Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by JasonZaia 
Opinions are opinions; just as lives are lives; just as this is mine…
- Chart updated: 06/04/2016 07:15
- (Created: 01/16/2015 09:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2015]
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1999
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14,946
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
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2000
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41,071
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2015]
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1994
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17,904
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2015]
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1964
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3,459
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1997
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62,778
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2015]
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1996
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10,047
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1975
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20,418
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2016]
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2016
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12,437
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2015]
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2010
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2,447
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
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47 | 47% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 70 from 100th to 30thRichard D. James Album by Aphex Twin |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 30th to 31stHappy Sad by Tim Buckley |
| Down 1 from 31st to 32ndLed Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 1 from 32nd to 33rdThe Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett |
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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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| 02/02/2019 04:02 |  sssvnnn | 2,872 | 83/100 | |
| 11/16/2017 20:54 |  JulianR | 569 | 75/100 | |
| 05/14/2017 23:52 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 05/14/2017 08:40 |  Socipluco | 47 | 79/100 | |
| 05/13/2017 00:55 | Seventiesfan | 26 | 92/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 10% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.9/100, a mean average of 87.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.1/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.2.
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From sssvnnn 02/02/2019 04:02 | #231118
sssvnnn 02/02/2019 04:02 | #231118
love your chart.
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From JulianR 09/18/2017 23:03 | #198235
JulianR 09/18/2017 23:03 | #198235
Great chart! If you like "The times they are a changin", I'd recommend "the freewheeling bob dylan" though you've probably heard it. Also, the velvet underground's two other albums are fantastic. Also, check out the band "the microphones". They're lo-fi rock, and pretty good (not as lo-fi as daniel johnston, but still). Especially the albums The Glow Pt. 2, Don't Wake Me Up, and Mount Eerie
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From DrewHamster 05/14/2017 23:53 | #190800
Have you seen the film Vanilla Sky? I feel like you would really like its soundtrack (Not necessarily the actual album, but rather it's soundtrack during the film).
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From zrommeke 05/12/2017 17:46 | #190697
Excellent chart!
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TheHolyKiwi 05/12/2017 12:41 | #190684
TheHolyKiwi 05/12/2017 12:41 | #190684
I'd really like to give your chart a higher score because there are really some good picks here. It's just the lack of variety and the over-usage of the same artists that's bothering me. For now, it's alright.
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CharlieBarley 05/11/2017 23:52 | #190648
CharlieBarley 05/11/2017 23:52 | #190648
Great chart - good collection of songs. Would like to read some notes, seems to me if you want to write about music add a few notes. I am sure they would be interesting to read. I like to read other people's views on music. Still, that aside this is an excellent chart
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From platus 05/10/2017 16:35 | #190595
nice chart, really
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nitomano 08/30/2016 04:59 | #173780
nitomano 08/30/2016 04:59 | #173780
Sigur Rós And Radiohead Rules
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Mattdup279 08/30/2016 00:37 | #173747
Mattdup279 08/30/2016 00:37 | #173747
You had me at Yip/Jump Music.
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louisjwyatt 08/29/2016 22:52 | #173745
louisjwyatt 08/29/2016 22:52 | #173745
Great chart! Good to see Cap'n Jazz is there, as well as Blackstar in the top 10.
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| Best Artists of 1976 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Stevie Wonder | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Ramones | |
| 4. Eagles | |
| 5. Boston | |
| 6. Bob Dylan | |
| 7. Genesis | |
| 8. Rush | |
| 9. Joni Mitchell | |
| 10. The Modern Lovers | |
| 11. Electric Light Orchestra | |
| 12. Thin Lizzy | |
| 13. Rainbow | |
| 14. Led Zeppelin | |
| 15. Jean Michel Jarre | |
| 16. Queen | |
| 17. AC/DC | |
| 18. Steely Dan | |
| 19. Aerosmith | |
| 20. Jorge Ben |
