Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
videoheadcleaner 
- Chart updated: 05/10/2026 11:15
- (Created: 06/19/2010 16:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Muse | 2 | 2% | |
| Powderfinger | 2 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 2% | |
| Elbow | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 2 | 2% | |
| Queens Of The Stone Age | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 41st to 35thThe Eraser by Thom Yorke |
| Up 1 from 74th to 73rd154 by Wire |
| Up 1 from 73rd to 72ndEmpire by Kasabian |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 16 from 58th to 74thUnknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
| Down 1 from 35th to 36thHot Fuss by The Killers |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37thNight Time by Killing Joke |
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/14/2025 22:11 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 | |
| 10/14/2025 08:04 |  NowhereMan | 293 | 82/100 | |
| 01/28/2025 11:35 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 07/30/2023 09:09 | mikepen | 58 | 93/100 | |
| 04/06/2023 14:21 |  EyeKanFly | 209 | 88/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.3/100, a mean average of 83.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.5.
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Great chart - revealing an unique personal journey through modern music. The Aussie inclusions are a welcome addition.
EyeKanFly 04/06/2023 14:23 | #295824
I dig this list. Not everything's for me, but there's distinct preferred styles and a big emphasis on Australian artists which is very cool.
Nice to revisit your list again. It’s great
Haven’t changed my initial opinion even though you have reranked. I still love your chart. Great job
Love the notes. Good to see 'True Colours' in there. An overlooked classic.
good chart bro
Great list. I need to listen to a lot of your selections as I think we look for the same things in albums.
Thanks for sharing
Great and very consistent collection of records. There are some that I don´t know, so I will give them a try.
Excellent list!
Some great Australian inclusions.
DommeDamian 10/01/2020 09:58 | #258892
This deserves a way higher score
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