Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by mnorris75 
- Chart updated: 10/29/2017 18:45
- (Created: 08/15/2013 10:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Best Track: No Surprises
[First added to this chart: 09/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,648
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Best Track: Long Live
[First added to this chart: 09/25/2013]
Year of Release:
2010
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579
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Best Track: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
[First added to this chart: 09/25/2013]
Year of Release:
2010
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19,158
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Best Track: Highway Patrolman
[First added to this chart: 09/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,812
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Best Track: Pastime Paradise
[First added to this chart: 09/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1976
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15,714
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Best Track: Idiot Wind
[First added to this chart: 09/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,895
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Best Track: Blackbird
[First added to this chart: 09/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,279
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Best Track: Early Morning Breeze
[First added to this chart: 09/25/2013]
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Best Track: Hurt
[First added to this chart: 09/25/2013]
Year of Release:
2002
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Rank Score:
2,517
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Best Track: Not Ready To Make Nice
[First added to this chart: 09/25/2013]
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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 34 | 34% | |
| 2010s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Kelly Clarkson | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Taylor Swift | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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58 | 58% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 29th to 30th Lonerism by Tame Impala |
| Down 1 from 30th to 31st The Bends by Radiohead |
| Down 1 from 31st to 32nd Nevermind by Nirvana |
| New entries |
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| Meaning Of Life by Kelly Clarkson |
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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 22:36 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2019 17:42 | NSPE | 350 | 77/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2017 20:05 |  corenfro | 128 | 32/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2017 15:02 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2016 23:44 | lanadeleswift | 6 | 98/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 81.9/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 17.8.
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From corenfro 11/16/2017 20:09 | #201452
corenfro 11/16/2017 20:09 | #201452
Saw your comment on Taylor Swift's new album so I checked out your list expecting to see a bunch of trash but I actually like almost everything in your top 50 except the high placement of T-Swift. I see most of the comments here are related to that. So I just wanted to say: if you put a good review on T.Swift to troll people into looking at your list to reveal your overall music selection is quite tasteful: that's genius! And good job! haha.
And if you do indeed think that Taylor Swift and her ghostwriters and producers created the 2nd best album of all time, 1. I'm sorry, and 2. I'm just kidding you're totally entitled to your own tastes! Take it easy.
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From LedZep 05/02/2017 15:03 | #190177
LedZep 05/02/2017 15:03 | #190177
Won't comment on Taylor Swift, everybody has their taste in music and that's ok. Chart has so many good choices it's hard to point to the best, but American IV in the top 10 is certainly worth mentioning
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From crimson 06/25/2016 18:07 | #169807
Your election for number 2 is very questionable.
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From BraddlesHendo 12/18/2013 08:19 | #97966
Nothing wrong with some Country TAYLOR SWIFT is actually really good and in years to come will be on many favourite album lists
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SingingPeasant96 09/11/2013 05:22 | #85700
SingingPeasant96 09/11/2013 05:22 | #85700
Damn great top 10, Your top 2 looks weird but...
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junodog4 09/09/2013 02:36 | #85498
junodog4 09/09/2013 02:36 | #85498
Quality chart, and I'd like to see what country selections make this list when expanded. Taylor Swift is a bit of a head-scratcher, but it's your taste...
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Patman360 09/08/2013 22:48 | #85493
Patman360 09/08/2013 22:48 | #85493
Very interesting start, certainly unique anyway. I tend to wait until charts reach 40 albums before I rate them and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing this again once it hits 40. Welcome to the site also!
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