Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
JuicyJohnPink 
The arrangement of this chart has been very carefully calculated. The value of a album's given rank correlates directly to the frequency of the utterance of the phrase "Holy shit, this album is good" during a complete period of listening.
- Chart updated: 05/27/2015 06:45
- (Created: 01/26/2010 04:04).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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The entries in this chart have a zero rank score because the chart has not been updated within the last ten years (points from overall charts are decayed over a ten year period).
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2010]
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1968
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36,761
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1970
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12,329
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
4,938
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
14,676
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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20,901
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1969
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56,370
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,078
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,315
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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2011]
Year of Release:
2010
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6,145
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Total albums: 100. 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 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Collective Soul | 4 | 4% | |
| The Who | 4 | 4% | |
| Gorillaz | 3 | 3% | |
| Paul McCartney | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 47 from 85th to 38thModern Vampires Of The City by Vampire Weekend |
| Up 33 from 92nd to 59thCosmic Thing by The B-52's |
| Up 33 from 89th to 56thWeezer (Blue Album) by Weezer |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 32 from 60th to 92ndDosage by Collective Soul |
| Down 28 from 36th to 64thWhite City: A Novel by Pete Townshend |
| Down 27 from 21st to 48thThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/20/2025 16:49 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,094 | 85/100 | |
| 05/14/2017 20:23 |  LedZep | 1,103 | 84/100 | |
| 02/04/2017 19:00 |  hereforashortime | 84 | 84/100 | |
| 01/26/2017 01:39 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 06/04/2016 18:56 |  buzzdainer | 664 | 90/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 80.4/100, a mean average of 79.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.2.
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From buzzdainer 06/04/2016 18:57 | #167846
buzzdainer 06/04/2016 18:57 | #167846
Nice chart! I appreciate your enthusiastic rankings for The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1, and London Calling.
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AMEIER 01/18/2015 19:25 | #131862
AMEIER 01/18/2015 19:25 | #131862
Amazing chart with a lot of Paul McCartney!!Love it
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From BraddlesHendo 10/26/2014 01:55 | #125388
John Cougar fantastic deserves a place amongst music greats
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NowhereMan 09/07/2014 18:37 | #121434
NowhereMan 09/07/2014 18:37 | #121434
Big solo Beatles fan - brilliant! And the fireman!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From mightyram 09/06/2014 14:41 | #121344
Leans towards the standards with solo add-ons in the main, with a few really interesting additions. Nice to see the Bonzo's with 2 entries but surprised Gorilla is not in there. Like it.
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Oselju 09/06/2014 11:36 | #121339
Oselju 09/06/2014 11:36 | #121339
Very interesting.
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From 
Decurso 06/12/2014 14:25 | #114320
Decurso 06/12/2014 14:25 | #114320
Hellbilly Deluxe at 28 and the Wilburys in the top 10. Nice! Can't say I'm thrilled about the top spot....but oh well. Nice chart regardless.
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From notsquib 02/14/2014 06:50 | #103110
nice chart
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From 
Anti 02/14/2014 02:06 | #103088
Anti 02/14/2014 02:06 | #103088
Can't say I've seen a number one choice like that!
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From davidhuret 02/13/2014 15:54 | #103050
Lots of great albums. A chart that remembers the Beatles' story doesn't quite end with the break-up. And a highly original choice at number one.
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. The Cure | |
| 4. Pixies | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
