Top 20 Greatest Music Albums by mattathon

My chart is based on three main criteria:
1. The originality and quality of the music. This obviously puts the Beatles way ahead of most of the competition.
2. The influence that individual albums had on future generations of musicians. This gives the likes of the pistols and nirvana a head start.
3. Relevance. Are these albums still relevant today? Personally, I think this applies to most of the albums in there but excludes some works that were great at the time but do not exert a huge influence on music today e.g. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart.
In some cases I have given greater weight to one category over another for exceptional circumstances.

• Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:48
• (Created: 01/10/2007 04:45).
• Chart size: 20 albums.

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1.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,419 charts

Rank Score:

50,870

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,488 votes)

Comments:

480

2.

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,784 charts

Rank Score:

45,088

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,197 votes)

Comments:

354

3.

Revolver 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,480 charts

Rank Score:

56,807

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,476 votes)

Comments:

477

4.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

71,063

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,208 votes)

Comments:

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5.

Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,914 charts

Rank Score:

22,474

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 85 (2,296 votes)

Comments:

209

6.

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,312 charts

Rank Score:

31,035

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 89 (2,739 votes)

Comments:

226

7.

Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,115 charts

Rank Score:

42,230

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 87 (4,237 votes)

Comments:

407

8.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols 

 Sex Pistols

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,343 charts

Rank Score:

11,799

Rank in 1977:

5

Rank in 1970s:

34

Overall Rank:

125

Average Rating:

 80 (1,819 votes)

Comments:

145

9.

London Calling 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,756 charts

Rank Score:

36,155

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,085 votes)

Comments:

256

10.

The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,817 charts

Rank Score:

19,831

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,391 votes)

Comments:

226

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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	7	35%
1970s	6	30%
1980s	4	20%
1990s	3	15%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	3	15%
The Rolling Stones	2	10%
Bob Dylan	2	10%
The Smiths	1	5%
Pink Floyd	1	5%
Oasis	1	5%
Radiohead	1	5%
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Country	Albums	%
	13	65%
	6	30%
	1	5%

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From banana brother 08/31/2008 00:09

If influence on future musicians is a main part of your criteria then where is "The Velvet Underground & Nico"?

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