Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Necharsian 
- Chart updated: 01/03/2024 16:15
- (Created: 11/20/2012 04:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2013]
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1971
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2000
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1973
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514
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1988
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10,258
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1971
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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 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Vampire Rodents | 1 | 1% | |
| Wreck And Reference | 1 | 1% | |
| Bohren & Der Club Of Gore | 1 | 1% | |
| Biosphere | 1 | 1% | |
| Pharoah Sanders | 1 | 1% | |
| Hailu Mergia And The Wailas | 1 | 1% | |
| Paysage D'Hiver | 1 | 1% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| ! | 03/28/2024 22:26 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 03/28/2024 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4538): By Necharsian
BestEverAlbums 03/28/2024 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4538): By Necharsian“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Necharsian () 1. In Den Gärten Pharaos by Popol Vuh (DE) (1971) 2. Horse Stories by Dirty Three (1996) 3. Pop by Gas (2000) 4. Sextant by Herbie Hancock (1973) 5. Substrata by Biosphere (1997) 6. Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo by Raul…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 08/21/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4318): By Necharsian
BestEverAlbums 08/21/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4318): By Necharsian“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Necharsian () 1. In Den Gärten Pharaos by Popol Vuh (DE) (1971) 2. Horse Stories by Dirty Three (1996) 3. Pop by Gas (2000) 4. Sextant by Herbie Hancock (1973) 5. Substrata by Biosphere (1997) 6. Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo by Raul…”
View forum post →From Anonymous 07/26/2014 17:47 in User Pick of the Day #122: Horse Stories [Necharsian]
“Chart: Rank on User's Chart: 7 Year: 1996 Rank on BEA Overall: 4,368 Average Rating: 78/100 Summary Info: The third major album by Australian post-rock band, Dirty Three. This album, the predecessor to Ocean Songs, was dubbed one of the top three albums of the year by Rolling Stone, helping to…”
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VideoKid 04/02/2013 11:57 | #71093
Very good chart, you are definitely open-minded.
Only one thought: if The Mantle is so high in the chart, why don't you include Ashes Against the Grain? :)
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Antonio-Pedro TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/16/2014 10:49 | #114566
Antonio-Pedro TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/16/2014 10:49 | #114566
Sorry I took a long time to realize that I hadn't posted on this chart (what a shame past Antonio).. Anyway How I said it's amazing, so much things to discover here and the diversity that You put here is fantastic,Like...I still need to listen to Popol Vuh... someday, I also loved the notes (descriptions?) for each album, Some more emtive than others, and some more funny, anyway they are great to spend some time reading or just discover how you love these albums, some one different of the others, but all tied together,amazing chart Nech
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alelsupreme 12/19/2012 21:31 | #58315
alelsupreme 12/19/2012 21:31 | #58315
I would totally call someone with this music taste, no maybes about it.
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Moondance 03/28/2024 22:26 | #302726
We have no albums in common & only one artist in common - I really like charts like this - they get me out of my musical safety zone & remind me that there is so much more to explore. (Edited)
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mightyram 06/16/2014 21:26 | #114590
I have no ides what some of this stuff is and I feel like I would not really like some of it, but I really love this chart- I like the broad tastes, ages, styles and the words. Great.
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