Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by daCritic

• Chart updated: 08/18/2022 10:45
• (Created: 11/14/2010 08:21).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Illmatic 

 Nas

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In the 50s, this was the fastest, heaviest, loudest, and naughtiest music out there. Those theories that elvis stole from black artists and never wrote a song are just myths. [First added to this chart: 10/17/2020]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,356 charts

Rank Score:

17,317

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 86 (1,572 votes)

Comments:

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Doggystyle 

 Snoop Doggy Dogg

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2020]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

2,505

Rank in 1993:

11

Rank in 1990s:

123

Overall Rank:

708

Average Rating:

 78 (491 votes)

Comments:

30

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Ready To Die 

 The Notorious B.I.G.

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2010]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

679 charts

Rank Score:

5,667

Rank in 1994:

12

Rank in 1990s:

57

Overall Rank:

304

Average Rating:

 82 (814 votes)

Comments:

32

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In Utero 

 Nirvana

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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2022]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,767 charts

Rank Score:

18,264

Rank in 1993:

2

Rank in 1990s:

9

Overall Rank:

56

Average Rating:

 85 (2,662 votes)

Comments:

177

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Selected Ambient Works 85-92 

 Aphex Twin

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2020]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

691 charts

Rank Score:

6,896

Rank in 1992:

5

Rank in 1990s:

49

Overall Rank:

239

Average Rating:

 83 (887 votes)

Comments:

58

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Fear Of A Black Planet 

 Public Enemy

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2020]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

449 charts

Rank Score:

2,659

Rank in 1990:

9

Rank in 1990s:

114

Overall Rank:

660

Average Rating:

 78 (494 votes)

Comments:

28

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2010]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,394 charts

Rank Score:

67,979

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,600 votes)

Comments:

848

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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 

 Wu-Tang Clan

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2020]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,126 charts

Rank Score:

12,940

Rank in 1993:

3

Rank in 1990s:

18

Overall Rank:

95

Average Rating:

 84 (1,268 votes)

Comments:

69

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Sunrise 
Compilation

 Elvis Presley

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2020]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

84

Rank in 1999:

222

Rank in 1990s:

2,218

Overall Rank:

13,666

Average Rating:

 70 (63 votes)

Comments:

3

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Rage Against The Machine 

 Rage Against The Machine

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2020]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,286 charts

Rank Score:

12,024

Rank in 1992:

2

Rank in 1990s:

22

Overall Rank:

113

Average Rating:

 83 (1,641 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	7	7%
1960s	17	17%
1970s	27	27%
1980s	11	11%
1990s	20	20%
2000s	13	13%
2010s	5	5%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Marvin Gaye	2	2%
Pink Floyd	2	2%
David Bowie	2	2%
Godspeed You! Black Emperor	2	2%
Bob Dylan	2	2%
Kendrick Lamar	2	2%
Miles Davis	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	66	66%
	24	24%
	5	5%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 89th to 93rd Damaged by Black Flag
Down 3 from 91st to 94th In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
Down 2 from 90th to 92nd Electric Warrior by T. Rex

New entries
Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer

Leavers
Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Igor by Tyler, The Creator
Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

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90/100	02/09/2025 13:31	SomethingSpecial	1,030	85/100
80/100	08/18/2023 20:29	Johnnyo	2,420	80/100
85/100	08/18/2023 16:13	Tamthebam	622	85/100
80/100	08/18/2023 09:07	Moondance	475	85/100
80/100	11/12/2022 22:45	Rm12398	99	89/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.5/100, a mean average of 84.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.1.

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80/100

From Johnnyo 08/18/2023 20:30

Good chart and Would have been a higher score if there were a few more “newer albums”. Good chart non the less

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80/100

From Moondance 11/12/2022 20:46

cool chart

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95/100

From leniad 08/30/2021 04:48

good one

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80/100

From ForegroundNoise 08/19/2019 10:59

Definitely some nice picks, but a little too 60s orientated for my liking ...

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85/100

From gidgidi 08/19/2019 10:05

Good chart.

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Rating:  

45/100

From Kaiser 08/11/2016 10:43

No risks.

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95/100

From bluesbrew82 08/06/2015 21:46

Phil Ochs and Zappa/Freak Out!, weird and weirder. Love it!

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85/100

From 5thbeatle 05/05/2012 16:59

Good start, love to check it out again when it hits 100.

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75/100

From junodog4 05/05/2012 15:52

Impressive chart - but only 25% from the last 30 years?

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85/100

From album guru joe 05/05/2012 10:54

brillant chart...very cool :)

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