Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 11/25/2020 03:45
- (Created: 10/29/2012 03:26).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2012]
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2009
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5,071
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2012]
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1991
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26,771
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2012]
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1999
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14,247
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
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1997
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6,315
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2016]
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2016
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12,064
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2012]
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1998
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29,903
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2012]
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2002
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3,334
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2012]
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1988
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14,916
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2012]
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1992
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6,558
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2012]
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1967
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37,511
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2010s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 2% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 2% | |
| Sigur Rós | 2 | 2% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 1% | |
| Daft Punk | 1 | 1% | |
| Daniel Lopatin | 1 | 1% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/15/2025 17:29 | Exist-en-ciel | 162 | 97/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2020 17:38 |  desh79 | 1,274 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2019 09:33 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,828 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/11/2019 17:46 |  C_Krug2009 | 140 | 82/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2018 23:37 |  phantom1305 | 290 | 92/100 |
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C_Krug2009 01/11/2019 17:46 | #229494
C_Krug2009 01/11/2019 17:46 | #229494
This chart has some picks that remind me of mine a few years ago. Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor!, Boards of Canada, all good picks
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ForegroundNoise 07/30/2018 13:41 | #218953
ForegroundNoise 07/30/2018 13:41 | #218953
Absolutely ADORE so many of these great picks, many of which appear on my own chart. That said, I feel like the focus on so many 90s & 00s indie classics the pre-90s has been short changed a little - if you're after older records that don't feel so dated you may like a few of these krautrock beauts:
Tangerine Dream - Zeit
Can - Ege Bamyasi
Faust - Faust IV
Amon Düül II - Yeti
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CharlieBarley 07/24/2018 20:51 | #218739
CharlieBarley 07/24/2018 20:51 | #218739
Very cool chart. You obviously like innovative music. Many classic albums. Good work.
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wooolf 10/21/2017 14:20 | #199876
wooolf 10/21/2017 14:20 | #199876
Great chart!
A lot of less known stuff I really like.
I'll be coming back here for discoveries!
(Didn't like your nr 1 ('Hospice' at the time of writing) on first listen, but maybe it will be a grower for me..)
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Lgk21 03/14/2017 01:57 | #187387
Nice chart, especially good for those who like a lot of more modern music.
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LordMark 03/13/2017 22:59 | #187379
25 albums in common, 10 of which are outside of the BEA top 100.
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panapsal 03/13/2017 18:14 | #187364
great chart !!!!
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platus 11/10/2015 07:29 | #152736
Original chart. Congratulations.
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Arthurknight 11/09/2015 21:04 | #152714
Arthurknight 11/09/2015 21:04 | #152714
really like this chart of the day, seamless integration of unique and expected
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LedZep 11/09/2015 18:44 | #152704
LedZep 11/09/2015 18:44 | #152704
A lot of indie and rap. Not bad, but I don't know many of these albums and some I don't like
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