Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by woolwasa 
music is food for the soul
- Chart updated: 06/11/2010 14:00
- (Created: 12/13/2009 00:45).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,067
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]
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1973
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59,352
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3. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]
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1991
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37,558
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1992
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6,950
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]
Year of Release:
1976
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6,942
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2010]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,336
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2010]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,293
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,454
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2010]
Year of Release:
1995
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14,754
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2009]
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2007
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43,002
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 26% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 4 | 8% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 6% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 4% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 4% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 7 from 10th to 17thSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
| Down 6 from 17th to 23rdTen by Pearl Jam |
| Down 5 from 5th to 10thIn Rainbows by Radiohead |
| New entries |
|---|
| Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement |
| Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement |
| Leavers |
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| Who's Next by The Who |
| Relationship Of Command by At The Drive-In |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/15/2019 17:44 |  mickilennial | 715 | 77/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2016 10:38 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/22/2015 16:29 |  hoyquarlow | 34 | 88/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2013 03:46 |  JoaoMoreira | 91 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/17/2012 20:45 | Fedfan | 30 | 80/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 72.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 24.9.
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From hoyquarlow 11/22/2015 16:30 | #153293
hoyquarlow 11/22/2015 16:30 | #153293
Looks a lot like my top 50! Good choices...
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From JoaoMoreira 12/30/2013 03:47 | #99120
JoaoMoreira 12/30/2013 03:47 | #99120
Smashing's Mellon Collie! Teen days are the most meaningful in what concerns music.This albums stick to you.
Very surprised to see Weather Report!
And I recently bought a Dookie's tshirt for the sake of old times :)
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From Fedfan 10/17/2012 20:45 | #52577
Cool list !
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junodog4 08/28/2012 21:36 | #49515
junodog4 08/28/2012 21:36 | #49515
Decent list - funny comments from earlier... it must have been a really entertaining chart.
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From willbeforce 07/16/2011 23:30 | #24512
you are some kind of god
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From greendayareawesome 04/07/2010 03:27 | #10371
amazing chart
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RaineyWins 02/05/2010 01:16 | #8830
RaineyWins 02/05/2010 01:16 | #8830
Thank you, back to normal
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From real_nowhere_man 02/03/2010 05:50 | #8802
Where do I begin? Of your top 10, It’s Not Me, It’s You is the only album I would describe as ‘good.’ The Jonas Brothers?! Seriously?! Oh, hey, an Oasis album! Wait… It’s not Definitely Maybe. It’s not (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?. It’s not Don’t Believe the Truth. It’s not Dig Out Your Soul. Lungs by Florence + The Machine is a good album, but still not in the top 200 albums of all-time. I’m a huge Beatles fan, but I’m still confused as to why you chose LOVE. You could have chosen literally any of their studio albums, but you chose a remixed compilation album. </rant>
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Mr. Shankly 01/28/2010 22:45 | #8664
Mr. Shankly 01/28/2010 22:45 | #8664
OK, I'm confused. Why did I give this chart an 85 originally? The mention of The Smiths tells me it must have been very different before. I don't know if you're just challenging us or having some fun with us (or maybe you're 12 years old), but either way, I feel it's necessary to change my rating. Sorry.
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From 1234567890 01/28/2010 12:18 | #8661
1234567890 01/28/2010 12:18 | #8661
Maybe they prefer looking at music rather than listening.
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