

86

Rank in 1980s:

757

Overall Rank:

5,147

Average Rating:

 73 (112 votes)

Comments:

6

86. (=)

The Psychedelic Furs 

 The Psychedelic Furs

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2023]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

125 charts

Rank Score:

567

Rank in 1980:

52

Rank in 1980s:

414

Overall Rank:

2,731

Average Rating:

 77 (139 votes)

Comments:

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88. (=)

Closer 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2023]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,520 charts

Rank Score:

15,306

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

78

Average Rating:

 85 (1,922 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	1%
1960s	13	13%
1970s	54	54%
1980s	11	11%
1990s	13	13%
2000s	6	6%
2010s	2	2%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	6	6%
David Bowie	5	5%
The Doors	5	5%
Led Zeppelin	5	5%
Blondie	4	4%
Aphex Twin	3	3%
Kraftwerk	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	46	46%
	46	46%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 13 from 30th to 17th Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Up 7 from 17th to 10th Best Of Cream by Cream
Up 4 from 23rd to 19th Eat A Peach by The Allman Brothers Band

Biggest fallers
Down 56 from 20th to 76th The Definitive Groove Collection by Chic
Down 19 from 13th to 32nd 68 Million Shades... by Spring Heel Jack
Down 10 from 6th to 16th Yerself Is Steam by Mercury Rev

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