The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time (1-100) by Paste (2024) 
Founded in 2002 and based in Atlanta, GA, USA, Paste (PasteMagazine.com) is an online culture magazine that covers music, movies, TV, comedy, games, books, comics, drinks and politics. These are their best albums of all time. (This is their first All-Time Greatest Albums list.)
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1976
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15,996
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1989
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26,783
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1985
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18,440
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1987
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9,050
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1969
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59,666
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2000
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5,087
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1996
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5,612
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1966
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2,205
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1972
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4,151
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1966
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40,582
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The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time (1-100) composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 2% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 | 2% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
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