Top 10 Greatest Music Albums
by MarkC 
The top 10 rock albums that moved me most over the years, and that I still listen to frequently.
- Chart updated: 06/01/2024 20:15
- (Created: 06/01/2024 19:48).
- Chart size: 10 albums.
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No one was bigger and better at this stage of their career. Still America's best rock band.
Tie with Aerosmith Live Bootleg for albums I have listened to the most over 50 years.
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1978
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978
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Their best of many. 71-76 was the golden period for me.
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1971
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16,628
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Insane how they got this production in 1969. Wow
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1969
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16,653
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First album I ever heard by Bowie. Hooked ever since!
Year of Release:
1979
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1,218
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This one was my first exposure to Kiss as a middle school student.
Tough to choose a fave. DOA is one of the best tracks on the one.
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1979
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652
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Just a killer blend of rock with a touch of punk.
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1980
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2,926
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Petty's fir 3 albums were his very best. All great and unique though.
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1979
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2,243
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Sounds of my childhood in late 70's. A perfect album if there ever was one.
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1977
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30,382
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Total albums: 10. Page 1 of 1
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Top 10 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 80% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Aerosmith | 1 | 10% | |
| Thin Lizzy | 1 | 10% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 10% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 10% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 10% | |
| Kiss | 1 | 10% | |
| Van Halen | 1 | 10% | |
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Small list but a cracker list. Interesting to revisit if you expand it
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