Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by Kleinfall 
My top 50 albums of all time list. I would love some ratings/feedback/suggestions/whatever. The list is definitely still a work in progress.
- Chart updated: 05/12/2011 00:22
- (Created: 05/01/2010 09:14).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2010]
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1966
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37,690
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2011]
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1983
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9,812
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2010]
Year of Release:
1998
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31,256
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2010]
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1989
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6,486
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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2010]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,245
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2010]
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1989
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30,769
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2010]
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1984
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15,728
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2010]
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2000
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8,653
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2010]
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1977
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Rank Score:
19,389
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2010]
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1999
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10,513
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Total albums: 21. Page 1 of 3
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 26% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 5 | 10% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 8% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 8% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 8% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 4% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 31st to 32ndIs This It by The Strokes |
| Down 1 from 32nd to 33rdThe Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
| Down 1 from 33rd to 34thAladdin Sane by David Bowie |
| New entries |
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| Let It Be by The Replacements |
| Leavers |
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| On Fire by Galaxie 500 |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/15/2017 17:00 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 08/08/2015 02:42 | bluesbrew82 | 61 | 82/100 | |
| 03/12/2014 22:51 |  mickilennial | 715 | 77/100 | |
| 03/09/2014 13:16 |  antiloopje | 144 | 81/100 | |
| 01/20/2014 20:31 | tglegoman4 | 22 | 80/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.6/100, a mean average of 86.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.4.
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From bluesbrew82 08/08/2015 02:43 | #147337
Great chart, so far so good.
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From tglegoman4 01/20/2014 20:31 | #101072
Kid A and Sgt. at the top.
Bravo man. This is a great list just from that observation.
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btener11 08/28/2013 21:55 | #84739
btener11 08/28/2013 21:55 | #84739
very nice
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arthurbittencourt 06/05/2013 05:16 | #78114
arthurbittencourt 06/05/2013 05:16 | #78114
beautiful chart, almost perfect ( as nothing really is )
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From bigvern63 10/17/2012 21:35 | #52581
Great chart, a lot of albums I love in there and I have been thinking about buying some music by Modest Mouse, as it features pretty high in your chart, I think I will take that as a recommendation.
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From Fedfan 10/17/2012 20:12 | #52573
not a bad album in here, great list !
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From garypkelleher123 09/05/2012 14:15 | #50033
Great list.
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ProfessorSquid 04/20/2012 18:19 | #40570
ProfessorSquid 04/20/2012 18:19 | #40570
Same number one as me and thirteen of the same albums so it's fair to say I approve this chart.
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Captain Spacker 04/13/2012 15:12 | #40139
Captain Spacker 04/13/2012 15:12 | #40139
Got my top 10 in there so can't be too bad
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From album guru joe 11/25/2011 07:15 | #31343
Great list :)
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