Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
ghosttomost 
Ranking the classics alongside my contemporary favourites was an impossible task, but this was the best I could come up with.
- Chart updated: 10/28/2021 05:15
- (Created: 05/01/2014 09:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 33 | 33% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Yo La Tengo | 3 | 3% | |
| The Tragically Hip | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Menomena | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 10th to 2nd The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Loveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4th Twin Fantasy (2018) by Car Seat Headrest |
| Down 1 from 4th to 5th Abbey Road by The Beatles |
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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 15:26 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2022 21:11 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2022 12:14 |  Cytoma | 171 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/16/2021 00:07 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2020 11:06 |  Purplepash | 1,686 | 88/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 6% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.4/100, a mean average of 88.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.1.
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great chart friend
A very good, eclectic list. I don't pretend to know all these albums but I do know most. You have a penchant for Canadian indie bands from the early 2000s. Not a bad bias especially on this site which tends to underestimate Canadian artists. I will have to check out some of the newer American and British stuff that you recommend.
Twin fantasy is too low. Other than that, solid chart.
LedZep 09/19/2017 12:52 | #198279
A very fine chart with a lot of diversity and some pretty unusual choices, which is always good!
fuckinthomas 09/19/2017 11:03 | #198273
Good list!
DommeDamian 09/19/2017 08:22 | #198269
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jhuik 04/14/2017 21:54 | #189318
Great choices. Love seeing all those hip, alt picks with Day for Night tossed right in the middle. Salute, my Hip-loving friend!
Good choice of classics and great alt-country selections: Drive-By Truckers, Ryan Adams and Wilco for the win!
CharlieBarley 10/17/2016 15:35 | #177026
Great chart. Will have to check out Sufjan Stevens.
Great list. I'm glad to see yet another chart that includes an Our Lady Peace album.
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