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 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 |
|---|
| 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 | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 01/27/2025 16:37 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 10/09/2021 14:18 |  DommeDamian | 1,006 | 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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This is dope great guitar stuff
WildHorses 10/19/2014 16:12 | #124826
Great Southern/Hard Rock Chart!
JoaoMoreira 01/07/2014 04:25 | #100067
I guess this is a southerner's chart :) Hell yeah!
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
greatson 10/07/2013 08:55 | #87795
Good times rock`n`roll - It´s Ok!
Mother Nature's Son 05/28/2013 10:09 | #77411
Quality chart, definitely. Very classic taste.
MrFrogger 05/21/2013 02:17 | #76768
Fantastic chart focusing on Hard Rock/Metal, this is something that definitely garners respect.
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.
EyeKanFly 04/24/2013 01:53 | #74308
This is a nice chart, but a little too much heavy metal for my tastes.
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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