Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
Bork 
And these are the top ten artists:
1. The Beatles, 2. The Rolling Stones, 3. Bob Dylan, 4. Bruce Springsteen, 5. Iron Maiden, 6. Queen, 7. AC/DC, 8. Tom Waits, 9. ZZ Top, 10. Elton John
- Chart updated: 10/02/2021 01:15
- (Created: 12/08/2009 04:05).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top tracks: Statesboro Blues, Done Somebody Wrong, Whipping Post.
[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]
Year of Release:
1971
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3,694
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Top tracks: It's a Long Way to the Top, The Jack, T.N.T., Can I Sit Next to You Girl, High Voltage.
[First added to this chart: 06/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
820
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Top tracks: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, With a Little Help from My Friends, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite, When I'm Sixty-Four, Good Morning Good Morning, A Day in the Life.
[First added to this chart: 12/17/2009]
Year of Release:
1967
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42,583
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Top tracks: The E Street Shuffle, Kitty's Back, Rosalita.
[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]
Year of Release:
1973
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2,843
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Top tracks: Blinded by the Light, Growin' Up, Lost in the Flood, For You, Spirit in the Night, It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City.
[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]
Year of Release:
1973
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1,111
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Top tracks: Starman, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City, Rock N' Roll Suicide.
[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]
Year of Release:
1972
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42,408
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Top tracks: Gimme Three Steps, Things Goin' On.
[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,773
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Top tracks: Aces High, Flash of the Blade, Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]
Year of Release:
1984
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3,945
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Top tracks: Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Bye Bye Love.
[First added to this chart: 06/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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11,818
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Top tracks: Highway Star, Smoke on the Water, Space Truckin'.
[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]
Year of Release:
1972
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6,369
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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 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1970s | 51 | 51% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| AC/DC | 5 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Iron Maiden | 4 | 4% | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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54 | 54% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 6th to 5thGreetings From Asbury Park, N.J. by Bruce Springsteen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 94th to 97thGuitar Town by Steve Earle |
| Down 3 from 95th to 98thPump by Aerosmith |
| Down 3 from 96th to 99thNot Fragile by Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| New entries |
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| St. Louis To Liverpool by Chuck Berry |
| We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions by Bruce Springsteen |
| The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome by Slade |
| Leavers |
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| Stranger In Town by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| Blizzard Of Ozz by Ozzy Osbourne |
| American Fool by John Cougar |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/20/2025 14:51 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,094 | 85/100 | |
| 01/27/2025 16:37 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 10/09/2021 14:18 |  DommeDamian | 1,002 | 89/100 | |
| 02/26/2021 01:36 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 | |
| 08/21/2018 18:56 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 78.5/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.8.
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From BraddlesHendo 10/23/2014 15:13 | #125125
This is dope great guitar stuff
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WildHorses 10/19/2014 16:12 | #124826
WildHorses 10/19/2014 16:12 | #124826
Great Southern/Hard Rock Chart!
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JoaoMoreira 01/07/2014 04:25 | #100067
JoaoMoreira 01/07/2014 04:25 | #100067
I guess this is a southerner's chart :) Hell yeah!
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samistake2ice 10/30/2013 14:08 | #89804
samistake2ice 10/30/2013 14:08 | #89804
I was lead here because of your interest in Hayes Carll But this is a great chart. One of my favorites
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greatson 10/07/2013 08:55 | #87795
greatson 10/07/2013 08:55 | #87795
Good times rock`n`roll - It´s Ok!
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Mother Nature's Son 05/28/2013 10:09 | #77411
Mother Nature's Son 05/28/2013 10:09 | #77411
Quality chart, definitely. Very classic taste.
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MrFrogger 05/21/2013 02:17 | #76768
MrFrogger 05/21/2013 02:17 | #76768
Fantastic chart focusing on Hard Rock/Metal, this is something that definitely garners respect.
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From Bork 05/21/2013 02:10 | #76767
Bork 05/21/2013 02:10 | #76767
Optical-mess: Doolittle is currently at #804 on my chart. I prefer it to Surfer Rosa (#848). The Come On Pilgrim EP would have ranked higher than both had I included those.
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EyeKanFly 04/24/2013 01:53 | #74308
EyeKanFly 04/24/2013 01:53 | #74308
This is a nice chart, but a little too much heavy metal for my tastes.
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From optical-mess 10/24/2012 23:41 | #53359
I should like this chart but it's too linear. Some great albums here but it gets quite repetitive in taste. Perhaps try Doolittle by The Pixies if you haven't? It would compliment this chart while adding something different.
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