Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 08/15/2023 13:15
- (Created: 07/22/2013 22:54).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Just off the borders of your waking mind, there lies another time where darkness and light are one, and as you tread the halls of sanity, you feel so bound to be unable to go beyond.... I bring a message from another time.
[First added to this chart: 07/24/2013]
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1981
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2,397
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And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear, you shout and no one seems to hear... And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes, I'll see you on the Dark Side of the Moon.
[First added to this chart: 07/24/2013]
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1973
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59,955
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They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile. So, may I introduce to you the act you've known for all these years: Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!
[First added to this chart: 07/24/2013]
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1967
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43,106
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There is no pain. You are receding. A distant ship, smoke on the horizon. You are only coming through in waves. Your lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying. When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look, but it was gone. I cannot put my finger on it now. The child is grown. The dream is gone. I have become comfortably numb.
[First added to this chart: 07/24/2013]
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1979
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25,127
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My shadow's the only thing that walks beside me. My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating. Sometimes I wish someone out there would find me. Till then, I walk alone.
[First added to this chart: 07/24/2013]
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2004
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9,199
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Sometimes I fantasize, when the streets are cold and lonely, and I'm thinking about you only. Don't these times fill your eyes?
[First added to this chart: 10/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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23,015
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She's got a competition clutch, with the four on the floor. And she purrs like a kitten till the leg pipes roar. And if that ain't enough to make you flip your lid, there's one more thing, I got the pink slip, daddy!
[First added to this chart: 09/21/2013]
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Truth is, I thought it mattered. I thought the music mattered. But does it bollocks? Not so much as people matter. (They'll be singing when we're winning we'll be singing) I get knocked down, but I get up again. You're never gonna keep me down.
[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
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Left school with a first class pass, started work, now as second class. School taught one and one is two, but we know that answer just ain't true.
[First added to this chart: 07/24/2013]
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1968
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1,368
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"Come on home, girl," Mama cried on the phone. "Too soon to lose my baby, and my girl should be at home" "But try to understand. Try to understand. Try try try to understand! He's a Magic Man, Mama."
[First added to this chart: 07/24/2013]
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1975
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711
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 8 | 8% | |
| The Moody Blues | 4 | 4% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Various Artists | 3 | 3% | |
| Lady Gaga | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
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42 | 42% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 13 from 19th to 6thThe Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Up 10 from 17th to 7thLittle Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys |
| Up 5 from 21st to 16thBand On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 13 from 8th to 21stParadise Theater by Styx |
| Down 11 from 13th to 24thWho's Next by The Who |
| Down 7 from 10th to 17thTommy by The Who |
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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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| ! | 03/20/2025 15:39 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/29/2024 16:45 | Johnnyo | 2,566 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2023 11:59 | Brigand99 | 3 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2023 17:36 |  Goliath | 351 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2023 17:09 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 17.1.
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From Johnnyo 05/29/2024 16:45 | #303773
I really, really like this chart. I’ve only recently come to fully appreciate how good your #1 pick is. Great chart
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LedZep 08/11/2017 22:31 | #195920
LedZep 08/11/2017 22:31 | #195920
Extremely interesting and diverse chart
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bobbyb5 06/03/2017 06:55 | #191895
bobbyb5 06/03/2017 06:55 | #191895
Awesome. 5 bonus points each for Don Quixote, nightlight to Venus, Passage, and Good Stuff. U dont see those too much around here.
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Liedzeit 04/25/2017 07:39 | #189796
Liedzeit 04/25/2017 07:39 | #189796
I do not know what I found more amazing, someone having the guts to put Boney M. on the turn table and apparently liking it or someone actually finding merit in one of the weakest Electric Light Orchestra offerings. It’s a strange world we live in, Master Jack. Well, this site is all about odd tastes.
And how can I not love a man who likes John Denver and Sparks?
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CharlieBarley 10/18/2016 00:02 | #177043
CharlieBarley 10/18/2016 00:02 | #177043
Very interesting and honest chart. Great to see Boney M and They Might Be Giants alongside the Beatles and Pink Floyd.
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dihansse 09/17/2016 15:45 | #175200
dihansse 09/17/2016 15:45 | #175200
I'm very interested how your list will evolve after your current revamp. I like the personal touch and the fact that you don't give a shit about the BEA canon and follow your own gut feeling (see comment of M42K0). Only two albums in common but I do like many of the albums in your list and if I don't at least your comments on it.
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buzzdainer 05/29/2016 19:04 | #167185
buzzdainer 05/29/2016 19:04 | #167185
I like the inclusion of lyrics to go with each entry, although a few of these reminded me why I didn't like certain albums. Nice inclusion of The Beatles' white album and London Calling!
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M42K0 04/24/2016 02:04 | #164371
M42K0 04/24/2016 02:04 | #164371
Just way too many arguably average and bad albums for my taste. Feels like a very personal list and like the author doesn't really care about what's good but rather what he likes to listen. Sadly, since every chart is influencing the placements of all the albums on this site, you've got to be ready to get couple of bad ratings as a backlash for giving 80 points to Lady Gaga, Mika and Evanescence. :)
Cheerz o/
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From dexmc 08/26/2015 17:35 | #148609
Very eclectic chart, much apreciated.
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Leonard 05/09/2015 06:47 | #141115
Leonard 05/09/2015 06:47 | #141115
Another Timejunkie!
Creative Chart!
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