Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by cat69

• Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:54
• (Created: 02/05/2010 19:31).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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15. (=)

Thriller 

 Michael Jackson

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,637 charts

Rank Score:

16,134

Rank in 1982:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

71

Average Rating:

 82 (2,163 votes)

Comments:

162

17. (24) 7

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,490 charts

Rank Score:

34,256

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,915 votes)

Comments:

265

22. (21) 1

Graceland 

 Paul Simon

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,135 charts

Rank Score:

10,793

Rank in 1986:

3

Rank in 1980s:

16

Overall Rank:

122

Average Rating:

 81 (1,352 votes)

Comments:

81

23. (22) 1

Sign "O" The Times 

 Prince

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

886 charts

Rank Score:

8,890

Rank in 1987:

3

Rank in 1980s:

22

Overall Rank:

167

Average Rating:

 81 (946 votes)

Comments:

56

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Purple Rain 
Soundtrack

 Prince And The Revolution

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,435 charts

Rank Score:

15,989

Rank in 1984:

1

Rank in 1980s:

9

Overall Rank:

72

Average Rating:

 83 (1,657 votes)

Comments:

130

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Hounds Of Love 

 Kate Bush

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,408 charts

Rank Score:

18,252

Rank in 1985:

1

Rank in 1980s:

7

Overall Rank:

53

Average Rating:

 85 (1,404 votes)

Comments:

103

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Bad 

 Michael Jackson

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

601 charts

Rank Score:

4,284

Rank in 1987:

7

Rank in 1980s:

54

Overall Rank:

395

Average Rating:

 76 (927 votes)

Comments:

60

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Appetite For Destruction 

 Guns N' Roses

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,398 charts

Rank Score:

11,229

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 78 (1,949 votes)

Comments:

168

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Tracy Chapman 

 Tracy Chapman

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

565 charts

Rank Score:

3,969

Rank in 1988:

6

Rank in 1980s:

60

Overall Rank:

432

Average Rating:

 77 (639 votes)

Comments:

35

50.

The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,859 charts

Rank Score:

18,333

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,454 votes)

Comments:

228

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	12	24%
1970s	16	32%
1980s	10	20%
1990s	11	22%
2000s	1	2%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	5	10%
Led Zeppelin	4	8%
Pink Floyd	3	6%
Michael Jackson	3	6%
David Bowie	2	4%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	4%
Nirvana	2	4%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	27	54%
	21	42%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 7 from 24th to 17th The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 17th to 18th London Calling by The Clash
Down 1 from 18th to 19th Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
Down 1 from 19th to 20th The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

New entries
The Joshua Tree by U2

Leavers
Tommy by The Who

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
100/100	04/26/2022 14:48	Nkelleyslc	114	91/100
85/100	03/25/2019 06:43	TheSmiths82-87	1,831	83/100
90/100	09/11/2014 21:38	cobbo95	266	81/100
75/100	08/15/2011 13:32	galchava	50	77/100
80/100	07/14/2011 16:22	Triple Seis	1,251	79/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 83.2/100, a mean average of 81.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.2.

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From Nkelleyslc 04/26/2022 14:48

Very similiar to mine.

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From cobbo95 09/11/2014 21:38

Good chart, lot of mutual albums with my own.

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From telefunker 02/06/2010 16:31

lot of congruency with my tastes here.. nice job!

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