Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
PatrickD 
These are my favorite albums.
- Chart updated: 10/21/2020 01:15
- (Created: 09/17/2013 11:14).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Built To Spill | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| Band Of Horses | 2 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 41st to 42ndSlanted And Enchanted by Pavement |
| Down 1 from 42nd to 43rdBetty by Helmet |
| Down 1 from 43rd to 44thTake A Look Inside....... by The Folk Implosion |
| New entries |
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| Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens |
| Leavers |
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| Doris by Earl Sweatshirt |
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Top 100 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/20/2025 14:38 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 02/17/2021 05:56 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 | |
| 11/02/2020 08:23 |  ssteve | 205 | 92/100 | |
| 11/02/2020 00:56 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 11/01/2020 13:08 | BraddlesHendo | 496 | 91/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.7/100, a mean average of 89.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.9.
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great choices, especially the top 10.
Nice chart!
Very good chart
LedZep 04/02/2017 17:34 | #188550
Relatively diverse and very very interesting. Come on Pilgrim is SO underrated, I know it's an EP but still...
Very interesting and very good - the stuff I do know, so I imagine the rest is pretty good too.
NoeSSS 07/22/2016 02:51 | #171640
Great great chart, Dinosaur Jr totally made this list
louisjwyatt 04/27/2016 21:41 | #164759
This looks even better over a year later. My new favorite chart!
I gotta say, this is a pretty diverse list!
ShadowColossi 04/27/2016 12:22 | #164690
What varied tastes you have. I love it. Really dig Dinosaur Jr. at numba 2
dihansse 02/07/2016 20:28 | #158984
Great list
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