Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by andyw110183 
- Chart updated: 04/07/2016 19:15
- (Created: 07/12/2014 07:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 33 | 33% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Oren Ambarchi | 1 | 1% | |
| Akira Rabelais | 1 | 1% | |
| Holly Herndon | 1 | 1% | |
| Luc Ferrari | 1 | 1% | |
| The Necks | 1 | 1% | |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1 | 1% | |
| Robert Wyatt | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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35 | 35% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 100th to 95thLines Describing Circles by Peder Mannerfelt |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 95th to 96thIncubation by Function |
| Down 1 from 96th to 97thR Plus Seven by Oneohtrix Point Never |
| Down 1 from 97th to 98thHarmony In Ultraviolet by Tim Hecker |
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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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| 01/15/2025 17:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 156 | 97/100 | |
| 10/12/2020 02:05 | RioBravo | 200 | 84/100 | |
| 06/20/2020 19:52 |  DriftingOrpheus | 78 | 91/100 | |
| 04/25/2020 02:47 |  craola | 217 | 96/100 | |
| 07/23/2018 08:46 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.3/100, a mean average of 91.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.2.
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DriftingOrpheus 06/20/2020 19:52 | #254002
A bold collection of albums but an awesome one nonetheless. I gotta show some love for the RDJ album. Many of these entires are albums I'm eagerly waiting to listen to. This bolsters my excitement.
bobbyb5 07/23/2018 08:48 | #218679
How awesome that you have Aphex Twin at number one. And also that you have Plastikman.
JulianR 10/23/2017 00:50 | #199949
I don't know enough of these albums to rate it but of the ones I do, I respect them all
CharlieBarley 05/28/2017 21:37 | #191604
The only ones I have heard are Trout Mask Replica, The Congos and MF Doom. This is a very eclectic and original chart and you clearly like original, left-of-centre and experimental music. Plenty of countries represented too. I may have to check out some of these albums.
AwaitingAndrew 06/08/2016 02:19 | #168158
I haven't heard of most of these, so props for a different list!
rafalink 06/07/2016 18:52 | #168129
Very original, but it's too much alternative.
SuedeSwede 06/07/2016 17:12 | #168119
what a lovely chart :3
Lots of interesting choices!
Skinny 09/13/2015 11:27 | #149695
I trust this man's opinion.
meccalecca 08/15/2015 14:51 | #147723
The sheer number of personal favorites we have in common is incredible.
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