Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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spigelwii 
July 2026 update.
- Chart updated: 07/09/2026 16:15
- (Created: 12/08/2023 02:34).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,098
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2024]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
23,610
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2023]
Year of Release:
2002
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Rank Score:
16,313
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
26,614
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2024]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
29,913
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2023]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
40,973
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2023]
Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
2,622
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2023]
[First added to this chart: 12/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
1,671
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2024]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
3,026
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 32 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Blue Öyster Cult | 6 | 6% | |
| Elvis Costello | 6 | 6% | |
| Talking Heads | 5 | 5% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 5 | 5% | |
| White Denim | 5 | 5% | |
| Steely Dan | 5 | 5% | |
| Spoon | 5 | 5% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 73 from 94th to 21st |
Up 44 from 91st to 47th |
Up 11 from 54th to 43rd |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 22 from 44th to 66th |
Down 11 from 81st to 92nd |
Down 11 from 82nd to 93rd |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/19/2026 06:06 | Cheddar | 16 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2025 11:28 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2024 05:41 | mianfei | 175 | 62/100 |
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mianfei 08/04/2024 05:42 | #304646
A difficult list to make anything of because there are relatively few artists — even if some are either worthwhile or at the very least interesting or not typical of this site — and no notes, yet the list is not like run-of-the-mill lists here or on other musical websites. (Edited)
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RoundTheBend 04/05/2024 02:04 | #302864
"White and Nerdy" - Weird Al
In all seriousness, dig your Phish, KG&LW, Talking Heads, Ween, and Elvis Costello love. Kinda quirky, but so am I.
I would wonder what you think about Grateful Dead's '72 album, etc. considering they were a different kind of jam quirky. (Edited)
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