Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 04/20/2017 17:45
- (Created: 05/23/2014 01:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
43,696
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2017]
Year of Release:
1963
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Rank Score:
12,870
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,533
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1993
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10,863
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,738
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
39,802
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,591
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
28,375
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
6,359
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2014]
Year of Release:
2001
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7,632
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2010s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| Tame Impala | 2 | 2% | |
| Slowdive | 2 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
| Extremoduro | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 21 from 23rd to 2ndThe Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus |
| Up 5 from 6th to 1stIn Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Up 2 from 47th to 45thThe Wild Hunt by The Tallest Man On Earth |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 12th to 23rdKind Of Blue by Miles Davis |
| Down 3 from 5th to 8thLoveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| Down 2 from 1st to 3rdDoolittle by Pixies |
| New entries |
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| A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead |
| Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens |
| To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar |
| Leavers |
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| Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain |
| Illinois by Sufjan Stevens |
| Suicide by Suicide |
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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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| ! | 12/06/2024 16:32 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2019 00:04 | Reppu1976 | 133 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2018 21:29 |  jdenny2018 | 102 | 91/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2018 11:15 |  jnfbn | 310 | 96/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2018 20:17 |  JulianR | 570 | 75/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.3/100, a mean average of 89.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.4.
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From Reppu1976 03/02/2019 00:05 | #232848
nice chart
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From JulianR 01/28/2018 20:17 | #206705
JulianR 01/28/2018 20:17 | #206705
very solid chart!
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kadupheming 01/04/2018 20:17 | #204579
kadupheming 01/04/2018 20:17 | #204579
cool and modern
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From platus 07/26/2017 08:20 | #194928
Good chart
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Antonio-Pedro 01/07/2017 12:02 | #181945
Antonio-Pedro 01/07/2017 12:02 | #181945
37 albums in common, I mean, almost my twin musical lost brother/sister, where have you been all this time?
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From 
CharlieBarley 12/18/2016 23:01 | #180467
CharlieBarley 12/18/2016 23:01 | #180467
Great chart man. Some good indie music on here, 13 albums in common and a few to check out. Good work!
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flyingcitrus 05/19/2016 22:29 | #166482
flyingcitrus 05/19/2016 22:29 | #166482
I like this list a lot! I'll have to check out some of the 80s albums, since I'm a fan of most of the rest of this stuff.
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From LordMark 05/19/2016 08:28 | #166456
17 albums in common.
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dihansse 11/18/2015 20:00 | #153110
dihansse 11/18/2015 20:00 | #153110
We have a lot of albums and artists in common: I should check out bands like The Microphones
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louisjwyatt 09/18/2015 15:14 | #149976
louisjwyatt 09/18/2015 15:14 | #149976
Great chart by an obvious lover of good indie music.
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| Best Artists of 1987 | |
|---|---|
| 1. U2 | |
| 2. Guns N' Roses | |
| 3. Prince | |
| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. Dinosaur Jr. | |
| 6. Dinosaur | |
| 7. R.E.M. | |
| 8. Michael Jackson | |
| 9. Depeche Mode | |
| 10. Sonic Youth | |
| 11. New Order | |
| 12. Def Leppard | |
| 13. INXS | |
| 14. The Cure | |
| 15. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 16. Pixies | |
| 17. Midnight Oil | |
| 18. Eric B. & Rakim | |
| 19. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |
