Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by vdnoorfr 
- Chart updated: 10/27/2025 19:15
- (Created: 07/17/2014 12:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| R.E.M. | 6 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| David Sylvian | 3 | 3% | |
| The Sound | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 20 from 30th to 10thNebraska by Bruce Springsteen |
| Up 4 from 13th to 9thAmnesiac by Radiohead |
| Up 1 from 9th to 8thDoolittle by Pixies |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 5 from 8th to 13thThe Joshua Tree by U2 |
| Down 2 from 10th to 12thCrack-Up by Fleet Foxes |
| Down 2 from 12th to 14thUp by R.E.M. |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 23 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/08/2025 20:12 | Johnnyo | 2,566 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/08/2025 08:45 |  MadhattanJack | 265 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2025 12:50 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2024 19:54 |  dihansse | 309 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2024 20:26 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.3/100, a mean average of 85.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 10.0.
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You certainly have some clear favourites. Cool chart.
Nice chart.
HiImViibes 06/18/2016 04:03 | #169020
Any Radiohead stacked list gets a thumbs up from me.
Davy 09/15/2015 15:15 | #149825
Really good list so far :D
Good chart. R.E.M.'s "Up" is indeed underrated.
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