Top 80 Greatest Music Albums
by Oid 
- Chart updated: 03/19/2019 21:15
- (Created: 09/11/2014 00:15).
- Chart size: 80 albums.
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Year of Release:
2017
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Rank Score:
2,551
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Highlights:
Wesley's Theory
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King Kunta
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Institutionalized [First added to this chart: 03/17/2015]
Wesley's Theory
i
King Kunta
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Institutionalized [First added to this chart: 03/17/2015]
Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
31,492
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Videotape
Bodysnatchers
Weird Fishes / Arpeggi
Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Reckoner [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
Videotape
Bodysnatchers
Weird Fishes / Arpeggi
Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Reckoner [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,857
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Age Of Adz
I Walked
Impossible Soul
Futile Devices
I Want To Be Well [First added to this chart: 06/03/2016]
Age Of Adz
I Walked
Impossible Soul
Futile Devices
I Want To Be Well [First added to this chart: 06/03/2016]
Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
4,592
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Runaway
Lost In The World
POWER
All Of The Lights
Dark Fantasy [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
Runaway
Lost In The World
POWER
All Of The Lights
Dark Fantasy [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
22,745
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Obstacle 1
Leif Erikson
NYC
Untitled
Obstacle 2 [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
Obstacle 1
Leif Erikson
NYC
Untitled
Obstacle 2 [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
Year of Release:
2002
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13,109
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The Suburbs
Deep Blue
Ready To Start
Half Light I
Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
The Suburbs
Deep Blue
Ready To Start
Half Light I
Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
Year of Release:
2010
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19,131
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The Tourist
Let Down
Exit Music (For A Film)
Paranoid Android
Climbing Up The Walls [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
The Tourist
Let Down
Exit Music (For A Film)
Paranoid Android
Climbing Up The Walls [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,504
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Be My Wife
Always Crashing In The Same Car
Sound And Vision
Weeping Wall
Speed Of Life [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
Be My Wife
Always Crashing In The Same Car
Sound And Vision
Weeping Wall
Speed Of Life [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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16,987
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In The Backseat
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Crown Of Love
Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Rebellion (Lies) [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
In The Backseat
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Crown Of Love
Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Rebellion (Lies) [First added to this chart: 09/10/2014]
Year of Release:
2004
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34,118
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Top 80 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 34 | 43% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 7 | 9% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 6% | |
| Kanye West | 4 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 5% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 3 | 4% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 3 | 4% | |
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Top 80 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 7th to 2nd To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar |
| Up 4 from 9th to 5th My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 1st to 4th The Age Of Adz by Sufjan Stevens |
| Down 3 from 3rd to 6th Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol |
| Down 3 from 4th to 7th The Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| New entries |
|---|
| Pure Comedy by Father John Misty |
| Leavers |
|---|
| 808s & Heartbreak by Kanye West |
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Top 80 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/06/2018 01:36 | mjp11 | 36 | 96/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2018 21:01 |  jdenny2018 | 102 | 91/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2018 14:21 |  Rhyner | 1,457 | 99/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2018 10:56 | panapsal | 232 | 93/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2018 09:32 |  Boltzmann | 247 | 79/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 4% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.2/100, a mean average of 90.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.6.
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From mjp11 08/06/2018 01:37 | #219284
Awesome list! Gives me a lot of ideas for what I need to listen to.
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ForegroundNoise 08/05/2018 08:38 | #219247
ForegroundNoise 08/05/2018 08:38 | #219247
Great to see so many 21st century indie-faves here, but from looking at your 70s picks which just alternate between four Floyd and four Bowie, I feel that you've given the decades before the 90s only a cursory glance. 33 albums from this decade (which remember isn't even over yet) seems excessive versus the measly three doled out to the 1980s.
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From Ulf 04/18/2018 10:16 | #213165
very good chart
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CharlieBarley 12/05/2017 00:32 | #202641
CharlieBarley 12/05/2017 00:32 | #202641
Mostly a fine collection of albums. Great number one. I have only recently heard Age of Adz and it changed my mind about Sufjan Stevens. For me it's his best album of the three I've heard. Its very good stuff. Plenty of other good artists like the Floyd, Radiohead, Bowie and Kanye West. But sorry I don't like Death Grips or Wilco. But we can't all like everything the same. You have pretty good taste in music. Above average.
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From Lgk21 12/04/2017 23:09 | #202632
Pretty cool chart.
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HoldenM 12/04/2017 18:30 | #202621
HoldenM 12/04/2017 18:30 | #202621
I dig it like Dugtrio.
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JulianR 08/22/2017 06:06 | #196532
JulianR 08/22/2017 06:06 | #196532
Oh My God I love your picks! We have very similar taste! Age of Adz, The Final Cut, and Low all deserve more recognition! And it's great to see some love for both Amnesiac and Kid A!
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From Simon_bramhall 04/24/2016 00:59 | #164370
Excellent. Many albums in common, interesting chart, some of your choices have me curious enough to check them out.
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From martinjaa 01/19/2016 20:27 | #157015
I like your chart!
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Space-Dementia 01/16/2016 17:05 | #156731
Space-Dementia 01/16/2016 17:05 | #156731
41 in common!
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
