Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by PlentusMerdae 
No attempt here to compile "Best Albums Ever". Just my personal favs.
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:51
- (Created: 07/23/2009 11:44).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 25 | 50% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 8% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 6% | |
| The Who | 3 | 6% | |
| Sly & The Family Stone | 2 | 4% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 4% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Greatest Albums of All Time | Mojo | Overall chart | 1995 |  |
| Top 500 Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | Overall chart | 2003 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums |  1234567890 | Overall chart | 2011 | |
| The Top 100 Albums | VH1 | Overall chart | 2001 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | ringa271 | Overall chart | 2011 |  |
| The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever | The Guardian | Overall chart | 1997 | |
| Top 50 Music Albums of the 1960s | elton229 | 1960s decade chart | 2012 |  |
| The Top 50 Albums of All Time | Sound & Vision Magazine | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 100 Albums Ever | Consequence of Sound | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s |  unwound | 1960s decade chart | 2012 | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/18/2017 13:33 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2011 05:47 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2011 22:27 |  Mandro | 150 | 78/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2010 01:46 |  covecove | 331 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2010 02:44 |  badfaith | 65 | 78/100 |
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 85.2/100, a mean average of 84.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.3.
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Mandro 05/01/2011 22:29 | #20975
this is indeed one of the best lists ive seen here! : )
ffudnebbuh 07/29/2010 10:10 | #13832
Nice to see the chuck berry, it periodically appears on my chart, love it.
Mr. Shankly 07/25/2009 06:46 | #5335
Excellent list! Nice to see The Who's first album. It's so underrated.
CellarDoor 07/24/2009 19:10 | #5332
Strange how "Odessey and Oracle" and "Forever Changes" often pair up in the charts..
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