Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 11/11/2022 20:45
- (Created: 02/11/2009 11:20).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2009]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,264
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2009]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,646
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2009]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,353
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2009]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,618
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2009]
Year of Release:
2004
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34,231
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2009]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,409
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2012]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
20,072
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2009]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,290
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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
32,859
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2011]
Year of Release:
1991
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28,494
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 7 | 7% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 23 from 95th to 72nd Cavalcade by Black Midi |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 72nd to 73rd Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill |
| Down 1 from 73rd to 74th Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies |
| Down 1 from 74th to 75th Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire by The Kinks |
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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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| ! | 03/20/2025 17:14 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2023 22:33 | Rm12398 | 99 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2023 11:45 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2022 15:32 | Nkelleyslc | 114 | 91/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2022 08:40 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 12% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.8/100, a mean average of 87.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 10.1.
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From leniad 03/20/2022 17:41 | #283125
excellent picks
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From 0129114 03/03/2022 00:18 | #282172
damn! those are some excellent choices right there. I'm only sad that Pink Moon is not on it :'(
Have you heard the new record by Black Country, New Road yet? I think you might enjoy it.
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Paule 03/05/2019 08:37 | #233085
Paule 03/05/2019 08:37 | #233085
Great chart, a lot of classics ;)
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From glynspsa 03/04/2019 15:35 | #233035
Great list love seeing Liquid Swords on it.
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From Rivera 03/04/2019 13:53 | #233030
Excellent choices, excellent chart!
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ForegroundNoise 03/04/2019 09:36 | #233022
ForegroundNoise 03/04/2019 09:36 | #233022
Nice to see Spirit Of Eden and Sister among the classics!!
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From vancevisuals 02/08/2017 04:50 | #185079
same #1, 19 more entrys in common plus a frank zappa entry
makes for a good list
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From Lgk21 02/08/2017 02:13 | #185074
I like this. You have lots of the classics but you picked the best of them. Who doesn't love the Beatles anyway?
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From zrommeke 02/07/2017 20:26 | #185063
The classics...
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From platus 02/07/2017 17:59 | #185053
good chart
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