Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by ThePoodleBites 
My favorite albums of all time; this list is defined simply by what I, from what I have thus so far heard, consider to be the greatest works of art and most enjoyable works of music ever created.
- Chart updated: 11/15/2019 07:45
- (Created: 04/07/2013 00:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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After a decade of punk rockers complaining about their terrible lowly lives, Radiohead turned around in 1997 and snarled at the upper-class, perfectionist, Utopian ideals that Big Brother represents. 'OK Computer' not only changed the music of a generation but gave one of the most sentimental slabs of sound that any artist has yet produced. That unique production style and use of various electronic sounds provided a framework for many artists to come.
[First added to this chart: 04/11/2013]
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1997
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63,556
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2014]
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1998
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32,771
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2013]
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1991
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37,708
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2014]
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1991
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 49 | 49% | |
| 1970s | 38 | 38% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Frank Zappa | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/25/2022 13:57 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2020 04:31 |  Rhyner | 1,457 | 99/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2020 22:40 |  jnfbn | 310 | 96/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2020 21:49 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2020 17:32 | Szyfman | 174 | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 16% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.3/100, a mean average of 87.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.9.
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Larcx13 09/04/2020 11:22 | #257749
Larcx13 09/04/2020 11:22 | #257749
Frank Zappa up there!
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StefanR10 05/30/2020 20:44 | #252590
StefanR10 05/30/2020 20:44 | #252590
I like it because there are so much music from the 60s and 70s one of the best times for music. So i give you a high up for the choice.
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From Steppenwolf666 11/02/2019 21:03 | #244381
Great stuff. My kind of music.
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From manurock 01/06/2018 19:50 | #204741
High quality comments and some nice choices. You clearly know the classics. Maybe you can try and include some >2000 albums you also enjoy apart from Radiohead's?
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ObsoleteEntity 01/06/2018 17:15 | #204737
ObsoleteEntity 01/06/2018 17:15 | #204737
Wonderful chart. Great comments up to #25. You speak of lack of recognition: the Captain falls into that category. He is certainly off-putting at first listen, but his genius comes out with additional listens. Agree or disagree?
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CharlieBarley 01/06/2018 11:21 | #204711
CharlieBarley 01/06/2018 11:21 | #204711
Fabulous chart.
I really need to get into Zappa, I've only heard Hot Rats and I liked it. Psychedelic music I love and experimental is interesting.
Wish the notes had carried on but the ones that are there are great, Very enthusiastic. Love this.
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NoeSSS 08/29/2016 01:06 | #173673
NoeSSS 08/29/2016 01:06 | #173673
Nice
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sssvnnn 08/28/2016 19:15 | #173658
sssvnnn 08/28/2016 19:15 | #173658
I love the Chart.
I´m too young to have been part of the music scene in the end of the 60´s...but maybe that was the best time for good music.
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From sssvnnn 08/28/2016 19:14 | #173657
sssvnnn 08/28/2016 19:14 | #173657
I love the Chart.
I´m too young to have been part of the music scene in the end of the 60´s...but maybe that was the best time for good music.
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From pantoffeljoscha 09/01/2015 00:18 | #148986
For me a little bit too much 60s and 70s, but 10 albums from mastermind Zappa!! Thats the reason why I rate this chart so high. Love it
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