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: 01/01/2025 04:15
- (Created: 10/24/2012 09:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 29 from 59th to 30thDisintegration by The Cure |
| Up 23 from 27th to 4thHomogenic by Björk |
| Up 17 from 68th to 51st...Like Clockwork by Queens Of The Stone Age |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 20 from 80th to 100thInnerspeaker by Tame Impala |
| Down 10 from 5th to 15thPet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Down 9 from 7th to 16thVespertine by Björk |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/14/2025 09:26 |  MadhattanJack | 266 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2025 08:39 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2025 14:57 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2025 14:17 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2024 04:18 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
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all i see are great albums
Excellent chart
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.
Was hoping to see a few more Aussie albums in the mix - cool chart otherwise.
Keatownrodriguez 01/28/2021 18:44 | #265221
I mean classics are classic for a reason
Pretty decent chart
Larcx13 11/14/2020 17:45 | #260810
Nice chart.
Tamthebam 05/12/2020 08:17 | #251321
Really good chart great to see Bjork so well represented.
Oselju 07/23/2018 07:00 | #218678
"What's going on" at the last place !!! No !!!
Great chart. Definitely a lot of shared taste here. Even if all the choices aren't the most eclectic for their genre, I really appreciate the diversity. Especially, love the Have a Nice Life. Generally a bit underrated imo
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