Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by 
motownfreak15 
In some respects, I am treating my chart as the last shuttle out for good music before the bomb of industrial musical schlock comes and destroys everything else. That being said, I feel like I'm killing my favorite children off when I leave out a classic because I must make room for other artists. If I had my way, every Beatles album and several Dylan albums would be on here, but my desire to show off the lesser known awesomeness I discover requires me to limit my musical gluttony to no more then three by the same artist.
Please, input and opinions are desired! :)
- Chart updated: 02/17/2011 02:59
- (Created: 06/16/2010 09:40).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
There are 9 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 50 Greatest Music Albums has an average rating of 81 out of 100 (from 17 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).
View the complete list of 58,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
[First added to this chart: 06/16/2010]
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
Rank Score:
26,322
Rank in 1965:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/16/2010]
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,667
Rank in 1965:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/16/2010]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
48,998
Rank in 1966:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/16/2010]
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
31,910
Rank in 1998:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/16/2010]
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
17,335
Rank in 1968:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/16/2010]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
59,151
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/16/2010]
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9,352
Rank in 1968:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/16/2010]
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13,731
Rank in 1968:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/16/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
Rank Score:
39,152
Rank in 1967:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/16/2010]
Year of Release:
2003
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,243
Rank in 2003:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 6% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 34% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| The Beatles | 3 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 4% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1 | 2% | |
| David Crowder*Band | 1 | 2% | |
| Jethro Tull | 1 | 2% | |
| Neil Young | 1 | 2% | |
| dc Talk | 1 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| New entries |
|---|
| Grace by Jeff Buckley |
| Leavers |
|---|
| David Bowie (Space Oddity) by David Bowie |
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | jmyl0425 | Overall chart | 2011 |  |
| Top 500 Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | Overall chart | 2003 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | Grievous Angel | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | Spartan117 | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | TheBond | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | ankurphx | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums |  1234567890 | Overall chart | 2011 | |
| The Top 100 Albums | VH1 | Overall chart | 2001 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | elephanttalkmag | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | rtaylormu | Overall chart | 2010 | |
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Top 50 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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 17 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29/2016 02:57 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 06/26/2012 23:26 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 | |
| 08/22/2011 11:55 | Johnnyo | 2,574 | 80/100 | |
| 11/08/2010 19:50 | chris lancaster | 328 | 81/100 | |
| 09/16/2010 00:33 |  Juan Schwartz | 153 | 86/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 81.4/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 11.8.
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums favourites
Showing all 2 members who have added this chart as a favourite
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums comments
Showing all 5 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From 
ffudnebbuh 08/04/2010 07:47 | #14014
ffudnebbuh 08/04/2010 07:47 | #14014
I agree, I like your chart.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From ffudnebbuh 08/03/2010 18:29 | #13988
ffudnebbuh 08/03/2010 18:29 | #13988
I have a degree in classical piano but obviously like all kinds of music..I think that it changes the way you listen to music if you play an instrument and it is something that you always have.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From ffudnebbuh 08/01/2010 20:23 | #13934
ffudnebbuh 08/01/2010 20:23 | #13934
like your chart, what instrument do you play?
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
covecove 07/27/2010 10:40 | #13745
covecove 07/27/2010 10:40 | #13745
St. Vincent's actor makes this a valuable chart
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Cryptozoologist 06/17/2010 09:27 | #12966
Goodgoodgood
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | -1 votes (0 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
Your feedback for Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
