Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by thatbeatleskid1 
- Chart updated: 11/18/2017 19:45
- (Created: 06/17/2014 04:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1992
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19,168
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1995
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17,484
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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38,974
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,470
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
26,683
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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3,966
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,162
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2014]
Year of Release:
2013
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Rank Score:
2,670
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
11,201
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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10,041
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 34 | 34% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 11 | 11% | |
| R.E.M. | 11 | 11% | |
| U2 | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Oasis | 4 | 4% | |
| Van Halen | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 39 from 65th to 26thNew Adventures In Hi-Fi by R.E.M. |
| Up 39 from 45th to 6th#1 Record by Big Star |
| Up 38 from 59th to 21stRadio City by Big Star |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 25 from 69th to 94th1999 by Prince |
| Down 25 from 70th to 95thSignals by Rush |
| Down 21 from 20th to 41stSo by Peter Gabriel |
| New entries |
|---|
| A Deeper Understanding by The War On Drugs |
| Masseduction by St. Vincent |
| Disappear Here by Bad Suns |
| Leavers |
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| Meddle by Pink Floyd |
| Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks |
| Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 06/25/2018 09:20 |  ForegroundNoise | 473 | 87/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2018 02:15 |  Rhyner | 1,457 | 99/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2018 19:11 | Giant2015 | 102 | 91/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2018 16:41 | manurock | 228 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2018 15:54 |  Tamthebam | 649 | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 18% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.2/100, a mean average of 87.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.9.
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From Johnnyo 06/22/2018 11:30 | #217140
Great chart. A little too much Oasis for my liking but that a very small gripe. Love this chart.
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LedZep 02/06/2018 13:57 | #207289
LedZep 02/06/2018 13:57 | #207289
Great list. Yes, there is too much Beatles and REM but the other choices are brilliant
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From platus 11/18/2017 16:13 | #201581
Nice chart
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From vancevisuals 11/18/2017 13:55 | #201566
Always good to see a lot of Beatles on a chart
Eldorado is the best ELO album
16 albums in common
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From platus 01/14/2017 07:13 | #182702
Not a bad list
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CharlieBarley 01/14/2017 05:05 | #182685
CharlieBarley 01/14/2017 05:05 | #182685
Great chart man. Good to see so much love for REM and The Beatles. You have some good choice on here, very diverse despite having many from the same artists. At least you are being true to yourself. I enjoyed reading this chart. Good work.
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From zrommeke 01/13/2017 16:43 | #182471
Great chart, though I miss some diversity.
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From iannicolson 12/31/2016 22:56 | #181391
Love this chart, you have a Kiwi songbird right up there. Warms my heart. Makes me slightly shamefaced that as a Kiwi I don't even own her album. Oops. However we do share many other artists. Cheers.
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From crimson 12/17/2016 06:14 | #180357
This chart is very weird. You have pure heroin in the top 10 -I also love it-, but it's over Pet Sounds. How can that be is a mystery to me. Haha. Good chart!
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Listmeister 09/16/2016 23:13 | #175150
Listmeister 09/16/2016 23:13 | #175150
This is a good list. You have selections from five different decades in your top 10, nice. You need to find something from the 2000-2009 era. (If you don't know where to start: American Idiot by Green Day).
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