Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by rrinderer 
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:51
- (Created: 08/05/2009 04:32).
- 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 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 38% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 38% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 8% | |
| U2 | 2 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 4% | |
| Thrice | 2 | 4% | |
| Elton John | 2 | 4% | |
| Steely Dan | 2 | 4% | |
| The Who | 2 | 4% | |
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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.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 14 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/25/2017 01:45 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2014 15:08 | patvyn | 32 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2013 05:18 | Rounder89 | 96 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2011 22:13 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/14/2011 03:29 | galchava | 50 | 77/100 |
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 81.2/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.6.
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not a bad list. Quite diverse in a way
Refreshing list..lots of things I didn't expect to see.
descent list, however there are some albums like in your honour and love that i dont think deserve to be there.
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