Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by ihwar2000 
This is a mirror of the toplist from my web site, which is dedicated to rating and comparing albums and artists. To be able to compare albums of different genres I have written my own rating formula, which is based on weighed song ratings. The result is presented as a percentage with two decimal places.
I'm currently reevaluating my entire database of albums with a more thorough rating process, which means that this list is bound to change. I'm of course also always searching for new interesting music.
- Chart updated: 01/04/2022 13:15
- (Created: 05/09/2013 18:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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13,903
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,023
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,300
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
11,973
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1990
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12,224
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
5,219
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1993
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1,973
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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 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 7 | 7% | |
| Yes | 6 | 6% | |
| Clannad | 4 | 4% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Depeche Mode | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 19 from 68th to 49th Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 1 by Helloween |
| Up 19 from 52nd to 33rd Up Where We Belong by Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| Up 19 from 44th to 25th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 5 from 46th to 51st Dog Man Star by Suede |
| Down 5 from 59th to 64th Post by Björk |
| Down 5 from 60th to 65th Urgasm by Urga |
| New entries |
|---|
| OK Computer by Radiohead |
| In Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Hail To The Thief by Radiohead |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode |
| Shelter by Alcest |
| Ung Och Stolt by Eva Dahlgren |
| Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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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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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:41 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2022 19:49 | Nkelleyslc | 114 | 91/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2022 23:25 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2022 18:00 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2022 11:02 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.7/100, a mean average of 86.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.6.
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From wizardalien 11/25/2022 20:55 | #291567
love your website dude, really impressive. do you have it written down anywhere how your % rating system works? i'd be interested to know
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From leniad 11/25/2022 18:00 | #291564
great chart
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From Johnnyo 11/25/2022 11:03 | #291554
Nice, personal chart. Not all of it I like, as you would expect, but a good selection of albums.
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From Moondance 11/25/2022 10:08 | #291553
An intriguing mixed bag of albums & artists ~ I liked some of your bold top 100 choices (like Jethro Tull's 'Minstrel In The Gallery'), along with strong recognition of your home country artist/albums. However, overall I didn't find your chart inspiring, especially when almost 30% of valuable top 100 chart space was devoted to only 7 artists.
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From bobnickmad 06/10/2022 18:30 | #286206
Nice to see Kate Bush in top 10, specially with The Dreaming.
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ExTeaSea 08/18/2018 05:01 | #219814
ExTeaSea 08/18/2018 05:01 | #219814
Yes! Any chart with Yes at number one is awesome in my book.
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From Reppu1976 03/20/2018 01:47 | #211307
Nice chart! Verry Personal
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Fischman 01/11/2017 01:33 | #182207
Fischman 01/11/2017 01:33 | #182207
Very nice chart! Great variety. Anybody that puts Relayer that high up is on to something good.
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From vancevisuals 01/11/2017 01:14 | #182206
Good list Close to the Edge, Red, The Yes Album, Sabotage, Station to Station and Abbey Road plus 13 others in common
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CharlieBarley 01/10/2017 16:49 | #182179
CharlieBarley 01/10/2017 16:49 | #182179
Very good chart, eclectic and with artists from all round the world. Good to see Abba in with heavy metal!! The band I want to get into is Clannad. I have their greatest hits and several Enya albums but have never heard their studio albums. Gotta try Yes as well. I know none of their albums. Anyway a very good chart. Check out mine, dude.
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