Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by quarantinethepast123 
- Chart updated: 06/22/2010 07:32
- (Created: 01/28/2010 23:48).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2010]
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1994
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8,717
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2010]
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1984
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7,542
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2010]
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2003
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4,129
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2010]
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1987
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1,412
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2010]
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1988
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12,095
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2010]
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1979
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6,924
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2010]
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2005
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1,156
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1979
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1,322
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2007
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5,089
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1976
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3,639
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Replacements | 2 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 4% | |
| Modest Mouse | 2 | 4% | |
| MGMT | 1 | 2% | |
| Sebadoh | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 25 from 32nd to 7th Clap Your Hands Say Yeah by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah |
| Up 22 from 37th to 15th Odelay by Beck |
| Up 17 from 47th to 30th My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 28 from 13th to 41st Pink Flag by Wire |
| Down 28 from 14th to 42nd Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü |
| Down 27 from 9th to 36th Meat Is Murder by The Smiths |
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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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| ! | 01/11/2017 23:46 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2013 22:26 |  PatrickD | 94 | 94/100 |
| ! | 09/09/2012 10:20 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2011 21:50 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2010 03:36 |  covecove | 331 | 81/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.1/100, a mean average of 79.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 15.0.
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From covecove 07/24/2010 10:38 | #13663
covecove 07/24/2010 10:38 | #13663
This is a phenomenal chart, replacements, buzzcocks, pavement, smiths, husker, just some jesus and mary chain and it would be invincible
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cartoken 06/22/2010 02:00 | #13098
cartoken 06/22/2010 02:00 | #13098
2 albums from the Smiths in the top 10 but The Queen is Dead isn't even in the top 50 !?
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Mandro 02/02/2010 05:50 | #8777
Mandro 02/02/2010 05:50 | #8777
interesting picks.. and a lot of artist hard to recognize too
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Mr. Shankly 02/02/2010 04:42 | #8774
Mr. Shankly 02/02/2010 04:42 | #8774
Of course, Gold Soundz! I love that song. "It has a nice ring when you laugh at the low life opinions..."
You know, Crooked Rain would probably be in my top 55 or 60. I used to rate it higher, but I've started to grow out of indie rock about indie rock. If you were to list bands of the 90's though, Pavement is probably right behind Nirvana. Good chart overall, and I like your taste. I would have rated it higher, but there's a few I think you rated too highly in my opinion.
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40footwolf 01/29/2010 07:21 | #8691
40footwolf 01/29/2010 07:21 | #8691
Interesting mix. I like it a lot!
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From Mr. Shankly 01/29/2010 03:12 | #8686
Mr. Shankly 01/29/2010 03:12 | #8686
Cool name and interesting chart. I know that line: "Quarantine the past" What song is that from?
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