Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by rlang36 
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
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- Chart updated: 06/25/2026 14:45
- (Created: 10/24/2012 09:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2013]
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2007
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40,274
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2017]
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2001
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9,236
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2013]
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1966
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23,124
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2013]
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1972
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40,451
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2014]
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1980
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26,347
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2015]
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1969
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53,455
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2014]
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2004
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13,031
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2015]
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1993
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10,429
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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2015]
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2015
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28,741
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2024]
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1959
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20,908
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Deerhunter | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/14/2025 09:26 |  MadhattanJack | 362 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2025 08:39 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2025 14:57 | DrewHamster | 314 | 79/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 06/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5358): By rlang36
BestEverAlbums 06/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5358): By rlang36“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by by (1966) 4. by (1972) 5. by (1980) 6. by (1969) 7. by (2015) 10. by (1959) 11. (1989) 13. by (1986) 14. by (1988) 15. (1991) 16. by (1973) 17. by by (1975) 19. by (1990) 21. by (1967) 22. by (1975) 24. by (1974) 25. by (1985) 26. by…”
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CharlieBarley 09/24/2017 15:27 | #198669
CharlieBarley 09/24/2017 15:27 | #198669
Solid solid chart. Plenty of big hitters from the Overall Top 200 but what's wrong with that? My chart has many of these too, and classic albums are classic for a reason. I liked a huge percentage of your choices. Some notes would be good, if you had time. But overall a good chart.
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DommeDamian 11/26/2017 14:29 | #202099
DommeDamian 11/26/2017 14:29 | #202099
I do think TPAB is overrated, but still an excellent chart nonetheless my dude
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Ollie 02/14/2015 19:50 | #134953
Ollie 02/14/2015 19:50 | #134953
Bloody fantastic, big up In Rainbows!
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DriftingOrpheus 04/21/2020 15:27 | #250313
Solid Chart. Blonde on Blonde is my number 3 all time.
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Roal 05/28/2015 13:36 | #142551
Great chart. Most of the albums here are very familiar to me which is not so common in this site and I like the chart because of that. Towards the end it gets little unknown however for me.
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