Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by sacreyoubert 
- Chart updated: 01/22/2025 09:45
- (Created: 04/06/2013 17:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2013]
Year of Release:
2001
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28,483
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2013]
Year of Release:
2006
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16,034
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1994
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14,756
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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13,809
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[First added to this chart: 10/23/2016]
Year of Release:
1994
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16,607
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2018]
Year of Release:
2010
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6,114
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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23,052
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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2016]
Year of Release:
1974
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7,406
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
5,988
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[First added to this chart: 06/20/2015]
Year of Release:
2001
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1,353
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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 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| OutKast | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 2 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 33 from 88th to 55th Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Up 30 from 44th to 14th Demon Days by Gorillaz |
| Up 22 from 60th to 38th Rumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 10 from 38th to 48th Maxinquaye by Tricky |
| Down 10 from 79th to 89th Ridin' Dirty by UGK |
| Down 9 from 68th to 77th Entertainment! by Gang Of Four |
| New entries |
|---|
| Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay |
| Mercurial World by Magdalena Bay |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Vol 4 by Black Sabbath |
| Uptown Saturday Night by Camp Lo |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/12/2025 04:10 |  MadhattanJack | 260 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2025 16:39 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2025 15:48 | BoxFL | 3 | 88/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2025 17:04 | notsquib | 56 | 80/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2025 16:52 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 6% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.6/100, a mean average of 89.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.1/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.9.
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From Tamthebam 09/11/2025 16:51 | #310889
Tamthebam 09/11/2025 16:51 | #310889
Great variety and 11 in common. Nice chart Good job
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From BoxFL 03/17/2025 15:50 | #308076
Very nice. Lot of similarities to my top 100, especially high ranked Weezer-Blue. It's like you swapped out my chart's Radiohead for metal albums which is funny but makes sense as a taste preference.
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From timosbuecherei 01/23/2025 11:51 | #307134
I love Charts with Lana Del Rey AND Megadeth ;-)
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From r0b07 01/27/2024 21:33 | #301537
Chart has a lot of great albums.
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From Johnnyo 01/27/2024 11:43 | #301502
Ace chart
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From Rivera 03/10/2021 14:29 | #267200
Great chart with some very interesting choices. Well done!
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Christovskee 03/10/2021 10:30 | #267197
Christovskee 03/10/2021 10:30 | #267197
Are you from Northern England too then? ;)
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Boltzmann 09/19/2018 17:19 | #221303
Boltzmann 09/19/2018 17:19 | #221303
A bit basic but not bad.
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From panapsal 09/19/2018 13:48 | #221298
there are many great albums in this chart
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LedZep 09/19/2018 10:17 | #221287
LedZep 09/19/2018 10:17 | #221287
Really interesting chart to browse, very diverse and cool
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
