Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Xygni1 
- Chart updated: 05/09/2012 14:38
- (Created: 08/05/2010 04:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2010]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,521
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2010]
Year of Release:
1998
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33,149
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2010]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,471
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2010]
Year of Release:
2007
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44,105
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2010]
Year of Release:
1994
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9,508
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2011]
Year of Release:
2000
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42,692
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2010]
Year of Release:
2001
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8,559
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2010]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,797
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2011]
Year of Release:
2010
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10,634
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2010]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,894
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 6 | 6% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| The National | 3 | 3% | |
| The Doors | 2 | 2% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 2% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 27th to 26th American Beauty by Grateful Dead |
| Up 1 from 26th to 25th Remain In Light by Talking Heads |
| Up 1 from 25th to 24th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 22nd to 27th Is This It by The Strokes |
| Down 1 from 19th to 20th Bleach by Nirvana |
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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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| ! | 08/31/2021 16:42 | vruslov | 582 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2016 21:28 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2015 20:30 |  CA Dreamin | 134 | 88/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2013 20:14 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2013 00:50 |  SingingPeasant96 | 780 | 83/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 81.4/100, a mean average of 80.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.3.
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EyeKanFly 05/03/2013 15:18 | #75109
EyeKanFly 05/03/2013 15:18 | #75109
Well there's some great stuff here. Good job
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sageamagoo 02/09/2013 21:26 | #64625
sageamagoo 02/09/2013 21:26 | #64625
This is the least controversial chart I've ever seen. I have to give you something for A Fever You Can't Sweat Out and A City Dressed In Dynamite, but most of your chart is between 5000 and 50000 in terms of ranking. It made it kinda... boring to read. Sorry.
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junodog4 11/03/2012 17:26 | #54098
junodog4 11/03/2012 17:26 | #54098
I like seeing The National so high... Shows how many different opinions there are on this site - just look at your comments.
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From quadrophenia17 11/03/2012 17:03 | #54089
Great chart!
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From album guru joe 03/06/2012 06:35 | #37914
Good list :)
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From optical-mess 03/05/2012 20:14 | #37869
Not a fan of the National but I love the amount of Radiohead and ITAOTS is certainly #1 material.
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From Rikuff 03/05/2012 13:42 | #37845
I know 95% of the albums and I love them, so why I'll discover right now the others!
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btener11 10/21/2011 18:47 | #28796
btener11 10/21/2011 18:47 | #28796
Closer, Aemina, RainDogs, Bullhead, Strageways..., Let Love In...more than enough to make up for all that Radiohead and the National *shudders*
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From bcaie16 06/07/2011 19:56 | #22822
Pretty much what Hayden said, a lot of good music mixed in with enough mediocre to have a noticeable impact on the overall quality.
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Hayden 04/28/2011 21:41 | #20792
Hayden 04/28/2011 21:41 | #20792
You've mixed some of my favourite albums, with some of my least favourite albums, so it pains me to rate this, but overall it has a nice feel.
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