Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by bigbird 
This is hard!
My chart is a major work in progress at the moment. Just reeling off whatever comes to my head so it is by no means in order.....or in fact my greatest albums of all time. Just picking one album from each of my favourite artists and whatever ive been listening to recently that I like. Eventually it will take shape!
Note: I have added a few that weren't on the site yet that will probably be moved once I can make more charts.....AND....I also lost my way with one album per artist rule
- Chart updated: 02/13/2014 10:52
- (Created: 02/24/2013 14:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2013]
Year of Release:
1996
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1,145
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1996
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6,761
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
2007
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3,829
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1983
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3,227
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
2004
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1,095
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
2001
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5,774
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1985
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11,739
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1992
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11,497
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
2012
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1,008
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2000s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2010s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pearl Jam | 4 | 4% | |
| Tool | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Queens Of The Stone Age | 2 | 2% | |
| Stone Temple Pilots | 2 | 2% | |
| Yes | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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57 | 57% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 100th to 99th The Battle Of Los Angeles by Rage Against The Machine |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98th Closing Time by Tom Waits |
| Up 1 from 98th to 97th The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow |
| New entries |
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| Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles by Mudhoney |
| Leavers |
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| The Industrialist by Fear Factory |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/09/2017 00:15 |  JulianR | 570 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2017 02:45 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2016 16:35 | manurock | 228 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/10/2014 10:10 | Granny-Smith | 140 | 88/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2013 10:38 |  Antonio-Pedro | 563 | 90/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.7/100, a mean average of 85.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.2.
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From manurock 09/03/2016 16:37 | #174188
Very personal chart. Nice to see Porcupine Tree and Riverside so high, though the album choice for the latter is strange. Two good surprises with "Little Hell" and "Seldom Seen Kid". Some comments would be great.
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From Antonio-Pedro 12/04/2013 10:39 | #96325
Antonio-Pedro 12/04/2013 10:39 | #96325
Cool chart a lot of rock and progressive
We have some albums in commons but our taste it is for rock metal progressive and indie
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sssvnnn 10/16/2013 11:42 | #88514
sssvnnn 10/16/2013 11:42 | #88514
Your Chart with a metal/progrock focus looks pretty interesting.
I cannot rate yet, there are too many contemporary albums that I don`t know.
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tgarritsen 10/11/2013 10:25 | #88174
tgarritsen 10/11/2013 10:25 | #88174
Really diverse chart
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Cymro2011 09/24/2013 13:43 | #86731
Cymro2011 09/24/2013 13:43 | #86731
Interesting. Props for Ash Grunwald.
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