Top 100 Greatest Artists
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flamingyesdept 
- Chart updated: 09/22/2025 21:45
- (Created: 08/30/2024 21:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
2011
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6,128
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1972
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14,049
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1973
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1,117
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
9,132
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
44,357
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
37,832
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
11,087
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1985
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3,699
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
15,812
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1980
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28,136
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Top 100 Greatest Artists composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 41 | 41% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 1 | 1% | |
| The Zombies | 1 | 1% | |
| Chic | 1 | 1% | |
| Scott Walker | 1 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 1% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 1% | |
| Yes | 1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Artists chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 8 from 16th to 8th Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout |
| Up 8 from 15th to 7th The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 7th to 9th Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder |
| Down 2 from 8th to 10th Remain In Light by Talking Heads |
| Down 2 from 9th to 11th Graceland by Paul Simon |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
