Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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pavelthevelvet 
- Chart updated: 12/10/2019 12:15
- (Created: 04/24/2014 07:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
39,890
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,563
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
9,798
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
668
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
9,626
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2014]
Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
11,395
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
12,571
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2014]
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sonic Youth | 4 | 4% | |
| Lou Reed | 4 | 4% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 4 | 4% | |
| The Black Keys | 3 | 3% | |
| Pavement | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| The National | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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50 | 50% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 42nd to 35th Monster Movie Made In A Castle With Better Equipment by Can |
| Up 5 from 97th to 92nd A Cast Of Aspersions by Louis Tillett |
| Up 5 from 82nd to 77th Everything Goes Numb by Streetlight Manifesto |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 56 from 37th to 93rd MBV by My Bloody Valentine |
| Down 35 from 28th to 63rd Demolished Thoughts by Thurston Moore |
| Down 26 from 53rd to 79th Biorytmy by Tata Bojs |
| New entries |
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| 55 by Richard Müller |
| Leavers |
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| 44 by Richard Müller |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:30 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2022 14:17 | Soencer | 47 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2020 07:33 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2020 03:00 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2020 14:18 |  salahshoori | 29 | 83/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 16% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.4/100, a mean average of 88.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.8.
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From pctrooper 01/26/2020 07:33 | #247185
This chart rocks like a fox, man.
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From salahshoori 01/25/2020 14:18 | #247159
salahshoori 01/25/2020 14:18 | #247159
Interesting picks, looks like pretty personal.
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From RandolphCarterJr 06/25/2017 05:26 | #193169
Cool list, I discovered some new music here!
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ObsoleteEntity 06/25/2017 00:17 | #193163
ObsoleteEntity 06/25/2017 00:17 | #193163
Nice chart. New stuff I haven't yet heard. Thanks for that. Saved as a favourite!
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LedZep 06/24/2017 11:08 | #193149
LedZep 06/24/2017 11:08 | #193149
You've got some killer albums there. Turn Blue, No More Shall We Part, Rattle and Hum, 4 Sonic Youth albums... Not often seen here, but great albums
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From platus 06/24/2017 09:07 | #193147
Excellent chart
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From 
pa 12/02/2014 13:08 | #128501
pa 12/02/2014 13:08 | #128501
I totally agree with sssvnnn, it's pretty nice now!
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sssvnnn 10/19/2014 18:38 | #124837
sssvnnn 10/19/2014 18:38 | #124837
It´s getting better the closer you come to the 100.
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Martinborras 10/02/2014 21:43 | #123219
Martinborras 10/02/2014 21:43 | #123219
Nice chart
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From 
greatson 07/14/2014 08:20 | #116684
greatson 07/14/2014 08:20 | #116684
Well done, son!
Great top 10!
Some albums among the top 50 that are no more than OK, as I see it!
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