Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Tuur 
- Chart updated: 12/04/2025 22:45
- (Created: 11/08/2014 15:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,571
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2014]
Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
19,099
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
1,109
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,023
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2015]
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
8,421
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 04/18/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
1,026
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1991
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1,621
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Total albums: 98. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 41 | 41% | |
| 2000s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2020s | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pixies | 5 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 4% | |
| Badly Drawn Boy | 3 | 3% | |
| Fence | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
| Soulwax | 2 | 2% | |
| The Jayhawks | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 16 from 66th to 50thMontbray by Sylvie Kreusch |
| Up 9 from 57th to 48thOdelay by Beck |
| Up 9 from 56th to 47thCrooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 41st to 51stXX by The xx |
| Down 5 from 47th to 52ndOut Of Time by R.E.M. |
| Down 5 from 48th to 53rdBanana Skin Shoes by Badly Drawn Boy |
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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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| ! | 03/11/2025 14:43 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2023 10:13 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2022 00:30 | Rm12398 | 99 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/02/2022 21:54 |  MadhattanJack | 266 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/02/2022 21:20 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.4/100, a mean average of 85.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.2.
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From Moondance 11/02/2022 21:27 | #290997
Great to see your love of home grown (Belgian) music ~ which gives me something to explore over coming days. Also good to see 2 of my home grown (Australian) albums in your mix. All in all, a unique chart that clearly reveals your unique personality ~
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Ledgin72 10/10/2019 13:46 | #243612
Ledgin72 10/10/2019 13:46 | #243612
Lots of great stuff for me to dig into here!
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From Mohacool 04/15/2018 02:02 | #212887
Nice list! Suburbs deserves to be up there. Surprised to see Bon Iver,Bon Iver over For Emma Forever Ago
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From Johnnyo 04/14/2018 16:19 | #212864
I own half of the albums on this chart so naturally, it has to get a good score. Good chart
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LedZep 04/14/2018 11:21 | #212859
LedZep 04/14/2018 11:21 | #212859
Great to see so many Belgian albums, and Doolittle as number one is spot on.
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Boltzmann 04/14/2018 11:13 | #212858
Boltzmann 04/14/2018 11:13 | #212858
Surrender is the shit. Not a fan of a lot of the rest of the artists, but it’s a nice collection.
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From Ulf 04/14/2018 08:07 | #212849
nice
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Arthurknight 01/02/2018 11:11 | #204405
Arthurknight 01/02/2018 11:11 | #204405
dEUS is something special.
I'm really excited to dive into these Belgian releases, and I'm impressed by how well you've presented them alongside recognisable and underrated greats. As a fellow lover of the 90s, I appreciate the bias :P
will be back for a re-rate after giving those Belgian albums a listen!
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DommeDamian 11/13/2017 16:46 | #201279
DommeDamian 11/13/2017 16:46 | #201279
Surrender and Doolittle in the top 10 is all explaining
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bobbyb5 09/22/2017 21:41 | #198560
bobbyb5 09/22/2017 21:41 | #198560
This is the first time I've seen a top 100 with a Chemical Brothers album besides me. I've got lots of Chemical Brothers in my top 100. But if youre Belgian, where is natacha atlas???
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