Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by replacementlevel

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• Chart updated: 04/29/2019 14:15
• (Created: 07/30/2013 19:29).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2013]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,334 charts

Rank Score:

76,982

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,496 votes)

Comments:

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Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,329 charts

Rank Score:

17,100

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

21

Overall Rank:

76

Average Rating:

 85 (1,449 votes)

Comments:

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Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2013]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,310 charts

Rank Score:

31,116

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 89 (2,735 votes)

Comments:

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Somethin' Else 

 Cannonball Adderley

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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2013]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

2,858

Rank in 1958:

2

Rank in 1950s:

14

Overall Rank:

622

Average Rating:

 82 (300 votes)

Comments:

14

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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 

 Kendrick Lamar

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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2018]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1,479 charts

Rank Score:

25,817

Rank in 2012:

1

Rank in 2010s:

3

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (1,952 votes)

Comments:

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Marquee Moon 

 Television

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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2013]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,723 charts

Rank Score:

21,759

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

47

Average Rating:

 86 (1,832 votes)

Comments:

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2013]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,423 charts

Rank Score:

39,182

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 88 (2,834 votes)

Comments:

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2013]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,777 charts

Rank Score:

45,145

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,192 votes)

Comments:

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Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2013]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,824 charts

Rank Score:

41,822

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,599 votes)

Comments:

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Armchair Apocrypha 

 Andrew Bird

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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2013]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

572

Rank in 2007:

52

Rank in 2000s:

455

Overall Rank:

2,704

Average Rating:

 79 (138 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	4	4%
1960s	21	21%
1970s	20	20%
1980s	10	10%
1990s	21	21%
2000s	16	16%
2010s	8	8%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	4	4%
The Rolling Stones	3	3%
Radiohead	3	3%
Bob Dylan	3	3%
Pavement	2	2%
Led Zeppelin	2	2%
R.E.M.	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	65	65%
	24	24%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	2	2%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 42 from 84th to 42nd To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Up 10 from 57th to 47th Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction
Up 6 from 73rd to 67th Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Biggest fallers
Down 15 from 58th to 73rd The Cars by The Cars
Down 14 from 71st to 85th Elephant by The White Stripes
Down 10 from 47th to 57th Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

New entries
Pearl by Janis Joplin
Blue Train by John Coltrane

Leavers
For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
Chutes Too Narrow by The Shins

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
90/100	08/25/2023 21:21	Johnnyo	2,013	80/100
85/100	08/12/2019 08:56	Timooosterink	131	90/100
85/100	06/02/2019 20:27	dihansse	308	84/100
95/100	05/23/2019 02:43	Purplepash	1,303	88/100
90/100	03/26/2019 03:03	elo269megv	141	90/100

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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.9/100, a mean average of 89.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.0.

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From Johnnyo 08/25/2023 21:21

Top notch chart

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From flyingcitrus 03/25/2019 19:17

This looks like a very informed and varied list. I like seeing Highway 61 and Marquee Moon get some love

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From ForegroundNoise 03/25/2019 15:50

Lots of great albums here (if a little safe, only six outside the BEA top 1,000). Would love to see your written opinions of some of these in note form!!

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From Rivera 03/25/2019 13:05

Great chart, I'd like to see that 1,000 list as well.

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From Lgk21 12/12/2017 22:44

Great chart, we have a lot in common. I would love to see that full top 1,000 list.

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From DommeDamian 12/12/2017 10:19

Loads in common, great to see OutKast in the top 10. I may not always agree, but it's still classy

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From JulianR 08/26/2017 20:53

good stuff! very well thought out

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From flamingyesdept 12/07/2016 18:50

Excellent chart. 21 albums in common and more than a few in my 101-200. Great stuff! Also woo Terry Callier :)

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From YikYak 09/04/2016 01:00

Great!!!

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From ObsoleteEntity 09/03/2016 13:22

Added your chart as a favorite. High rating because you put lots of thought and listening time into your chart.

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