Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Duke of Akershus 
- Chart updated: 11/10/2014 20:45
- (Created: 05/14/2010 19:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
56,596
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
59,123
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
11,999
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
15,213
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
4,103
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
44,134
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
2,315
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
9. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2010]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,718
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
26,566
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2000s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 43rd to 42ndIn Sorte Diaboli by Dimmu Borgir |
| Up 1 from 41st to 40thMy Favourite Faded Fantasy by Damien Rice |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 40th to 41stMagical Mystery Tour by The Beatles |
| Down 1 from 42nd to 43rdThe Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
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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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| 05/25/2018 14:24 |  WildHorses | 113 | 91/100 | |
| 01/26/2017 02:28 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 01/09/2015 23:13 |  tgarritsen | 375 | 86/100 | |
| 01/09/2015 20:52 |  makerofbuckets | 182 | 87/100 | |
| 01/09/2015 20:05 | Schnouttz | 137 | 71/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.3/100, a mean average of 83.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.4.
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From WildHorses 05/25/2018 14:26 | #215571
WildHorses 05/25/2018 14:26 | #215571
Great chart. Good to see some love for Angles too.
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From BraddlesHendo 12/01/2014 03:34 | #128386
Great list lots of love for Tom Waits and also including The Triffids Calenture is wonderful
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Decurso 09/02/2014 12:34 | #121068
Decurso 09/02/2014 12:34 | #121068
To hell with originality. It's what you like and there is some good stuff on here.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From edubs 05/08/2014 23:31 | #111236
interesting chart. 70s and 00s heavily represented. Nearly 25% crossover with my chart.
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JohnCanning1976 05/08/2014 15:18 | #111182
JohnCanning1976 05/08/2014 15:18 | #111182
A great chart - good to see The Boss getting the recognition he deserves.
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From edubs 10/31/2013 14:07 | #89931
interesting. good spread.
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From tgarritsen 10/31/2013 13:46 | #89926
tgarritsen 10/31/2013 13:46 | #89926
A little bit standard but that doesn't matter. There are some interisting albums on there but also some that I don't get like adele's.
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Antonio-Pedro 10/31/2013 09:08 | #89913
Antonio-Pedro 10/31/2013 09:08 | #89913
Aweasome chart diverses genres and decades and bands
Very Nice
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sssvnnn 10/10/2013 11:56 | #88093
sssvnnn 10/10/2013 11:56 | #88093
Good and rustic Chart.
Good taste, I believe that everything that I don´t know sounds good.
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MrFrogger 05/17/2013 16:19 | #76375
MrFrogger 05/17/2013 16:19 | #76375
Fantastic, it's great to see Nick Cave get some top ten love
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