Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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CA Dreamin 
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- Chart updated: 12/05/2024 20:15
- (Created: 06/23/2014 04:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
39,865
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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28,507
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Police | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 3% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 99th to 94thThe Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground |
| Up 1 from 94th to 93rdHeaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins |
| Up 1 from 93rd to 92ndAftermath by The Rolling Stones |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 95th to 96thMy Love Is Cool by Wolf Alice |
| Down 1 from 96th to 97thMy Aim Is True by Elvis Costello |
| Down 1 from 97th to 98thFuneral by Arcade Fire |
| New entries |
|---|
| So Tonight That I Might See by Mazzy Star |
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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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| ! | 08/18/2025 07:20 |  LadyGodiva | 96 | 97/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2025 08:05 |  MadhattanJack | 264 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2025 22:17 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2024 00:02 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2024 15:02 | C0NB9NN | 20 | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 4% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.1/100, a mean average of 89.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.5.
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From Moondance 11/24/2024 00:04 | #306228
Great chart. The comments are a big bonus and I appreciate the effort you took to jot them down.
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From C0NB9NN 11/23/2024 15:02 | #306220
Excellent chart. Really loved seeing Jim Croce on the list. Definitely going to have to relisten to some Weezer tonight.
24 Albums in common at time of comment.
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From bryatk 11/23/2024 10:29 | #306218
Love this list, a lot of time, thought and effort gone into it.
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From Ranger 08/31/2023 02:48 | #298924
Great list and love the included commentary!
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From Johnnyo 08/24/2022 16:21 | #288894
Given your taste in music I’m surprise that there is no Hendrix in the start, or maybe I missed it. Despite that, great chart
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RoundTheBend 12/24/2019 06:03 | #245911
RoundTheBend 12/24/2019 06:03 | #245911
Really dig the comments on this chart, and the selections.
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DommeDamian 12/23/2019 14:03 | #245901
DommeDamian 12/23/2019 14:03 | #245901
The way you've constructed your chart now has made it all unique. One Hundred%
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ForegroundNoise 12/23/2019 10:47 | #245898
ForegroundNoise 12/23/2019 10:47 | #245898
Wow, previously had 70/100 for this chart but that was far too harsh a score. The effort you've gone into making this chart is hugely commendable - well done! That said, despite your great variety when it comes to time periods, it's a shame that (as far as I can tell) not a single person of colour managed to make it into your picks (and nothing outside of English speaking countries!). I wonder if maybe you gave some jazz/hip hop/electronic releases a try you might be pleasantly surprised, only time will tell xx
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From Villain 01/26/2019 14:31 | #230686
Great chart, nice to see a guy who likes to keep in the rock realm. I hope that I can develop my chart to this point someday. I still have a long way to go.
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From Kuzh69 12/01/2018 00:00 | #225958
very nice.... so glad to see i’m not the only one to remember how
awesome the cars were and are.
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