Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by devilbry 
- Chart updated: 04/23/2024 01:15
- (Created: 05/09/2013 07:18).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
57,566
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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10,612
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,173
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
12,561
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
6,895
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]
Year of Release:
2015
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16,342
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
3,505
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[First added to this chart: 02/13/2015]
Year of Release:
2002
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Rank Score:
5,044
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
13,895
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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6,443
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 32 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Fiona Apple | 2 | 2% | |
| The National | 2 | 2% | |
| Regina Spektor | 2 | 2% | |
| Paul Simon | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 11 from 80th to 69th Grace by Jeff Buckley |
| Up 8 from 81st to 73rd Fox Confessor Brings The Flood by Neko Case |
| Up 7 from 45th to 38th My Finest Work Yet by Andrew Bird |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 9 from 77th to 86th Swim Inside The Moon by Angelo De Augustine |
| Down 8 from 68th to 76th Gone Now by Bleachers |
| Down 6 from 76th to 82nd U.F.O.F. by Big Thief |
| New entries |
|---|
| Javelin by Sufjan Stevens |
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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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| ! | 01/05/2025 14:26 |  Tamthebam | 633 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2022 12:30 |  Cytoma | 171 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/13/2022 00:11 | Rivera | 49 | 98/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2022 15:55 | Villain | 10 | 98/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2021 20:34 |  DommeDamian | 1,003 | 89/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 5% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.7/100, a mean average of 89.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.1/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 5.5.
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From Rivera 02/13/2022 00:12 | #281225
Great mix - very original and intriguing. Well done!
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From DommeDamian 03/24/2021 20:34 | #267694
DommeDamian 03/24/2021 20:34 | #267694
That's a strong chart
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From roberto71 08/15/2020 13:41 | #257035
Nice. Great 60s and 70s stuff here.
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sssvnnn 07/21/2020 15:36 | #255942
sssvnnn 07/21/2020 15:36 | #255942
Very classical charts with some good albums of the 21 century like Andrew Bird, The National...
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gidgidi 06/15/2019 10:34 | #237552
gidgidi 06/15/2019 10:34 | #237552
Cool chart!
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From musicologist97 09/22/2018 22:46 | #221501
Nice seeing The Point in there. Lots of classic albums too.
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Boltzmann 09/22/2018 08:35 | #221474
Boltzmann 09/22/2018 08:35 | #221474
Never really gotten the appeal of Genesis or Tom Waits, but the chart looks good enough overall.
Very psychedelic and folky... at least you’re not citing Pitchfork lists.
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From vancevisuals 08/31/2017 00:56 | #196975
WOW! Red Rose Speedway!
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From Scoott 08/30/2017 22:51 | #196968
Steve Hackett outa nowhere
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From Lgk21 08/30/2017 13:01 | #196939
So solid with so many tasteful choices.
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| Best Artists of the 2000s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Arcade Fire | |
| 3. The Strokes | |
| 4. Coldplay | |
| 5. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 6. Muse | |
| 7. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 8. Wilco | |
| 9. Animal Collective | |
| 10. The White Stripes | |
| 11. Kanye West | |
| 12. Phil Elverum | |
| 13. Interpol | |
| 14. Modest Mouse | |
| 15. Queens Of The Stone Age | |
| 16. Madvillain | |
| 17. LCD Soundsystem | |
| 18. Godspeed You! Black Emperor | |
| 19. The National | |
| 20. The Flaming Lips |
