Top 30 Greatest Music Albums
by pinkfloyd! 
The first 25 are the cream of the crop, albums I can't stop listening to.
The rest is albums that I think are very underrated on this site.
- Chart updated: 11/14/2010 04:42
- (Created: 08/27/2010 07:12).
- Chart size: 30 albums.
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Flawless.
[First added to this chart: 09/10/2010]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,051
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Revolver epitomizes pop music with deep, experimental, digestible bonbons.
[First added to this chart: 09/10/2010]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,566
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Wonderfully dramatic, heartwrenching, and creative.
[First added to this chart: 09/10/2010]
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1987
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18,317
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Dylan is the undisputed master of lyrics.
[First added to this chart: 09/10/2010]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,360
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You all know this one.
[First added to this chart: 09/10/2010]
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1997
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63,618
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THE jazz album.
[First added to this chart: 09/10/2010]
Year of Release:
1959
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22,236
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They invented punk, grunge, noise-rock and glam rock,and it just sounds natural and artsy.
[First added to this chart: 09/10/2010]
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1967
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39,894
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Pushes R&B to tons of new heights.
[First added to this chart: 09/10/2010]
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1976
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15,704
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Rock & roll at its simplest, and perhaps its best.
[First added to this chart: 09/10/2010]
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1982
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555
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Each track is packed with thousand-watt energy, sounding unique but very connected
[First added to this chart: 09/24/2010]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,645
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Top 30 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 27% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 7% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Pink Floyd | 2 | 7% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 7% | |
| U2 | 2 | 7% | |
| Beck | 1 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 1 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 3% | |
| Dave Matthews Band | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 30 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 16th to 14th Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Up 1 from 22nd to 21st Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
| Up 1 from 17th to 16th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 14th to 17th Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth |
| Down 1 from 21st to 22nd Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends by Coldplay |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 06/30/2016 15:06 |  Davy | 441 | 87/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2011 21:26 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2011 02:18 |  covecove | 331 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2011 22:30 |  Mandro | 150 | 78/100 |
| ! | 12/24/2010 09:53 | pvn271 | 101 | 93/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.1/100, a mean average of 78.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.4.
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Ironic Karma 09/06/2010 03:23 | #14942
Ironic Karma 09/06/2010 03:23 | #14942
Ah man I love LCD Soundsystem. Probably one of the best artist from the '00s. Find another dance-punk artist that can groove like James Murphy.
Nice chart you have BTW.
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