Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 10/07/2015 19:45
- (Created: 08/19/2014 17:43).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,993
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,727
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[First added to this chart: 06/20/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
1,249
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
15,629
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[First added to this chart: 06/25/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
1
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,119
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
2,369
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
5,002
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
13,872
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[First added to this chart: 06/25/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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12,536
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 53 | 53% | |
| 1970s | 46 | 46% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Walter Wanderley | 20 | 20% | |
| Miles Davis | 6 | 6% | |
| Steely Dan | 5 | 5% | |
| Astrud Gilberto | 5 | 5% | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Yes | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 10th to 9thLive At The Sahara Tahoe by Isaac Hayes |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 9th to 10thMcCartney by Paul McCartney |
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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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| ! | 12/11/2020 18:58 |  seb7 | 115 | 91/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2017 19:02 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2015 17:24 | Schnouttz | 137 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2015 16:58 | quadrophenia17 | 406 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2015 16:00 |  FisnikFizz | 56 | 86/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 81.7/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 17.7.
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From seb7 12/11/2020 18:59 | #262563
seb7 12/11/2020 18:59 | #262563
I really like this list.
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From LedZep 02/15/2017 19:02 | #185702
LedZep 02/15/2017 19:02 | #185702
YOU CAN'T TELL ME THERE'S NO GOOD MUSIC AT LEAST IN THE 90S!
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From Schnouttz 07/25/2015 17:25 | #146434
Very shallow and close-minded chart. Really? Nothing past 1980!?? Nothing before 1961? Were you locked in a room your whole life and forced to only listen to two decades worth of music? This is not a music lover's chart. I will not sugar-coat my response in an effort to be nice. This is unapologetically abysmal.
2/10 because there are actually some good albums in here, but the rating speaks for the chart as a whole.
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From quadrophenia17 07/25/2015 16:58 | #146432
Very unique!
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From FisnikFizz 07/25/2015 16:00 | #146413
FisnikFizz 07/25/2015 16:00 | #146413
20 Albums by Walter Wanderley on a Top 100 ?
No albums from the 90's,00's and just one from the 80's ?
This is basically "Top Albums from the 60's, 70's".
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From 
Pegasus 07/25/2015 15:37 | #146409
Pegasus 07/25/2015 15:37 | #146409
Would've loved to see more variety but I need some 60s on my own chart so this will help me discover.
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HoldenM 07/25/2015 08:02 | #146392
HoldenM 07/25/2015 08:02 | #146392
Expanded. Got more solid. I love it.
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From 
sssvnnn 05/05/2015 22:19 | #140927
sssvnnn 05/05/2015 22:19 | #140927
Good music.
The chart trusts in the classical albums.
I hope you expand it to 100 and show us some more music we don´t know.
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From 
Anti 10/30/2014 03:59 | #125778
Anti 10/30/2014 03:59 | #125778
I like the additions, but dive into some younger albums! You'll find many gems! I will boost my rating once I see more!
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From BraddlesHendo 10/29/2014 14:25 | #125696
All great albums only having to much Miles Davis in succession only ?
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