Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by Sigurgeir

50 albums that shaped may musical tastes

• Chart updated: 04/12/2017 15:15
• (Created: 09/22/2009 20:59).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,124 charts

Rank Score:

60,806

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,333 votes)

Comments:

592

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,412 charts

Rank Score:

64,379

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,633 votes)

Comments:

853

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Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,646 charts

Rank Score:

22,311

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 89 (2,278 votes)

Comments:

169

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Swordfishtrombones 

 Tom Waits

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

625 charts

Rank Score:

4,561

Rank in 1983:

7

Rank in 1980s:

50

Overall Rank:

369

Average Rating:

 81 (753 votes)

Comments:

37

5. (6) 1

Ágætis Byrjun 

 Sigur Rós

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,403 charts

Rank Score:

15,191

Rank in 1999:

1

Rank in 1990s:

14

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 86 (1,717 votes)

Comments:

139

6. (7) 1

Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,154 charts

Rank Score:

28,729

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (2,480 votes)

Comments:

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7. (14) 7

Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun 

 Dead Can Dance

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

1,153

Rank in 1987:

29

Rank in 1980s:

232

Overall Rank:

1,473

Average Rating:

 80 (246 votes)

Comments:

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,249 charts

Rank Score:

25,373

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,496 votes)

Comments:

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In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) 

 King Crimson

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

2,063 charts

Rank Score:

28,410

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

7

Overall Rank:

25

Average Rating:

 89 (2,429 votes)

Comments:

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Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 

 Iron Maiden

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

365 charts

Rank Score:

2,525

Rank in 1988:

10

Rank in 1980s:

105

Overall Rank:

687

Average Rating:

 80 (557 votes)

Comments:

25

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	2%
1960s	10	20%
1970s	7	14%
1980s	8	16%
1990s	20	40%
2000s	3	6%
2010s	1	2%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	2	4%
Radiohead	2	4%
Ride	2	4%
The Beatles	2	4%
The Stone Roses	1	2%
Björk	1	2%
Ennio Morricone	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	28	56%
	11	22%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 32 from 51st to 19th Souvlaki by Slowdive
Up 7 from 14th to 7th Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun by Dead Can Dance
Up 5 from 52nd to 47th Watershed by Opeth

New entries
Currents by Tame Impala
Days Of Future Passed by The Moody Blues
Dead Cities by The Future Sound Of London

Leavers
Into The Labyrinth by Dead Can Dance
This Is The Moody Blues by The Moody Blues
Jesus Christ Superstar (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album) by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
Underground by Goran Bregović
Babylon By Bus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

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80/100	09/11/2021 17:12	DommeDamian	1,002	89/100
100/100	12/09/2017 19:44	phantom1305	291	92/100
80/100	12/09/2017 16:06	Cardboardfolder	205	73/100
100/100	08/18/2017 02:40	patriciatoledo	80	91/100
95/100	04/16/2017 07:22	CharlieBarley	477	94/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.4/100, a mean average of 85.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.7.

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From phantom1305 12/09/2017 19:45

Great chart! I see a ton of favorites on this! :D
Leisure from Blur was a bit of a surprise, personally, I thought that was one of their weaker albums, but I remember liking a lot when I was younger so I'm happy to see it getting some love. :)

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95/100

From CharlieBarley 04/16/2017 07:23

Very eclectic chart. What's not to like? Look forward to seeing your top 100 in time.

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From LedZep 04/15/2017 23:03

Dark Side as number 1, Maiden, Dead Can Dance, King Crimson, Miles Davis (here I thought it couldn't get any better), Opeth, Coltrane, Joy Division, Jarre... I'm glad you don't have 100 entries cause there isn't a rating better than 100

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80/100

From quadrophenia17 04/15/2017 18:57

Took a few points off for being a bit short. But it's still a solid chart; I can't wait to see your other 50 choices

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75/100

From platus 04/15/2017 08:48

Good taste

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85/100

From sssvnnn 05/11/2015 22:54

Very good start, I hope you go on to 100.

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From CellarDoor 09/24/2009 04:01

Eclectic.

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From Boogn1sh 09/24/2009 02:20

Like the list, Selected Ambient Works II is an incredibly great album

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