Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 09/30/2025 05:15
• (Created: 01/02/2014 11:31).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,820 charts

Rank Score:

31,429

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,156 votes)

Comments:

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,411 charts

Rank Score:

64,774

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,630 votes)

Comments:

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For Emma, Forever Ago 

 Bon Iver

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,218 charts

Rank Score:

11,132

Rank in 2007:

3

Rank in 2000s:

14

Overall Rank:

118

Average Rating:

 83 (1,535 votes)

Comments:

114

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Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,889 charts

Rank Score:

34,862

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,659 votes)

Comments:

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Slanted And Enchanted 

 Pavement

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

889 charts

Rank Score:

7,063

Rank in 1992:

4

Rank in 1990s:

46

Overall Rank:

227

Average Rating:

 82 (1,168 votes)

Comments:

89

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,045 charts

Rank Score:

40,477

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,546 votes)

Comments:

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,724 charts

Rank Score:

57,863

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,621 votes)

Comments:

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,847 charts

Rank Score:

39,511

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,276 votes)

Comments:

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9. (21) 12

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2025]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,028 charts

Rank Score:

27,930

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,295 votes)

Comments:

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Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,363 charts

Rank Score:

27,572

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,816 votes)

Comments:

227

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	2	2%
1960s	16	16%
1970s	20	20%
1980s	17	17%
1990s	21	21%
2000s	18	18%
2010s	5	5%
2020s	1	1%

Artist	Albums	%
Talking Heads	2	2%
Bob Dylan	2	2%
The Clash	2	2%
Radiohead	2	2%
Bon Iver	2	2%
Arcade Fire	2	2%
Pavement	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	41	41%
	40	40%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 12 from 21st to 9th Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Up 1 from 8th to 7th Abbey Road by The Beatles

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 9th to 11th Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Down 1 from 7th to 8th Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Down 1 from 11th to 12th Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

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90/100	11/04/2025 13:26	Tamthebam	633	85/100
95/100	09/17/2023 05:18	giacomoperacchi	1	95/100
85/100	04/15/2023 13:17	Goliath	351	86/100
85/100	04/15/2023 08:37	MadhattanJack	251	85/100
90/100	04/15/2023 08:20	Johnnyo	2,533	80/100

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This chart is rated in the top 5% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.7/100, a mean average of 88.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.6.

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90/100

From Tamthebam 11/04/2025 13:31

A nice spread of different artists and decades

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90/100

From Johnnyo 04/15/2023 08:20

Brilliant chart

#296102 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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85/100

From ffudnebbuh 09/22/2022 13:31

Nice

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Rating:  

80/100

From Moondance 09/21/2022 09:03

Quality chart ~ loved seeing Lou Reed's 'New York' in the mix.

#289846 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

80/100

From doubleA 03/21/2020 13:07

Neat chart! Maybe a bit safe to begin with, but gets way more interesting past the first few pages.

#248953 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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95/100

From zrommeke 01/16/2017 18:29

So much in common, others on my "to discover"... fantastic chart!!

#182893 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

85/100

From platus 01/16/2017 18:11

Good chart

#182890 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

95/100

From Lgk21 01/16/2017 13:43

This is a great chart.

#182861 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

90/100

From ShadowColossi 03/04/2016 10:18

I dig this chart a lot. Cool to see Slanted and Enchanted in the top 10- didn't make mine but at one point it definitely would've

#161252 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

100/100

From HoldenM 11/02/2015 05:36

Amazing stuff.

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