Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums
by Virgin (2000) 
Virgin Group Ltd. is a multinational venture capital conglomerate. These are their best albums of all time. This chart amalgamates two years' worth of accumulated votes collected from all over the world by post, telephone, fax and over the Internet. With more than 200,000 votes it represents a vast range of views and opinions, from critics, journalists and fans.
(Official website: https://www.virgin.com)
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The entries in this chart have a zero rank score because the chart has not been updated within the last ten years (points from overall charts are decayed over a ten year period).
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1966
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49,548
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1995
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1967
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43,271
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1997
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63,588
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1968
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37,249
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1992
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19,135
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1975
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20,875
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1969
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57,231
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1973
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60,023
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1986
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Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 26 | 26% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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| Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums | Virgin | Overall chart | 2000 | |
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Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/12/2025 20:35 |  MadhattanJack | 260 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2025 14:18 | BorderFreeAndrew | 102 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2022 21:52 | telegram | 35 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2022 02:21 |  imacgill | 8 | 91/100 |
| ! | 05/20/2022 22:11 | DiegoB50 | 6 | 96/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 79.2/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 18.1.
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From craab 09/01/2021 00:26 | #273153
They did a better job than Rolling Stone.
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From jackq 05/11/2021 15:26 | #269580
Pretty good list
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Larcx13 11/11/2020 12:56 | #260632
Larcx13 11/11/2020 12:56 | #260632
Not bad for virgin.
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From MM1Barker 07/29/2020 16:39 | #256415
I don't think that this list particulary mirrors the sheer beauty that Radiohead created with their music.
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From Larcx13 06/19/2020 15:27 | #253916
Larcx13 06/19/2020 15:27 | #253916
Interesting choices.
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From HeyItIsWilliam 07/04/2017 18:40 | #193665
Extremely generic and predictable, but not in a bad way. No real big surprises, especially in the top 50, but that's to be expected. A good list!
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From tomsmith79 03/27/2017 21:10 | #188278
Rare to see The Bends over OK Computer but cool nonetheless
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From Azkushang 10/13/2015 00:30 | #151373
lots of classics here, good chart but the positions are more subjective
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From mattybennettpop 07/27/2015 00:34 | #146497
Overall a pretty decent list although "The Bends" is not the 2nd best album of all time. 102nd maybe..
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makerofbuckets 03/07/2015 03:39 | #136297
makerofbuckets 03/07/2015 03:39 | #136297
spolier alert - theres like 50 beatles albums on the chart. shocking, i know.
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
