Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
quincytejani 
My top albums of all time! These albums represent my musical journey and are therefore very special to me for many different reasons. I look forward to your feedback! Please make comments, rate my chart and offer suggestions for new albums that I should listen to.
Peace and Love
PS. Switching it up! No more than 2 albums per artist.
- Chart updated: 06/28/2020 18:15
- (Created: 06/06/2013 19:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,023
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,588
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[First added to this chart: 10/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,249
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[First added to this chart: 10/08/2013]
Year of Release:
2012
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14,542
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2013]
Year of Release:
2012
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22,330
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,530
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2016]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
11,935
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2014]
Year of Release:
2009
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Rank Score:
9,202
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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,524
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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1963
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7,947
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Can | 2 | 2% | |
| Mac DeMarco | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Beach House | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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51 | 51% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 12 from 98th to 86th Loveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| Up 9 from 100th to 91st Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention |
| Up 9 from 90th to 81st In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 89th to 100th Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
| Down 8 from 76th to 84th The Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| Down 7 from 78th to 85th The Doors by The Doors |
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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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| ! | 08/04/2021 01:24 |  plasticships | 13 | 87/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2020 03:22 | Szyfman | 174 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2020 18:25 | RioBravo | 201 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2020 16:19 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2020 15:27 |  StefanR10 | 82 | 88/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.0/100, a mean average of 86.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.3.
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From plasticships 08/04/2021 01:25 | #272235
plasticships 08/04/2021 01:25 | #272235
A very diverse list!
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From StefanR10 08/01/2020 15:29 | #256574
StefanR10 08/01/2020 15:29 | #256574
I give you a 90 rating good artists here and some classics. Maybe you give Free, Noah and the whale and Supertramp a try. Although good mix of albums.
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gidgidi 08/11/2019 12:43 | #241059
gidgidi 08/11/2019 12:43 | #241059
Finally someone gives Veckatimest the credit it deserves!
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From 
Boltzmann 10/27/2018 07:25 | #223368
Boltzmann 10/27/2018 07:25 | #223368
Not very surprising list, a lot of the same ol’ artists. You might like Vampire Weekend.
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From 
ForegroundNoise 10/26/2018 10:46 | #223335
ForegroundNoise 10/26/2018 10:46 | #223335
Really nice chart with a great mix of artists, though maybe a little too much of a modern focus. I was about to say it would be nice to see some write-ups but it looks like from other people's comments you used to have some really great ones ... where have they gone?? :(
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From PaperVinnie 02/14/2018 12:47 | #208166
Your write-ups so far are great, I'd love to see more.
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From badger 09/05/2017 16:19 | #197326
interesting stuff, never heard of mutual benefit, i'll have to look into them!
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From LedZep 08/08/2017 00:34 | #195683
LedZep 08/08/2017 00:34 | #195683
Oh man LOVE your descriptions of the top several albums. Gotta check out more stuff from here, really one of the most interesting charts I've seen in the last couple of months. 2 per artist works really well, I'll probably switch to that system as well. I'll surely rate the chart again when I find the time to listen to The National and several more things here!
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From panapsal 01/18/2017 04:21 | #183183
very nice and unique music from all the decades. bravo.
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CharlieBarley 01/17/2017 23:27 | #183108
CharlieBarley 01/17/2017 23:27 | #183108
It's 100 from me too! I really like this chart, it has modern music and outright classics on it. Hard to argue with Dark Side at no 1 although I have Wish You Were Here as my no 1. Some great variety, one or two surprises and a few for me to check out. Nice work all round.
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