Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by joathome 
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- Chart updated: 01/06/2025 10:15
- (Created: 02/15/2014 08:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Best songs : Here comes the sun, Come together
[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
57,298
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Best song : Running to stand still, Where the streets ...
[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,319
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Best song : One, Ultra Violet
[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
11,823
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Best song : One country, Forgotten years
[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1990
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Rank Score:
786
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Best songs : In your eyes, Mercy street
[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
7,018
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Best songs : Tunnels, Rebellion
[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]
Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
34,127
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Best song : Dead heart, Sell my soul
[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,908
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Best song : You can call me al, Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10,760
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Best song : So fast so numb, Leave
[First added to this chart: 02/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
2,064
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Best songs : Paranoid android, exit music
[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,584
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1990s | 36 | 36% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Midnight Oil | 5 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Vampire Weekend | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Les Innocents | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 19 from 28th to 9th New Adventures In Hi-Fi by R.E.M. |
| Up 4 from 11th to 7th Diesel And Dust by Midnight Oil |
| Up 3 from 7th to 4th Blue Sky Mining by Midnight Oil |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 2nd to 13th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
| Down 2 from 8th to 10th OK Computer by Radiohead |
| Down 2 from 13th to 15th Revolver by The Beatles |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/10/2025 09:51 | markl73 | 2 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2025 09:23 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2025 14:15 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2025 23:17 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2024 17:16 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.4/100, a mean average of 84.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 10.6.
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From Johnnyo 07/08/2025 09:23 | #309975
Excellent chart
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From Moondance 11/14/2022 21:59 | #291282
Really enjoyed checking out this chart & discovering a few UK 90's albums/artists that I've added to my own charts. Quite surprised to find 5 Midnight Oil & 2 INXS albums - nice to find someone who has so warmly embraced Aussie talent.
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From BraddlesHendo 11/14/2022 11:00 | #291268
Here’s to Midnight Oil
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RoundTheBend 06/16/2020 02:23 | #253619
RoundTheBend 06/16/2020 02:23 | #253619
Wow! Probably closest to my top 10 than anyone else on the site!
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ForegroundNoise 12/25/2019 12:56 | #245929
ForegroundNoise 12/25/2019 12:56 | #245929
Nice stuff!!
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dihansse 07/15/2019 17:15 | #239593
dihansse 07/15/2019 17:15 | #239593
Great chart and I love your love for Midnight Oil. I’ll certainly check out your French favorites: Téléphone and Mano Negro are already fantastic choices!
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C_Krug2009 03/28/2018 23:50 | #211881
C_Krug2009 03/28/2018 23:50 | #211881
Gotta love OOS and Violator
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From tk421ucopy 01/10/2018 17:29 | #205161
Pretty solid chart!
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From zrommeke 02/03/2017 20:46 | #184858
Puta's Fever! Archive!
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From vancevisuals 02/03/2017 20:06 | #184856
xtra points for #1
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