Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by sk1bt 
the top 3 can be swapped depending on my mood. tried to limit myself to 1 album per artist, otherwise this would be a very boring list. thanks for the comments & ratings.
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:54
- (Created: 11/26/2008 04:02).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 4 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 40% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 25% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Björk | 1 | 5% | |
| Portishead | 1 | 5% | |
| Sleater-Kinney | 1 | 5% | |
| Cat Power | 1 | 5% | |
| The Knife | 1 | 5% | |
| Lauryn Hill | 1 | 5% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 1 | 5% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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9 | 45% | |
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5 | 25% | |
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1 | 5% | |
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1 | 5% | |
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1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 10th to 5thYs by Joanna Newsom |
| Up 3 from 19th to 16thRadio Ethiopia by Patti Smith Group |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 16th to 18thThe Understanding by Röyksopp |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6thIs This Desire? by PJ Harvey |
| Down 1 from 6th to 7thMeat Is Murder by The Smiths |
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 06/02/2014 10:26 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2012 15:57 | inthishole | 26 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2011 16:30 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2010 20:52 | crisscrass | 10 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2009 11:41 |  cartoken | 964 | 75/100 |
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Wow, we have very very similar taste, I think. Very good list. :)
maxperenchio 08/26/2009 07:31 | #5877
great albums, sure its cool to see female bands, but this is a great list in general
Mr. Shankly 07/10/2009 04:44 | #5177
I like the fact that so many women artists are represented here, since this seems to be such a male dominated site both in membership and in chart picks. Sleater-Kinney at number 1 is a cool choice. I think that's my favorite record of their's too.
joannajewsom 11/27/2008 04:53 | #1908
You have some really good albums on here.
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