Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by ArnaudD 
Some very personal charts with some help from LastFM!
- Chart updated: 07/01/2025 18:45
- (Created: 05/06/2014 19:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
17,568
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,818
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
15,630
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,699
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,505
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,876
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[First added to this chart: 09/27/2023]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
8,102
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,917
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,709
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,233
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Prince | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Joy Division | 3 | 3% | |
| Sigur Rós | 3 | 3% | |
| Sparklehorse | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
| De La Soul | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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53 | 53% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 53 from 89th to 36thAbbey Road by The Beatles |
| Up 41 from 97th to 56thThe Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles |
| Up 21 from 56th to 35thGrace by Haruka Nakamura |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 16 from 79th to 95thSuper Fly by Curtis Mayfield |
| Down 16 from 82nd to 98thThe Smiths by The Smiths |
| Down 15 from 85th to 100thCloser by Joy Division |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
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m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/24/2025 08:47 |  MadhattanJack | 266 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2025 09:20 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2025 15:41 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2025 11:25 |  LedZep | 1,105 | 84/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2024 19:48 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.5/100, a mean average of 83.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.5.
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DommeDamian 09/29/2017 09:26 | #198880
DommeDamian 09/29/2017 09:26 | #198880
Yeezus is my only problem, but excellent chart. Great to see Voodoo at the top :)
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From LedZep 03/04/2017 22:33 | #186826
LedZep 03/04/2017 22:33 | #186826
Strange, first chart ever in which I like only about 5 albums in top 40... I'm not saying your taste is bad or anything, it's a nice and relatively diverse chart but I just subjectively don't like it
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louisjwyatt 05/24/2015 18:29 | #142345
louisjwyatt 05/24/2015 18:29 | #142345
Not really what I listen to, but an honest chart. Nice!
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From 
sssvnnn 12/05/2014 14:12 | #128783
sssvnnn 12/05/2014 14:12 | #128783
Lot´s of very good picks..
but sorry I think D´Angelo´s Voodoo is a little boring.
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From 
sageamagoo 08/05/2014 22:55 | #118794
sageamagoo 08/05/2014 22:55 | #118794
Good Morning Spider's such a great album! Glad to see it up so high!
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From pannkakesangen 07/14/2014 22:47 | #116752
cool chart man, you should write on each album how many scrobbles it has
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meruizh 06/06/2014 09:05 | #113890
meruizh 06/06/2014 09:05 | #113890
Welcome to the site. According to last fm? haha well, good taste man, keep updating. Unexpected first choice!
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