Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2014]
Year of Release:
2010
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4,708
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2009]
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1967
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39,432
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Top rated album (89/100 - 3562 votes)  89 (3,562 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2009]
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1991
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28,100
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2490 votes)  86 (2,490 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2009]
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1977
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19,787
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1904 votes)  86 (1,904 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2011]
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1970
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1,153
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2009]
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1988
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11,973
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2011]
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1963
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12,845
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1038 votes)  86 (1,038 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1968
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2,613
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2009]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,102
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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2011]
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1969
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6,181
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 1 1%
1950s 1 1%
1960s 29 29%
1970s 31 31%
1980s 17 17%
1990s 19 19%
2000s 1 1%
2010s 1 1%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United States 64 64%
United Kingdom 17 17%
Germany 6 6%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Australia 4 4%
Canada 4 4%

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81/100 (from 253 votes)
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01/04/2025 14:28 NowhereMan   29282/100
 
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09/29/2024 00:37 MadhattanJack   27885/100
 
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09/28/2024 09:03 Johnnyo   2,57380/100
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11/27/2020 16:33 Bloaf38   1685/100

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80/100
From 01/04/2025 14:23 | #306800
Wow I remember your presence when I joined the community many years ago. Great to see you are still amending your charts. Hope all is well!
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90/100
From 09/28/2024 09:04 | #305454
Really interesting and diverse chart. i like it a lot
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85/100
From 03/16/2021 04:03 | #267398
Some choices I don't agree with, but some I really do. Not bad.
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From 11/27/2020 16:34 | #261503
very interesting choices!
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From 09/16/2019 14:52 | #242675
Perhaps the only top 100 on the site with Newsom #1 and Morrison #2, aside from mine :)
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From 03/29/2018 23:19 | #211951
The Scaruffi-core is just a little bit too strong in the top 14 but then it goes in a consistently interesting direction with one awesome album after the other. Love seeing Yeti and Surfer Rosa up there and VU & Nico is damn good #1. Great chart.
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From 03/23/2017 20:14 | #187982
It's pretty eccentric and I love it. It's not even close to my chart but the fact I still like this just shows how good this chart is.
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From 11/22/2016 17:35 | #178904
Brilliant stuff mostly.
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From 11/22/2016 09:18 | #178878
If I was trying to be a bit more objective than my own chart shows, I would say the top 2 here are bang on!
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From 09/12/2016 05:29 | #174814
Fantastic chart! I look forward to revisiting 'On The Corner' and 'Yeti'. Currently trying to get into 'The Charm Of The Highway Strip', liking it more than '69 Love Songs'.
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Best Albums of 1988
1. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
2. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
3. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
4. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy
5. ...And Justice For All by Metallica
6. Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
7. Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine
8. Green by R.E.M.
9. Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A
10. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son by Iron Maiden
11. I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
12. Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction
13. Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 by The Traveling Wilburys
14. Operation: Mindcrime by Queensrÿche
15. If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues
16. 16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens
17. Tender Prey by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
18. Viva Hate by Morrissey
19. Starfish by The Church
20. Rattle And Hum by U2
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