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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5,997
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1972
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13,897
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1973
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1,037
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
9,105
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
43,371
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
37,323
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
10,923
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1985
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3,707
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
15,655
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,655
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Top 100 Greatest Artists composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| The Velvet Underground & Nico | 1 | 1% | |
| Destroyer | 1 | 1% | |
| The Jam | 1 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 1 | 1% | |
| Frank Zappa | 1 | 1% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 1 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Artists chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| 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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