Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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tadix 
- Chart updated: 03/19/2019 19:15
- (Created: 05/15/2010 18:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
18,960
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2013]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
7,692
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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
59,938
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2011]
Year of Release:
1960
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Rank Score:
3,952
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
3,720
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2010]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,985
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
28,367
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Year of Release:
1965
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15,633
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1990s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kate Bush | 1 | 1% | |
| Funkadelic | 1 | 1% | |
| Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson | 1 | 1% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 1 | 1% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 1 | 1% | |
| George Michael | 1 | 1% | |
| Prince | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 |
|---|
| Up 1 from 10th to 9thLoveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| Up 1 from 9th to 8thThe Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Up 1 from 8th to 7thHoudou Nisbi by زياد الرحباني [Ziad Rahbani] |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 23 from 17th to 40thMignonne by 大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki] |
| Down 6 from 6th to 12thBlonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13th1980 by Krystyna Prońko |
| New entries |
|---|
| A Love Supreme by John Coltrane |
| Monochrome by 吉田美奈子 [Minako Yoshida] |
| Shiver by Virna Lindt |
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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 17:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 152 | 98/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2021 17:13 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2019 14:42 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2019 19:25 |  Paule | 93 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2018 07:22 | NSPE | 350 | 77/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 5% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.6/100, a mean average of 88.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 11.0.
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From Paule 09/02/2019 21:13 | #242127
Paule 09/02/2019 21:13 | #242127
Very cool list, I love how international it is.
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Purplepash 07/26/2018 07:09 | #218800
Purplepash 07/26/2018 07:09 | #218800
All over the place (and the world) and I love that!
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From Reppu1976 07/26/2018 03:18 | #218794
Great chart!
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flyingcitrus 07/25/2018 19:28 | #218783
flyingcitrus 07/25/2018 19:28 | #218783
Awesome list! I like seeing Avalanches and Layla so high. I'll have to check out some of the stuff from other countries on here.
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jdenny2018 07/25/2018 16:01 | #218781
jdenny2018 07/25/2018 16:01 | #218781
Like the mix of genres and decades. As well as the good heap of lesser known albums
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Oselju 07/25/2018 08:42 | #218765
Oselju 07/25/2018 08:42 | #218765
Interesting & personal chart.
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From DommeDamian 06/07/2018 10:17 | #216272
DommeDamian 06/07/2018 10:17 | #216272
Excellent taste you have
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From RandolphCarterJr 07/02/2017 02:40 | #193544
Cool, unique list!
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AAL2014 07/01/2017 16:38 | #193533
AAL2014 07/01/2017 16:38 | #193533
Beautiful mix of genres, artists, and new/old. Great chart!
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Davy 07/01/2017 15:02 | #193523
Davy 07/01/2017 15:02 | #193523
Stellar collection!
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