Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by pentapolin 
- Chart updated: 06/09/2014 16:15
- (Created: 05/11/2014 08:47).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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16,167
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
326
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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
572
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
982
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
704
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
2,742
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,109
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]
Total albums: 11. Page 1 of 2
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 34 | 34% | |
| 1970s | 37 | 37% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Elliott Smith | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| The Alan Parsons Project | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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46 | 46% | |
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42 | 42% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 89th to 90thAutomatic For The People by R.E.M. |
| Down 1 from 90th to 91stViolator by Depeche Mode |
| Down 1 from 91st to 92ndXO by Elliott Smith |
| New entries |
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| Butterfly by The Hollies |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| ! | 03/20/2025 15:17 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2020 10:55 |  Goliath | 351 | 86/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2020 05:15 | HotZappsBoogaloo | 77 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2018 11:25 |  Julelios | 99 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/24/2018 10:51 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 27.1.
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buzzdainer 06/28/2016 02:16 | #170033
buzzdainer 06/28/2016 02:16 | #170033
Good chart! Nice to see The Trials of Van Occupanther alongside more conventional choices such as Pet Sounds and Songs in the Key of Life.
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From ewhittenburg 11/01/2014 20:41 | #125979
Great.
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From BraddlesHendo 10/30/2014 12:33 | #125799
Great 60's albums very impressive list, not so many newer albums
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summerallthetime 10/26/2014 04:05 | #125395
summerallthetime 10/26/2014 04:05 | #125395
Do you like Pink Floyd?
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From Nineburg 10/25/2014 18:12 | #125336
Nice chart. Would like to see some more albums post 60s/70s though.
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From manurock 10/25/2014 09:15 | #125295
Buena clasificación. Prácticamente incluye a todos los artistas y grupos que me gustan de los 60-70. De ellos, me faltan algunos discos como Crime of the Century, Crisis what crisis? o Animals, escúchalos si no lo has hecho. Lo más sorprendente (agradablemente) es encontrarme a Triana. Echa un vistazo a mi clasificación y a la de Kaiser si quieres ver grupos de rock progresivo actuales.
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Martinborras 08/26/2014 17:31 | #120436
Martinborras 08/26/2014 17:31 | #120436
A very complete chart, i like it
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From pannkakesangen 07/29/2014 10:36 | #118034
wow, i think i have never seen such a standard chart in my life
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Captain_Dude 07/21/2014 05:55 | #117214
Captain_Dude 07/21/2014 05:55 | #117214
I think this chart is great! Lots of favorites on here: Supertramp, Kevin Ayers, Caravan, Easybeats, Hollies, Left Banke...just so many good albums. :o)
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From gussteivi 06/16/2014 19:32 | #114582
90 plus 5 for the Easybeats equals the highest score I've given any chart. Felicidades! ;)
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