Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
Freddie55 
My 100 favourite albums limited to only four selections from any one artist.
The list does not include classical, opera, jazz and stage musicals.
- Chart updated: 01/22/2016 16:45
- (Created: 10/09/2009 20:39).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,023
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
37,249
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2016]
Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
12,320
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
38,630
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,227
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2009]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,524
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
34,221
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
3,457
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
21,065
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2009]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,390
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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 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| Manic Street Preachers | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 29 from 32nd to 3rd ★ [Blackstar] by David Bowie |
| Up 10 from 31st to 21st The Next Day by David Bowie |
| Up 6 from 15th to 9th Who's Next by The Who |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 9 from 14th to 23rd In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
| Down 4 from 7th to 11th Kid A by Radiohead |
| Down 4 from 20th to 24th OK Computer by Radiohead |
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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 22:13 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2019 10:56 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2018 11:24 | iannicolson | 309 | 90/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2017 13:34 |  jhuik | 171 | 89/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2017 06:20 |  Onater | 458 | 90/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 12% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.8/100, a mean average of 87.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.9.
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From sssvnnn 09/29/2019 10:56 | #243191
sssvnnn 09/29/2019 10:56 | #243191
Very classical chart.
Fine.
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From jhuik 06/09/2017 13:35 | #192286
jhuik 06/09/2017 13:35 | #192286
Had to change my rating and come back for another shoutout after seeing your love for Laura Marling's latest. Great list my fellow Ontarian!
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From YikYak 01/12/2017 01:11 | #182339
Great list!
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louisjwyatt 01/11/2017 23:20 | #182306
louisjwyatt 01/11/2017 23:20 | #182306
Love this chart. Not only for the fact that you have Blackstar in the top 10, but also because you have an interesting little bell curve across the decades from the 60s to the 2010s. I'd be interested to see what this chart would look like had you included jazz.
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From vancevisuals 01/11/2017 20:48 | #182267
liked the list
purchaced Blackstar but haven't listened to it yet
I need to do that
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From zrommeke 01/11/2017 16:01 | #182231
Many classics!
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From jhuik 09/16/2016 10:28 | #175093
jhuik 09/16/2016 10:28 | #175093
Yo Toronto! Your chart is legit.
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CA Dreamin 03/29/2016 01:11 | #162905
CA Dreamin 03/29/2016 01:11 | #162905
Some similarities, some differences. But I respect our differences.
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From LedZep 03/28/2016 12:13 | #162861
LedZep 03/28/2016 12:13 | #162861
Excellent! Although I think Blackstar is just temporarily number 3, it sure isn't the best Bowie album? Great, but not the best
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From LordMark 03/28/2016 11:34 | #162854
21 albums in common.
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