Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by Dynamo3000 
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- Chart updated: 03/02/2011 11:06
- (Created: 06/10/2009 08:22).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 22% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 6 | 12% | |
| Radiohead | 6 | 12% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 10% | |
| Metallica | 5 | 10% | |
| Weezer | 3 | 6% | |
| U2 | 2 | 4% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 15 from 23rd to 8th Funeral by Arcade Fire |
| Up 6 from 7th to 1st Revolver by The Beatles |
| Up 1 from 27th to 26th Let It Be by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 16 from 11th to 27th Hail To The Thief by Radiohead |
| Down 4 from 3rd to 7th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
| Down 2 from 1st to 3rd Abbey Road by The Beatles |
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Top 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/25/2016 11:41 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 10/21/2015 21:08 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2015 02:16 |  makerofbuckets | 182 | 87/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2014 22:24 | pannkakesangen | 47 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2013 16:51 |  Madadude | 45 | 84/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 20.0.
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LedZep 10/21/2015 21:08 | #151822
Maiden are still better than Metallica ;)
CA Dreamin 06/24/2014 21:07 | #115173
Man I love your chart, but nearly half comes from the same four artists. Would that ratio continue if you extended to 100?
Madadude 02/11/2013 16:51 | #64779
It may be typical, but most of these are undeniably the greatest albums of all time, and we definitely have the same taste.
RoundTheBend 01/14/2012 04:59 | #35177
Not a bad album on here.
I haven't posted anything for awhile...but in my "brief" absence, I finally realized there WAS an album better than OK Computer...go figure. But lets see how long I feel this way...
Mandro 12/11/2009 06:00 | #7602
long live Radiohead.. lol
telefunker 11/18/2009 18:20 | #7235
one of the dudes in metallica is part native american, right? and bono is irish! there's your token ethnics zoibac!
Ironic Karma 08/06/2009 08:39 | #5570
Pretty good chart.
joannajewsom 07/31/2009 11:07 | #5463
The white man is good at making music. Don't be hatin', zoibac.
Mr. Shankly 07/31/2009 10:26 | #5462
You guys should have a beer together at the White House.
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