Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by ryusaki 
- Chart updated: 08/18/2025 21:45
- (Created: 04/27/2014 13:43).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,975
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
2004
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34,232
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2014]
Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
7,523
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,147
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
7,579
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
10,933
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,618
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
17,840
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1994
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16,602
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 48 | 48% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 6 | 6% | |
| Saint Etienne | 6 | 6% | |
| Muse | 5 | 5% | |
| Blur | 5 | 5% | |
| Björk | 4 | 4% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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60 | 60% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 35 from 61st to 26th Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Up 29 from 74th to 45th Parallel Lines by Blondie |
| Up 26 from 59th to 33rd I Should Coco by Supergrass |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 48 from 30th to 78th Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| Down 40 from 46th to 86th Simulation Theory by Muse |
| Down 33 from 29th to 62nd Currents by Tame Impala |
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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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| ! | 10/06/2025 14:58 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2025 08:07 |  MadhattanJack | 260 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/31/2020 00:53 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2020 20:58 |  StefanR10 | 82 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2020 13:13 | BraddlesHendo | 497 | 91/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.3/100, a mean average of 83.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 11.5.
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From Johnnyo 10/06/2025 14:58 | #311240
Very nice chart
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From StefanR10 10/30/2020 20:59 | #259964
StefanR10 10/30/2020 20:59 | #259964
I think this chart is good. It is a good average chart. Not very impressive but ok.
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From BraddlesHendo 10/30/2020 13:16 | #259944
Siouxsie deserves this love
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ForegroundNoise 06/03/2019 17:36 | #237063
ForegroundNoise 06/03/2019 17:36 | #237063
Nice stuff (though a bit too heavy on 90s alt-rock for my liking!)
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mozzmozz 12/15/2017 23:36 | #203203
mozzmozz 12/15/2017 23:36 | #203203
Some nice picks in there. A bit 90s heavy - but then why not - it was a great decade.
(Hmmmm maybe I should give Siouxsie another listen)
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From Ben4 05/09/2017 17:06 | #190548
Nice! Very unique, lots of stuff I've never heard of
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From LordMark 05/09/2017 10:34 | #190540
21 albums in common, 7 of which are outside of the BEA top 100.
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serpico 02/07/2015 18:33 | #134304
serpico 02/07/2015 18:33 | #134304
Un gran chart con un toque femenino, aunque también muy punk en el fondo.
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From jdizzle123456 10/30/2014 18:43 | #125818
Really nice blend
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meccalecca 05/08/2014 20:30 | #111228
meccalecca 05/08/2014 20:30 | #111228
much respect for all the Siouxsie love. It's rare to see but totally deserving
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