Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by micha122 
my favorite songs whose albums are not included in the charts:
10.Beside You - Iggy Pop
9. Erase Me - Kid Cudi
8. I Know Its Over - Smiths
7. I`ve Just Seen A Face - Beatles
6. Near Wild Heaven - R.E.M.
5. Rock`n`Roll Nigger - Pattie Smith
4. Hey - Pixies
3. Spoonfull - Cream
2. Day I Tried To Live - Soundgarden
1. Oh, Jim - Lou Reed
- Chart updated: 05/22/2016 18:45
- (Created: 04/05/2014 02:16).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1959
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Arctic Monkeys | 2 | 2% | |
| Soundgarden | 1 | 1% | |
| Discharge | 1 | 1% | |
| Minutemen | 1 | 1% | |
| Gang Of Four | 1 | 1% | |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 1 | 1% | |
| Chuck Berry | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 11 from 17th to 6th Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Up 9 from 27th to 18th A Love Supreme by John Coltrane |
| Up 3 from 32nd to 29th The Rolling Stones, Now! by The Rolling Stones |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 36 from 20th to 56th My War by Black Flag |
| Down 29 from 9th to 38th Hex Enduction Hour by The Fall |
| Down 1 from 6th to 7th Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement |
| New entries |
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| Born Again by Black Sabbath |
| Leavers |
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| Sabotage by Black Sabbath |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/14/2020 21:05 | RioBravo | 201 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/05/2016 01:19 |  ObsoleteEntity | 90 | 94/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2016 20:42 |  rafalink | 180 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2016 16:27 |  louisjwyatt | 213 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2016 14:41 |  serpico | 155 | 80/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.1/100, a mean average of 86.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.4.
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From ObsoleteEntity 04/05/2016 01:22 | #163333
ObsoleteEntity 04/05/2016 01:22 | #163333
22 similar artists between our charts. I'd never heard the Swell Maps, though. Love them already. I love charts that introduce us to great stuff. Thanks for that! Chart added to faves.
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From rafalink 04/04/2016 20:43 | #163313
rafalink 04/04/2016 20:43 | #163313
One of the most interesting charts that I seen here on BEA.
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From louisjwyatt 04/04/2016 16:28 | #163294
louisjwyatt 04/04/2016 16:28 | #163294
Still one of my favorite charts on the site. Swell Maps is massively underrated.
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From BraddlesHendo 04/04/2016 14:27 | #163285
Can I borrow some of your fave albums to play
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LAF2 04/10/2015 02:56 | #139251
LAF2 04/10/2015 02:56 | #139251
Fantastic.
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From maverick470 04/09/2015 19:56 | #139228
Interesting chart. A lot of less popular works included by popular artists with the popular albums left out.
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From Gionzi 04/09/2015 18:57 | #139216
I'm very intrigued by this chart. Many alternative albums to usual classics. Interesting choices.
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reverendgreen 04/09/2015 18:08 | #139211
reverendgreen 04/09/2015 18:08 | #139211
Coolest chart I've ever seen!
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From louisjwyatt 04/09/2015 15:11 | #139203
louisjwyatt 04/09/2015 15:11 | #139203
Sonic Youth, Dino Jr. and Swell Maps in the top ten? I dig it.
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Secondsoul 04/09/2015 14:07 | #139201
Secondsoul 04/09/2015 14:07 | #139201
Excellent. Love the way you have covered all decades and included some great albums. Well Done!
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
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| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
