Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by haredoug 
Rattled these off in ten minutes. Many more in the wings, hundreds really. There IS a lot of great music being made today, but i'm 55 and everyone knows it's the music of your youth that sustains and continues to amaze you. i wouldn't trade mine for yours. Leon Russell! Hot Tuna! Humble Pie! Wild Man Fischer! Passport! Count Five! Norman Greenbaum! The Shins! The The! The Swimming Pool Qs! Throbbing Gristle! The Residents! The Legendary Stardust Cowboy! on and on forever.......
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:53
- (Created: 05/12/2009 22:31).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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1974
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1970
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1969
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1972
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1971
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1973
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1967
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 22 | 44% | |
| 1970s | 26 | 52% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 10% | |
| The Who | 3 | 6% | |
| Spirit | 2 | 4% | |
| The Doors | 2 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 4% | |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1 | 2% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 1 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/05/2018 15:21 |  WildHorses | 113 | 91/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2017 11:18 | iannicolson | 308 | 90/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2016 15:26 |  flamingyesdept | 103 | 84/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2013 16:37 | henrygreen0203 | 48 | 91/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2012 23:55 | ZebraRock | 96 | 87/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 83.3/100, a mean average of 78.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 19.0.
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From WildHorses 09/05/2018 15:21 | #220610
WildHorses 09/05/2018 15:21 | #220610
One entry one list! GREAT CHOICES! I'm a 60/70's fan aswell
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From flamingyesdept 09/15/2016 15:25 | #175027
flamingyesdept 09/15/2016 15:25 | #175027
wooo Yes, Spirit and Todd Rundgren :D
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From henrygreen0203 09/13/2013 16:05 | #85875
Court and Spark! Fine album by a fine singer/songwriter/artist. It's nice to see the "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" album near the top too!
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From ZebraRock 08/13/2012 23:55 | #48498
good list!
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junodog4 03/29/2012 01:55 | #39111
junodog4 03/29/2012 01:55 | #39111
Joni Mitchell #1? Well done! I'm not appalled at all...
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From bigbaddude 05/14/2010 05:15 | #11704
Actually I HAVE listened to them before, but not with that particular plan of listening. Maybe I'll give them another try. At the moment, though, my opinion is that they're not #1 and #2 album material (not that they're not good albums.)
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From bigbaddude 05/13/2010 10:47 | #11670
Well I can't say I'm 55... Or even out of high school... And I'm appalled by your top two choices... But did I see jethro tull? Deep purple Machine head? Yes Close to edge? AWESOME! A very good selection and balance of some very good albums.
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From galileo1957 05/02/2010 09:28 | #11322
I would have filled all 5 stars if it weren't for Album #50 on your chart ...lol great list!!!
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Mandro 12/11/2009 06:04 | #7604
Mandro 12/11/2009 06:04 | #7604
old school music.. like it
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ffudnebbuh 12/08/2009 02:40 | #7544
ffudnebbuh 12/08/2009 02:40 | #7544
Love your chart, agree with everything you said, I just turned 55 also, I still get so turned by all of the new music, its all connected, its all a great form of communication.
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