Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by maverick470 
- Chart updated: 07/15/2015 04:45
- (Created: 03/02/2013 23:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Favorite songs:
1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. On A Plain
3. In Bloom
4. Breed
5. Come As You Are [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. On A Plain
3. In Bloom
4. Breed
5. Come As You Are [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
37,754
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Favorite Songs:
1. Brain Damage/Eclipse
2. Time
3. Money
4. Great Gig in the Sky
5. Breathe [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
1. Brain Damage/Eclipse
2. Time
3. Money
4. Great Gig in the Sky
5. Breathe [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
60,088
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Favorite Songs:
1. Cherub Rock
2. Today
3. Mayonaise
4. Hummer
5. Disarm [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
1. Cherub Rock
2. Today
3. Mayonaise
4. Hummer
5. Disarm [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1993
Appears in:
Rank Score:
17,856
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Favorite Songs:
1. Something
2. Here Comes the Sun
3. Golden Slumbers Medley
4. Come Together
5. Oh Darling [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
1. Something
2. Here Comes the Sun
3. Golden Slumbers Medley
4. Come Together
5. Oh Darling [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
57,306
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Favorite Songs:
1. Rocks Off
2. Tumbling Dice
3. Happy
4. Loving Cup
5. Shine A Light [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
1. Rocks Off
2. Tumbling Dice
3. Happy
4. Loving Cup
5. Shine A Light [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
19,696
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Favorite Songs:
1. Birthday
2. Dear Prudence
3. Blackbird
4. Helter Skelter
5. Happiness is a Warm Gun [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
1. Birthday
2. Dear Prudence
3. Blackbird
4. Helter Skelter
5. Happiness is a Warm Gun [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
37,247
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Favorite Songs:
1. Alive
2. Black
3. Jeremy
4. Evenflow
5. Release [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
1. Alive
2. Black
3. Jeremy
4. Evenflow
5. Release [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,343
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Comments:
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Favorite Songs:
1. Go Your Own Way
2. Secondhand News
3. Never Going Back Again
4. Don't Stop
5. Gold Dust Woman [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
1. Go Your Own Way
2. Secondhand News
3. Never Going Back Again
4. Don't Stop
5. Gold Dust Woman [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
30,861
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Comments:
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Favorite Songs:
1. Baba O'Reilly
2. Won't Get Fooled Again
3. Behind Blue Eyes
4. Bargain
5. Getting in Tune [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
1. Baba O'Reilly
2. Won't Get Fooled Again
3. Behind Blue Eyes
4. Bargain
5. Getting in Tune [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
21,057
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Comments:
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Favorite Songs:
1. Tangled Up In Blue
2. Simple Twist Of Fate
3. If You See Her, Say Hello
4. Idiot Wind
5. Shelter From the Storm [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
1. Tangled Up In Blue
2. Simple Twist Of Fate
3. If You See Her, Say Hello
4. Idiot Wind
5. Shelter From the Storm [First added to this chart: 03/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
Rank Score:
20,872
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Vampire Weekend | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/07/2018 21:53 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2017 11:44 | SamNassiri98 | 64 | 78/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2017 22:11 |  hereforashortime | 84 | 84/100 |
| ! | 02/09/2017 10:01 | hoomantc | 19 | 87/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2017 01:37 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 13% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.5/100, a mean average of 86.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.1/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 11.4.
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From hoomantc 02/02/2018 05:06 | #206988
Very good chart but such a shame that there is no "The Cure" album in it.
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From SamNassiri98 09/13/2017 11:44 | #197889
Good chart!
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From hoomantc 02/09/2017 10:03 | #185123
37 in common. Definitely a good chart then. I like the idea of the favorite songs in each album.
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buzzdainer 07/03/2016 16:38 | #170421
buzzdainer 07/03/2016 16:38 | #170421
Wow! So much great stuff on this list, starting with the likes of Funeral and Pet Sounds. Lots of variety and very few perplexing selections. Good work.
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From bluesbrew82 08/06/2015 23:22 | #147280
good list, solid
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bestdressed 07/30/2015 05:15 | #146717
bestdressed 07/30/2015 05:15 | #146717
Not a fan of most of these sorry
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From n8rob 07/26/2015 21:20 | #146489
Hey. This is a great chart. This chart has lots of great albums.
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HoldenM 07/26/2015 08:38 | #146456
HoldenM 07/26/2015 08:38 | #146456
Great chart!!
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FisnikFizz 07/26/2015 08:11 | #146454
FisnikFizz 07/26/2015 08:11 | #146454
I'm really liking the variety of albums in here, especially the one's from the 00's and 10's.
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jhuik 06/06/2015 13:55 | #143180
jhuik 06/06/2015 13:55 | #143180
35 albums in common. Wow. This never veers from undeniably excellent choices.
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
