Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by PauloPaz 
- Chart updated: 08/05/2017 11:15
- (Created: 12/11/2013 16:14).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,130
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2013]
Year of Release:
2002
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17,249
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2013]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
8,841
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2013]
Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
4,443
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2013]
Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
4,590
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
44,768
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,700
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,365
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,167
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2014]
Year of Release:
2003
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11,395
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Bon Iver | 2 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 27th to 26th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
| Up 1 from 26th to 25th Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin |
| Up 1 from 25th to 24th Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 15 from 12th to 27th Father, Son, Holy Ghost by Girls |
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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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| ! | 07/14/2020 15:32 | RioBravo | 201 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/05/2018 13:50 |  Boltzmann | 247 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2018 02:13 | backhudson | 9 | 87/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2018 22:58 | SamNassiri98 | 64 | 78/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2018 20:17 | Thad | 151 | 79/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.6/100, a mean average of 84.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.3.
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From Boltzmann 03/26/2018 20:46 | #211728
Boltzmann 03/26/2018 20:46 | #211728
Most unoriginal chart I have ever seen on this site and that is saying a lot.
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From Thad 03/26/2018 20:18 | #211727
21 in common, specifically I really like seeing someone else with Age of Adz so high. Really love that album and I think it gets underrated in Sufjan's discography. Also The Moon & Antarctica is great.
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From Ulf 03/26/2018 08:15 | #211712
nice one
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From LedZep 07/14/2017 16:04 | #194286
LedZep 07/14/2017 16:04 | #194286
It's a nice modern chart. Brothers at 4 is great choice
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From NamibiaStarr 04/03/2015 17:56 | #138722
good chart
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From brent13 12/20/2014 18:46 | #129753
Nice chart. Extra points for Sufjan's Age of Adz.
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Martinborras 11/24/2014 22:32 | #127912
Martinborras 11/24/2014 22:32 | #127912
Great chart! A very modern one indeed, with a nice distribution of the albums among the decades too. The interesting thing is that many of that modern albums that you included, you also put them in a really high spot, and that is not very common. Moreover, you included some old albums, wich makes your chart much atractive. Just put some descriptions and it is almost perfect!
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rafalink 10/29/2014 15:16 | #125699
rafalink 10/29/2014 15:16 | #125699
Good list. A common sense but with some exceptions, specially in position of some high scored albums.
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From BraddlesHendo 10/28/2014 10:24 | #125608
Have a few albums in common 16. Your last 10 90-100 I'm not sure I know but I'll check them out
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From Crusaderlord 10/27/2014 13:59 | #125513
Nice chart - a mix of some albums i love, some not so hot for me at least and others i will definately dig out and get a listen too. Thanks
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