Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by MARTINBORS 
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- Chart updated: 05/20/2022 00:45
- (Created: 01/29/2014 21:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,051
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,618
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
43,290
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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39,162
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
39,894
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
37,264
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,236
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
28,279
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
43,409
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
5,103
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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 | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| XTC | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 31 from 79th to 48th Abbey Road by The Beatles |
| Up 30 from 92nd to 62nd Nido by Cristina Donà |
| Up 27 from 93rd to 66th English Settlement by XTC |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 45 from 38th to 83rd Closer by Joy Division |
| Down 41 from 59th to 100th Peter Gabriel (1982) by Peter Gabriel |
| Down 39 from 13th to 52nd Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
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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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| ! | 03/20/2025 15:36 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2022 11:13 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2020 17:32 |  jnfbn | 310 | 96/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2020 02:51 | mianfei | 168 | 62/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2019 15:10 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.4/100, a mean average of 82.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 20.0.
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From mianfei 01/02/2020 02:54 | #246303
For the most part an impressive chart, although there are some artists whom I detest (like Nirvana, Beck and Coldplay).
Seeing ‘New York Tendaberry’ is a rare surprise that I must give much credit for, and fifteen artists in common (including Patti Smith) does show significant similarities. I should probably check out Billie Holliday, Fabrizio De André and re-listen to Sigur Rós.
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LedZep 01/07/2018 00:15 | #204753
LedZep 01/07/2018 00:15 | #204753
This is great, love to see Foxtrot so high
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apeiron 03/21/2015 23:53 | #137476
apeiron 03/21/2015 23:53 | #137476
A lot of good choices.
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craola 07/22/2014 23:48 | #117493
craola 07/22/2014 23:48 | #117493
Good list.
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From thekrauter 03/23/2014 15:04 | #107260
extraordinary chart!!!
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pa 02/21/2014 23:36 | #103934
pa 02/21/2014 23:36 | #103934
I like your choices; nice to see Jarret and Holiday..
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tgarritsen 01/29/2014 22:15 | #101854
tgarritsen 01/29/2014 22:15 | #101854
Always nice to see some Stevie Wonder in a chart.
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| Best Artists of the 2000s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Arcade Fire | |
| 3. The Strokes | |
| 4. Coldplay | |
| 5. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 6. Muse | |
| 7. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 8. Wilco | |
| 9. Animal Collective | |
| 10. The White Stripes | |
| 11. Kanye West | |
| 12. Phil Elverum | |
| 13. Interpol | |
| 14. Modest Mouse | |
| 15. Queens Of The Stone Age | |
| 16. Madvillain | |
| 17. LCD Soundsystem | |
| 18. Godspeed You! Black Emperor | |
| 19. The National | |
| 20. The Flaming Lips |
