Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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In Rainbows 
United Kingdom Radiohead
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2013]
Year of Release:
2007
Appears in:
2,989 charts
Rank Score:
40,531
Rank in 2007:
1
Rank in 2000s:
1
Overall Rank:
7
Average Rating:
Top rated album (89/100 - 3987 votes)  89 (3,987 votes)
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Vespertine 
Iceland Björk
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 05/06/2017]
Year of Release:
2001
Appears in:
854 charts
Rank Score:
9,243
Rank in 2001:
4
Rank in 2000s:
21
Overall Rank:
146
Average Rating:
 83 (1,017 votes)
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Blonde On Blonde 
United States Bob Dylan
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 04/16/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
2,058 charts
Rank Score:
23,600
Rank in 1966:
3
Rank in 1960s:
11
Overall Rank:
31
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2428 votes)  88 (2,428 votes)
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 
United Kingdom David Bowie
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 06/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
3,041 charts
Rank Score:
40,815
Rank in 1972:
1
Rank in 1970s:
3
Overall Rank:
6
Average Rating:
Top rated album (90/100 - 3593 votes)  90 (3,593 votes)
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Remain In Light 
United States Talking Heads
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 09/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
2,055 charts
Rank Score:
26,525
Rank in 1980:
1
Rank in 1980s:
3
Overall Rank:
26
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2321 votes)  87 (2,321 votes)
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Abbey Road 
United Kingdom The Beatles
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 06/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
3,775 charts
Rank Score:
54,076
Rank in 1969:
1
Rank in 1960s:
1
Overall Rank:
3
Average Rating:
Top rated album (92/100 - 4676 votes)  92 (4,676 votes)
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Madvillainy 
Mixed Nationality Madvillain
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 05/24/2014]
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
1,088 charts
Rank Score:
13,231
Rank in 2004:
2
Rank in 2000s:
8
Overall Rank:
88
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 1239 votes)  86 (1,239 votes)
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Souvlaki 
United Kingdom Slowdive
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 11/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1993
Appears in:
941 charts
Rank Score:
10,302
Rank in 1993:
4
Rank in 1990s:
25
Overall Rank:
125
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 1038 votes)  85 (1,038 votes)
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To Pimp A Butterfly 
United States Kendrick Lamar
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 03/17/2015]
Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
1,938 charts
Rank Score:
29,183
Rank in 2015:
1
Rank in 2010s:
1
Overall Rank:
20
Average Rating:
Top rated album (89/100 - 2328 votes)  89 (2,328 votes)
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Kind Of Blue 
United States Miles Davis
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 12/31/2024]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
1,662 charts
Rank Score:
20,968
Rank in 1959:
1
Rank in 1950s:
1
Overall Rank:
36
Average Rating:
Top rated album (89/100 - 2298 votes)  89 (2,298 votes)
Comments:
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From 07/09/2024 04:18 | #304208
all i see are great albums (Edited)
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From 09/11/2023 11:27 | #299074
Excellent chart (Edited)
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From 10/27/2022 21:45 | #290843
37 albums in common! Blonde On Blonde at 1 and Souvlaki By Slowdive in the top 10 stand out to me. Love both of those records. Very interesting list to go through. Thank you.
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From 10/27/2022 21:26 | #290842
Was hoping to see a few more Aussie albums in the mix - cool chart otherwise.
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From 01/28/2021 18:44 | #265221
I mean classics are classic for a reason
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From 11/15/2020 03:14 | #260840
Pretty decent chart
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From 11/14/2020 17:45 | #260810
Nice chart.
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From 05/12/2020 08:17 | #251321
Really good chart great to see Bjork so well represented.
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From 04/21/2020 15:27 | #250313
Solid Chart. Blonde on Blonde is my number 3 all time.
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From 07/23/2018 07:00 | #218678
"What's going on" at the last place !!! No !!!
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