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: 6 hours ago
- (Created: 09/11/2025 20:31).
- Chart size: 84 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/05/2025]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
16,103
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[First added to this chart: 10/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
3,287
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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 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 26% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 27% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Who | 3 | 4% | |
| Beck | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| Supergrass | 2 | 2% | |
| Klaxons | 1 | 1% | |
| Funkadelic | 1 | 1% | |
| Peter Frampton | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 50% | |
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30 | 36% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 44th to 51st The Poet by Bobby Womack |
| Down 7 from 45th to 52nd Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 7 from 46th to 53rd Eagles by Eagles |
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