Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
MCOTho 
- Chart updated: 06/17/2024 15:15
- (Created: 03/25/2013 09:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Eminem | 3 | 3% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 3 | 3% | |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 11 from 94th to 83rdHead Hunters by Herbie Hancock |
| Up 10 from 74th to 64thKid A by Radiohead |
| Up 9 from 68th to 59thLifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous by Big L |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 18 from 75th to 93rdWish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| Down 11 from 84th to 95thThe Crane Wife by The Decemberists |
| Down 10 from 71st to 81stRemain In Light by Talking Heads |
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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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| 05/27/2025 05:13 |  urmom22 | 65 | 93/100 | |
| 03/14/2025 13:28 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 12/31/2024 14:04 |  eclab | 43 | 79/100 | |
| 11/26/2023 20:25 | Johnnyo | 2,585 | 80/100 | |
| 02/15/2020 21:24 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 |
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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 89.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.7.
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Excellent chart
ForegroundNoise 03/27/2019 23:34 | #234101
re my last comment; glad to hear from you that I was wrong about how you rated albums!! Your one line notes are a lovely touch by the way, a really neat little entrance to these albums if you've never heard them before. Well done!
DommeDamian 03/22/2019 11:03 | #233887
Great picks for singer-songwriters
ForegroundNoise 06/28/2018 09:09 | #217418
Certainly a good and interesting chart though I'm not at all keen on your listing of how many songs on the albums you vibe with (X/X). A simple like/dislike system seems to me way too reductive in assessing the quality of songs and doesn't take into consideration how they 'sing together' to form one cohesive piece (à la Arthurknight's terminology). I really hope you're not one of those people how rates an album by aggregating the scores of its songs. Other than that lots and lots to be proud of - good list!
fantastic list. several albums on here i've been meaning to listen to for awhile.
Nice chart.
slurpdurp 01/22/2017 23:19 | #183940
The comments really propel this chart. I love your picks for the chart. It's all so great.
CharlieBarley 01/22/2017 23:05 | #183936
Bloody good chart! The notes, though brief, make it all the better. 30 albums in common. Quite a few albums I want to check out including Joanna Newsom and the rap albums you have on here. A very good selection of albums.
Completely agree with your comments on Pink Floyd's Animals
Tamthebam 01/22/2017 13:12 | #183857
Great chart a good mix of genres and a nice mix of era's not too much of the same stuff from the same period.
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