Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Dayved00 
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- Chart updated: 09/11/2018 01:45
- (Created: 09/03/2013 06:20).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2013]
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1995
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8,478
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2017]
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2015
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29,709
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2014]
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1980
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27,150
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
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1989
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22,283
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2014]
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1979
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6,644
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
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1986
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32,255
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7. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
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1996
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2,466
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[First added to this chart: 10/10/2013]
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1972
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41,593
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2006
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15,861
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2013]
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1998
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30,513
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 4% | |
| Green Day | 4 | 4% | |
| Pulp | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 35 from 84th to 49thScissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters |
| Up 30 from 81st to 51stWas (Not Was) by Was (Not Was) |
| Up 1 from 13th to 12thIf You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 5 from 11th to 16thThe King Of Limbs by Radiohead |
| Down 3 from 49th to 52ndChannel Orange by Frank Ocean |
| Down 3 from 50th to 53rdHunky Dory by David Bowie |
| New entries |
|---|
| Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys |
| Leavers |
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| 69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields |
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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 17:23 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2019 06:42 |  Purplepash | 1,785 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2019 22:16 |  CA Dreamin | 134 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2018 05:53 |  Boltzmann | 246 | 79/100 |
| ! | 10/24/2018 22:41 |  elo269megv | 141 | 90/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.5/100, a mean average of 86.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.8.
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ForegroundNoise 10/24/2018 08:04 | #223215
ForegroundNoise 10/24/2018 08:04 | #223215
Really interesting mix of picks, would love to see some notes as to why you love this records!!
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LedZep 06/19/2017 12:35 | #192887
LedZep 06/19/2017 12:35 | #192887
Disintegration on a place it deserves
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louisjwyatt 05/21/2015 21:59 | #142171
louisjwyatt 05/21/2015 21:59 | #142171
This chart is incredibly honest and incredibly ... awesome!
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PatrickD 12/25/2013 21:19 | #98768
PatrickD 12/25/2013 21:19 | #98768
Way to shine your personality.
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bonafini 11/16/2013 16:58 | #92898
bonafini 11/16/2013 16:58 | #92898
Yup.
I hope you don't, it's already a big enough displeasure that you remembered me that they exist, hahahah.
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From vinnid127 11/16/2013 01:49 | #92749
a good chart none the less, but i'm super intrigued by the inclusion of kerplunk and evanescence at 9 and 10, got some classics mixed in with some pleasant surprises here, not bad
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From Dayved00 09/15/2013 21:28 | #86040
bonafini - would Green Day, Blink-182, Evanescence, Raditude, HIM and Taking Back Sunday be the majority of the bad shit by any chance?
Kind of going off Radiohead. Might remove all their albums and replace them with Good Charlotte's entire discography.
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From acematt51090 09/15/2013 16:22 | #86008
bonafini - some examples of the bad shit?
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From bonafini 09/15/2013 16:08 | #86004
bonafini 09/15/2013 16:08 | #86004
Some really good shit and some really bad shit. I'm confused.
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SingingPeasant96 09/15/2013 08:06 | #85988
SingingPeasant96 09/15/2013 08:06 | #85988
Love the unconventionality
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