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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1967
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40,128
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1997
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1968
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35,059
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1992
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18,460
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1975
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19,398
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1973
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55,799
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1986
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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% |
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| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
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Other overall charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| The Top 100 Albums | VH1 | Overall chart | 2001 | |
| Top 100 Albums | ABC | Overall chart | 2006 | |
| The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time | New Music Express | Overall chart | 2013 | |
Other charts by Virgin
A total of 3 charts from Virgin are available.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums | Virgin | Overall chart | 2000 | |
| Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums | Virgin | Overall chart | 1994 | |
| Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums | Virgin | Overall chart | 1998 | |
Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/11/2026 19:36 | Gedster | 1 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 20:35 |  MadhattanJack | 358 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2025 14:18 | BorderFreeAndrew | 118 | 82/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 18.0.
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tglegoman4 02/14/2014 17:38 | #103137
Actually a really good list. I'm not complaining about Bends at #2. Love that album, good to see it as the victor over OK Computer. I don't know which one I myself would place higher, they're each so good, I might end up leaning towards OK though.
Again, The Bends at #2 is a beautiful sight!
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Hmukherji 08/02/2012 17:54 | #47676
Why is the Bends at number 2? It should be in the top 100, but not number 2.
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Anti TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/21/2014 13:00 | #119907
Anti TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/21/2014 13:00 | #119907
This is the opinion of 200,000 people, so not really a bad poll, I guess.
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MrBrown 04/04/2013 22:44 | #71440
MrBrown 04/04/2013 22:44 | #71440
Not a bad list but The Bends at number 2? It's a great album but I think OK Computer and In Rainbows or better for sure.
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Altsoul 03/30/2013 01:10 | #70506
Beatles - Radiohead - Beatles - Radiohead ...
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