Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by danwright252 
- Chart updated: 12/15/2016 21:15
- (Created: 08/05/2014 12:26).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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12,501
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2016]
Year of Release:
2005
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846
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
4,219
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,648
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
5,634
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2016]
Year of Release:
2012
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3,471
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
3,440
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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6,374
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2016]
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1996
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Rank Score:
2,047
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2016]
Year of Release:
2015
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15,883
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Total albums: 33. Page 1 of 4
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| Swans | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Spoon | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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 85 from 97th to 12thAnother Man's Ground by The Young'uns |
| Up 79 from 81st to 2ndLift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
| Up 73 from 92nd to 19thNew Adventures In Hi-Fi by R.E.M. |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 69 from 8th to 77thThe Sky Moves Sideways by Porcupine Tree |
| Down 52 from 1st to 53rdWish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| Down 35 from 26th to 61stNever Turn Your Back On A Friend by Budgie |
| New entries |
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| Black Holes And Revelations by Muse |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/20/2025 22:04 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 01/28/2023 20:51 | Johnnyo | 2,584 | 80/100 | |
| 07/03/2020 12:07 | vruslov | 582 | 89/100 | |
| 03/01/2019 00:41 |  craola | 217 | 96/100 | |
| 10/19/2018 09:06 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 80.8/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 16.5.
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From Johnnyo 01/28/2023 20:51 | #293345
Very decant chart.
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greatson 05/23/2016 09:47 | #166712
greatson 05/23/2016 09:47 | #166712
To like this chart you should more or less like Pink Floyd, The Beatles and Radiohead...well, that´s what I do!
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ledemoncleaner 09/21/2015 21:41 | #150242
ledemoncleaner 09/21/2015 21:41 | #150242
I'd expect a ratings bomber to have an very eclectic taste spanning numerous genres. Pretty disappointed. Very safe choices and mainly just spans metal and rock.
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