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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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
31,089
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,999
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]
Year of Release:
2007
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11,067
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]
Year of Release:
2004
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34,499
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
7,021
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
40,082
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
57,452
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
39,200
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,602
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,469
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Total albums: 99. 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 | 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 | % | |
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| 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 | % | |
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41 | 41% | |
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40 | 40% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 12 from 21st to 9th Remain In Light by Talking Heads |
| Up 1 from 8th to 7th Abbey Road by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
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| 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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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/04/2025 13:26 |  Tamthebam | 633 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2023 05:18 | giacomoperacchi | 1 | 95/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2023 13:17 |  Goliath | 351 | 86/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2023 08:37 |  MadhattanJack | 256 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2023 08:20 | Johnnyo | 2,549 | 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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From Tamthebam 11/04/2025 13:31 | #311562
Tamthebam 11/04/2025 13:31 | #311562
A nice spread of different artists and decades
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From Johnnyo 04/15/2023 08:20 | #296102
Brilliant chart
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From 
ffudnebbuh 09/22/2022 13:31 | #289868
ffudnebbuh 09/22/2022 13:31 | #289868
Nice
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From Moondance 09/21/2022 09:03 | #289846
Quality chart ~ loved seeing Lou Reed's 'New York' in the mix.
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doubleA 03/21/2020 13:07 | #248953
doubleA 03/21/2020 13:07 | #248953
Neat chart! Maybe a bit safe to begin with, but gets way more interesting past the first few pages.
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From zrommeke 01/16/2017 18:29 | #182893
So much in common, others on my "to discover"... fantastic chart!!
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From platus 01/16/2017 18:11 | #182890
Good chart
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From Lgk21 01/16/2017 13:43 | #182861
This is a great chart.
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ShadowColossi 03/04/2016 10:18 | #161252
ShadowColossi 03/04/2016 10:18 | #161252
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
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HoldenM 11/02/2015 05:36 | #152380
HoldenM 11/02/2015 05:36 | #152380
Amazing stuff.
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