Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by JeffN999 
Decided not to include live albums but then I included two of them....no real logic to it. If I included live albums my chart would be loaded with a ridiculous number of Pearl Jam live albums and bootlegs so it made sense to leave them off in order to provide a more balanced chart. But then I included Nirvana's unplugged album and the Talking Heads Stop Making Sense. Ah well....it's my chart and I guess I can do whatever I want even if its inconsistent.
- Chart updated: 12/16/2022 19:45
- (Created: 03/21/2010 10:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]
Year of Release:
1972
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19,838
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,466
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,945
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,933
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,231
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]
Year of Release:
1979
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31,121
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]
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1971
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21,216
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,999
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,759
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]
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1977
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10,697
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Total albums: 17. Page 1 of 2
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 6 | 6% | |
| Pearl Jam | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| The National | 3 | 3% | |
| The White Stripes | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 96th to 95th To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar |
| Up 1 from 95th to 94th Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer |
| Up 1 from 94th to 93rd The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas by Courtney Barnett |
| New entries |
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| ...And Out Come The Wolves by Rancid |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:28 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2022 03:04 | bwoodlan | 32 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2022 11:48 |  Cytoma | 171 | 90/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2022 18:27 | wizardalien | 31 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/21/2020 05:04 | areminder | 52 | 79/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.6/100, a mean average of 86.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.5.
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From areminder 10/21/2020 05:06 | #259504
Really liked your chart, loved to see the rem and pearl jam records show up high. Lived though this time as well and think some of the best music I've ever heard came from this time.
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Larcx13 10/20/2020 14:16 | #259481
Larcx13 10/20/2020 14:16 | #259481
Beautiful list!
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CharlieBarley 10/05/2018 05:46 | #222056
CharlieBarley 10/05/2018 05:46 | #222056
Many, many of my favourites. This is a wicked cool chart.
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From Johnnyo 10/04/2018 11:13 | #222030
I think that this is only the 2nd or 3rd time that an overall chart has good 100 from me. I love this chart
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Oselju 10/12/2017 07:57 | #199408
Oselju 10/12/2017 07:57 | #199408
In your face rock'n'roll energy !
I'm sorry there's so few soul music in your chart.
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From SamNassiri98 10/11/2017 16:01 | #199377
Interesting chart! :)
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Purplepash 10/11/2017 10:19 | #199366
Purplepash 10/11/2017 10:19 | #199366
Awesome chart! A fair few in common with mine, and I love nearly all of the others also!
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phantom1305 10/11/2017 09:51 | #199365
phantom1305 10/11/2017 09:51 | #199365
Many classics! And great diversity! I like it! :)
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jhuik 05/31/2017 00:37 | #191738
jhuik 05/31/2017 00:37 | #191738
Legit picks. 27 in common! Love seeing respect for Car Seat Headrest. And you're Canadian!
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From edubs 05/21/2016 12:30 | #166575
This is solid!
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