Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by zimmike 
Wow, that's difficult! There's definitely more of a bent towards song craft and lyricism, however Im a BIG rock fan and would have loved to recognize Who's Next and Led Zeppelin. R.E.M. and U2 rate highly; the former, I feel has been greatly under-rated as one of the rock era's best album bands. Dark Side of the Moon. What more can you say? The only truly successful song cycle album.
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:45
- (Created: 07/18/2007 18:08).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 40% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 3 | 15% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 15% | |
| U2 | 2 | 10% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 10% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 5% | |
| The Who | 1 | 5% | |
| The Beach Boys | 1 | 5% | |
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| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2006 | |
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| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Q | Overall chart | 1997 | |
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| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | chriped | Overall chart | 2011 | |
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/15/2017 13:21 | sdees33 | 197 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2016 10:31 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2015 10:19 |  calsper | 646 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2014 13:15 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2014 21:04 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.4/100, a mean average of 79.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 10.7.
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LedZep 10/13/2014 13:15 | #124301
Great! I would only replace Ok Computer with Led zeppelin 4
Great leader! The best ever.
banana brother 10/04/2008 09:49 | #1430
Stunningly lackluster
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