Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
philbutrin 
This chart is still a work in progress... content & ranking will change as I explore the site more and find albums I've missed :-)
:-)
- Chart updated: 09/01/2015 22:15
- (Created: 07/31/2014 23:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
27,976
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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
31,767
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3. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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12,043
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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2014]
[First added to this chart: 07/31/2014]
Year of Release:
2001
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1,129
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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,196
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7. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2014]
[First added to this chart: 07/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1990
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879
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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1998
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1,069
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1980s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1990s | 54 | 54% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Throwing Muses | 5 | 5% | |
| Medicine | 3 | 3% | |
| Suede | 2 | 2% | |
| Ani DiFranco | 2 | 2% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 2 | 2% | |
| Matt Elliott | 2 | 2% | |
| Lush | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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59 | 59% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 12 from 27th to 15thDisintegration by The Cure |
| Up 2 from 25th to 23rdHips And Makers by Kristin Hersh |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 22nd to 26thThrowing Muses (1986) by Throwing Muses |
| Down 1 from 15th to 16thAntarctica by Windy And Carl |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17thNew Grape Time by New Grape |
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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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| 03/20/2025 14:09 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,094 | 85/100 | |
| 02/17/2021 05:42 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 | |
| 10/08/2020 13:54 | Steppenwolf666 | 88 | 89/100 | |
| 12/20/2018 15:25 |  DommeDamian | 1,002 | 89/100 | |
| 12/05/2018 13:12 |  Julelios | 99 | 89/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.8/100, a mean average of 85.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.0.
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From Julelios 12/05/2018 13:13 | #226225
Julelios 12/05/2018 13:13 | #226225
Very good chart !
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From 
JulianR 10/30/2017 21:59 | #200317
JulianR 10/30/2017 21:59 | #200317
some shoegaze I would recommend: (artist- album)
Panda Riot - Infinity Maps
A Place to Bury Strangers - Exploding Head
Alison's Halo - Eyedazzler
and of course check out Slowdive
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From JulianR 08/17/2017 21:21 | #196215
JulianR 08/17/2017 21:21 | #196215
interesting! lots of albums i've never heard
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From Jorbaa 07/04/2017 14:39 | #193652
Thank you, i've made a lot of great discoveries to this chart!
Also nice that some albums cannot be found anywhere on the web to listen to them (like New Grape), which makes them kind of mysterious
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LedZep 06/15/2017 11:45 | #192636
LedZep 06/15/2017 11:45 | #192636
I love it when a chart is so personal
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alexgagne 02/18/2016 15:10 | #160126
alexgagne 02/18/2016 15:10 | #160126
Unique and honest chart.
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From josh333 01/20/2016 01:00 | #157043
A lot of solid 90's records.
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From LilFrenchie24 08/20/2015 06:01 | #148068
A Damned good list.
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Secondsoul 04/04/2015 22:29 | #138843
Secondsoul 04/04/2015 22:29 | #138843
Great chart. A few I haven't yet heard, will definitely return to check them out
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HoldenM 04/04/2015 12:05 | #138797
HoldenM 04/04/2015 12:05 | #138797
Excellent chart.
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