1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
by AledJames 
Currently listening to one album from the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book a day. These are my favourites (or just all of them until I get to 100 albums)
- Chart updated: 10/05/2025 19:15
- (Created: 09/11/2025 20:31).
- Chart size: 63 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/05/2025]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
16,139
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130
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2025]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
6,950
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2025]
Year of Release:
2008
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Rank Score:
10,663
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[First added to this chart: 09/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
3,475
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Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
14,906
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[First added to this chart: 10/05/2025]
Year of Release:
1995
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,210
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2025]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
199
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2025]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
773
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[First added to this chart: 10/05/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,008
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Total albums: 29. Page 1 of 3
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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 24% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Who | 3 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 3% | |
| Supergrass | 2 | 3% | |
| Beck | 2 | 3% | |
| Tears For Fears | 1 | 2% | |
| Fever Ray | 1 | 2% | |
| Motörhead | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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29 | 46% | |
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23 | 37% | |
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4 | 6% | |
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3 | 5% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 52nd to 58th Night Life by Ray Price |
| Down 6 from 53rd to 59th Guero by Beck |
| Down 6 from 54th to 60th Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion |
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