Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by gvdev 
This chart is influenced mainly from hard rock/metal/punk. It's not a generic top 100. So there are no pop or other genres.
There is also 1 album per artist/group, even this artist had more albums that could be placed on the top positions.
- Chart updated: 08/27/2014 05:15
- (Created: 08/13/2014 10:47).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 4 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Greatest Music Albums has an average rating of 82 out of 100 (from 12 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
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: 08/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
574
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,149
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,194
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,289
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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11,463
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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10,004
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[First added to this chart: 08/25/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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4,663
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[First added to this chart: 08/25/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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1,574
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Total albums: 13. Page 1 of 2
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 43 | 43% | |
| 2000s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Black Sabbath | 1 | 1% | |
| Spiritual Beggars | 1 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 1% | |
| Tiamat | 1 | 1% | |
| A Place To Bury Strangers | 1 | 1% | |
| Rainbow | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 11 from 48th to 37thChaos A.D. by Sepultura |
| Up 2 from 32nd to 30thConference Of The Birds by Om (US) |
| Up 2 from 31st to 29thOnce Upon A Time: The Singles by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 39 from 21st to 60thBurn My Eyes by Machine Head |
| Down 11 from 20th to 31stLive Aus Berlin by Rammstein |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/24/2022 11:41 |  sssvnnn | 2,877 | 83/100 | |
| 06/09/2019 12:15 | mianfei | 173 | 62/100 | |
| 01/26/2017 01:35 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 11/23/2016 15:57 | vruslov | 582 | 89/100 | |
| 10/23/2016 14:51 |  marklg | 159 | 87/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.0/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.9.
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From Drzozzy 02/15/2017 18:33 | #185655
Any chart with Story Of The Clash in it is alright with me
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rafalink 06/25/2015 14:57 | #144563
rafalink 06/25/2015 14:57 | #144563
What amazing top 10! I'm not so fun of Hard Rock, that's why I couldn't give a higher rank, but the list is very good and has albums from a lot of countrys. Nice!
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C_Krug2009 01/19/2015 07:20 | #131935
C_Krug2009 01/19/2015 07:20 | #131935
Definitely not generic which is a plus. A bit too harsh in taste for me though
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Decurso 08/21/2014 12:59 | #119906
Decurso 08/21/2014 12:59 | #119906
Some pretty good picks in there....along with some stuff I haven't heard and am curious to check out. Glad to see Murder Ballads on there...great album.
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