Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by marshallsbrother 
Edit: I have decided to update this list and now include some of the classic albums I overlooked when I first posted. These are my favourite albums, and are more about an enjoyable listening experience for me, rather than any real critical evaluation. There are brilliant albums that I would rate very highly missing from this chart, but are maybe a more difficult listening experience for me than what I have on here. I hope you enjoy. (7th June, 2020)
- Chart updated: 06/07/2020 04:15
- (Created: 07/02/2013 13:48).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 15 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Greatest Music Albums has an average rating of 87 out of 100 (from 18 votes). Please log in or create an account to leave a comment or assign a rating.
Log in or create an account to rate this chart, leave comments or join the discussion.
Available from 
[First added to this chart: 07/03/2013]
Available from
[First added to this chart: 07/12/2013]
Year of Release:
2002
Appears in:
Rank Score:
907
Rank in 2002:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
[First added to this chart: 07/03/2013]
Year of Release:
2005
Appears in:
Rank Score:
436
Rank in 2005:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
[First added to this chart: 07/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
59,183
Rank in 1997:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
[First added to this chart: 07/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
638
Rank in 1996:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
56,041
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
[First added to this chart: 07/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,345
Rank in 1976:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
Available from
[First added to this chart: 07/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,470
Rank in 1996:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,724
Rank in 1970:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 39 | 39% | |
| 2000s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Various Artists | 4 | 4% | |
| Nick Cave | 3 | 3% | |
| Ash | 2 | 2% | |
| Powderfinger | 2 | 2% | |
| Jebediah | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| |
43 | 43% | |
| |
24 | 24% | |
 |
20 | 20% | |
 |
5 | 5% | |
 |
3 | 3% | |
 |
2 | 2% | |
 |
1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
Up 74 from 93rd to 19th |
Up 58 from 81st to 23rd |
Up 40 from 85th to 45th |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
Down 88 from 6th to 94th |
Down 82 from 4th to 86th |
Down 67 from 29th to 96th |
| New entries |
|---|
| Leavers |
|---|
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | marshallsbrother | 1990s decade chart | 2021 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | marshallsbrother | 2000s decade chart | 2013 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | bdsball04 | Overall chart | 2022 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | jay020281 | Overall chart | 2020 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | YikYak | Overall chart | 2023 |  |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Mark6313 | Overall chart | 2019 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | toast223 | Overall chart | 2021 | |
| Top 100 Albums | ABC | Overall chart | 2006 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | TinyBlueMusic | Overall chart | 2021 |  |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums |  Mdemauri | Overall chart | 2014 | |
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Creating an account is quick, easy and FREE!
Join 50,000+ music fans
- Join a community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Influence the overall album rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Unlock Dark Mode and other member features.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- And much more.
Join now It only takes a moment.
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.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this chart. | Show all 18 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/20/2025 15:22 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,090 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2020 01:45 | Bloaf38 | 16 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2020 02:56 | Steppenwolf666 | 90 | 89/100 |
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 87.1/100, a mean average of 87.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.6.
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to leave a rating
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums favourites
Showing all 3 members who have added this chart as a favourite
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums forum mentions
This chart has been referenced 1 time on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From 
BestEverAlbums 08/29/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3232): By marshallsbrother
BestEverAlbums 08/29/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3232): By marshallsbrother“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by marshallsbrother () 1. Tangerine by Sidewinder (1997) 2. Source Tags & Codes by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (2002) 3. And The Glass Handed Kites by Mew (2005) 4. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 5. 1977 by Ash (1996) 6. The…”
View forum post →Top 100 Greatest Music Albums comments
Showing latest 5 comments | Show all 15 comments |
Top Comments First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Showing comments with any number of votes. Manage Profile)
Top Comments First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Showing comments with any number of votes. Manage Profile)
From
Scrabbler 10/27/2024 10:38 | #305784
I buy and sell music, was just about to list Sidewinder Tangerine on eBay then I came across your profile and thought.. hmm there must be something more to this. Gave it a good listen and I can see there's a lot of work gone into this album. Might shelf this one and think about it. (Edited)
Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 1
From
Bloaf38 11/30/2020 01:48 | #261665
I appreciate seeing Tool and Simon & Garfunkel listed back to back in your top 10
Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 0
From
areminder 08/30/2020 04:46 | #257576
Gotta love the early aughts showing up. The one, two, three, of White Blood Cells, Is This It, Rated R. I'm here for that.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 0
From
StefanR10 06/07/2020 12:36 | #252995
StefanR10 06/07/2020 12:36 | #252995
Nice chart some out of the top 1000 but i knew most of the band so a superb chart for indie rock and some classics. 85 Points
Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 0
What do you think of this chart? Join the conversation!!
Log in or create an account to rate this chart, leave comments or join the discussion.
