The Top 100 Albums
by VH1 (2001) 
VH1 is an American basic cable television network based in New York City. These are their best albums of all time. VH1 is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985. Their list of 100 greatest albums was devised in 2001 from a poll of 500 rock journalists and musicians, including Britney Spears, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Roberta Flack, Art Garfunkel, Wyclef Jean and Carole King.
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1966
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18,324
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15,860
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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The Top 100 Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1970s | 45 | 45% | |
| 1980s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 3 | 3% | |
| Prince | 3 | 3% | |
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| The Top 100 Albums | VH1 | Overall chart | 2001 | |
The Top 100 Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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| ! | 10/04/2026 04:10 |  ffudnebbuh | 653 | 91/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2025 20:25 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,088 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2024 09:52 |  zwiebel | 189 | 86/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 70.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 19.7.
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albummaster 03/03/2014 09:07 in Non-Active Charts“The whole point of what I was trying to say originally was the the only factor that is currently taken into account is whether a particular chart was created at a time where the input could be considered valid. At the moment, there's a ten year cut-off on individual greatest album charts*. After…”
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RFNAPLES 08/08/2010 17:49 in Favorite/Helpful User Charts“These charts are also great:”
View post →From RFNAPLES 09/12/2009 16:40 in Albums with Wrong Covers
RFNAPLES 09/12/2009 16:40 in Albums with Wrong Covers“For a moment it appeared to be fixed but now is broken. now shows "There are no albums matching this criteria." Same for . A to Z shows two separate groups Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Are they really different groups? Seems like we had a similar discussion over The…”
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hobo69 03/28/2009 17:22 | #3355
There's a reason we always see the Beatles. In-fact, there's several reasons. When you grow up, you'll understand.
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kingdomhearts678 05/17/2012 03:09 | #42534
Nevermind is a great album and all, but there are so many better albums that could be ranked #2
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eatkhash 11/10/2009 16:19 | #7111
Listen, VH1, and I know you're listening:
Did I miss Radiohead on your chart? Guess it's too early, wait another few years and it'll be a matter of how many of their albums are up on these mainstream "definitive" charts.
These bloody brilliannt English, with their bangers and beans and their football (albeit the EPL) and their music!
You could've spared some Beatles and Dylan with Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake.
Those are my thoughts.
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Grzywa 06/20/2014 12:06 | #114867
Grzywa 06/20/2014 12:06 | #114867
Not varied enough to my mind. Stevie Wonder, Prince, Michael Jackson with more than one album each ? C'mon...
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caralladas76 03/15/2009 23:03 | #3061
beatles beatles beatles.... PLEASE, GIVE ME A BREAK!!
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