Top 25 Greatest Music Albums
by jonnye29 
Just my favourite albums, not listing an attempt at an objective greatest of all time list
- Chart updated: 07/12/2021 09:15
- (Created: 02/07/2015 13:22).
- Chart size: 25 albums.
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Favourite tracks:
"Mojo Pin", "Last Goodbye", "Lover, You Should've Come Over" [First added to this chart: 08/04/2015]
"Mojo Pin", "Last Goodbye", "Lover, You Should've Come Over" [First added to this chart: 08/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1994
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17,902
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"Isolation", "Twenty Four Hours", "Decades" [First added to this chart: 09/10/2015]
"Isolation", "Twenty Four Hours", "Decades" [First added to this chart: 09/10/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,227
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"I Know It's Over", "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out", "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
"I Know It's Over", "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out", "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,887
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"Pink Moon", "Horn", "From The Morning" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
"Pink Moon", "Horn", "From The Morning" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
17,635
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"Paranoid Android", "Let Down", "No Surprises" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
"Paranoid Android", "Let Down", "No Surprises" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,551
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Favourite tracks:
"Disorder", "New Dawn Fades", "She's Lost Control" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
"Disorder", "New Dawn Fades", "She's Lost Control" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,816
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Favourite tracks:
"Neigbourhood #1 (Tunnels)", "Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)", "Rebellion (Lies)" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
"Neigbourhood #1 (Tunnels)", "Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)", "Rebellion (Lies)" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
34,142
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"Venus In Furs", "Heroin", "I'll Be Your Mirror" [First added to this chart: 03/16/2015]
"Venus In Furs", "Heroin", "I'll Be Your Mirror" [First added to this chart: 03/16/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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39,833
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"Bodysnatchers", "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi", "Reckoner" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
"Bodysnatchers", "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi", "Reckoner" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,838
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Favourite tracks:
"Introduction", "Hazey Jane I", "Northern Sky" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
"Introduction", "Hazey Jane I", "Northern Sky" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
5,681
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Top 25 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 28% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 24% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Smiths | 4 | 16% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 16% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 8% | |
| Christine And The Queens | 2 | 8% | |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 8% | |
| Thom Yorke | 1 | 4% | |
| Max Richter | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 25 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 12th to 7th Funeral by Arcade Fire |
| Up 3 from 15th to 12th Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths |
| Up 3 from 13th to 10th Bryter Layter by Nick Drake |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 8th to 11th Kid A by Radiohead |
| Down 3 from 10th to 13th Chernobyl (Music From The Original TV Series) by Hildur Guðnadóttir |
| Down 3 from 11th to 14th Vauxhall And I by Morrissey |
| New entries |
|---|
| Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Max Richter |
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Top 25 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/19/2021 20:44 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | 74 | 87/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2018 17:24 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2017 23:37 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2016 13:53 |  DeusExMackia | 133 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2016 18:55 |  Davy | 441 | 87/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 6% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.5/100, a mean average of 87.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 15.3.
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From rockbluesfolkjaz 09/19/2021 20:44 | #273964
rockbluesfolkjaz 09/19/2021 20:44 | #273964
I love seeing Joy Division and Jeff Buckley chart well! Great list!
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From LedZep 04/21/2018 17:23 | #213362
LedZep 04/21/2018 17:23 | #213362
Not sure about Blackstar being Bowie's best, but it's a great chart
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From DeusExMackia 02/06/2016 13:53 | #158874
DeusExMackia 02/06/2016 13:53 | #158874
"5 artists in common:
The Smiths
Radiohead
David Bowie
The Velvet Underground
Joy Division"
Yep, this all checks out...
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From Hajime 08/06/2015 21:57 | #147274
Nice to see,Radiohead,Bon Iver,Arcade Fire and A-ha !
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From TheSmiths82-87 03/22/2015 08:29 | #137491
Excellent, it doesn't get a lot better than The Smiths, Morrissey and Nick Drake. And Radiohead too I suppose.
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From gon2bed 02/07/2015 13:29 | #134281
Really great for a top 30!
The following are common to both charts (rank points in brackets):
14 albums in common:
OK Computer by Radiohead (197 points)
Kid A by Radiohead (181 points)
Amnesiac by Radiohead (173 points)
In Rainbows by Radiohead (171 points)
The Eraser by Thom Yorke (147 points)
The Bends by Radiohead (142 points)
Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake (135 points)
Absolution by Muse (132 points)
Origin Of Symmetry by Muse (118 points)
Hail To The Thief by Radiohead (117 points)
American Idiot by Green Day (100 points)
The King Of Limbs by Radiohead (99 points)
Urban Hymns by The Verve (84 points)
Black Holes And Revelations by Muse (65 points)
6 artists in common:
Radiohead
The Verve
Nick Drake
Green Day
Muse
Thom Yorke
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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