Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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50 Greatest Albums of All Time
- Chart updated: 11/05/2010 07:01
- (Created: 11/05/2010 03:51).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]
Year of Release:
1988
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11,996
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,546
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2010]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,596
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 38% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 8% | |
| Guided By Voices | 3 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 6% | |
| Wilco | 3 | 6% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 6% | |
| Modest Mouse | 2 | 4% | |
| Flying Lotus | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/01/2025 02:48 | rubens | 13 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2017 01:59 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2015 18:11 | spookiefruit | 53 | 82/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2012 21:52 | ZebraRock | 96 | 87/100 |
| ! | 04/05/2012 20:15 | armoury | 175 | 82/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.7/100, a mean average of 79.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 17.2.
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From ZebraRock 08/13/2012 21:52 | #48466
Very good list
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From armoury 04/05/2012 20:16 | #39467
good list but too much radiohead for me
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rilex 03/26/2011 01:43 | #19571
rilex 03/26/2011 01:43 | #19571
haha awesome. gould is god, long live GBV!!!
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Mr. Shankly 11/05/2010 02:26 | #16213
Mr. Shankly 11/05/2010 02:26 | #16213
Good to see another GBV fan on here! This is one weird list though. I love how GBV and other indie rock and alternative bands sit alongside classical albums, semi-underground hip hop, and Beatles albums. Very interesting and unique.
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silverwing 11/05/2010 00:04 | #16210
silverwing 11/05/2010 00:04 | #16210
good list by the way
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From silverwing 11/05/2010 00:03 | #16209
silverwing 11/05/2010 00:03 | #16209
One of the Beatles albums you've put it referred to as: White Album. Not "The" White Album as I used to call it. If you change it then you can help the rating for that album.
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From silverwing 11/04/2010 23:58 | #16208
silverwing 11/04/2010 23:58 | #16208
Need to edit your album by David Bowie. The album is called: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. Then you will have contributed to the sites averages more prouctively.
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| Best Artists of 1987 | |
|---|---|
| 1. U2 | |
| 2. Guns N' Roses | |
| 3. Prince | |
| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. Dinosaur Jr. | |
| 6. Dinosaur | |
| 7. R.E.M. | |
| 8. Michael Jackson | |
| 9. Depeche Mode | |
| 10. Sonic Youth | |
| 11. New Order | |
| 12. Def Leppard | |
| 13. INXS | |
| 14. The Cure | |
| 15. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 16. Pixies | |
| 17. Midnight Oil | |
| 18. Eric B. & Rakim | |
| 19. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |
