Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 11/17/2010 07:23
• (Created: 11/17/2010 07:23).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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The entries in this chart have a zero rank score because the chart has not been updated within the last ten years (points from overall charts are decayed over a ten year period).

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1.

The Ideal Crash 

 dEUS

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Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

635

Rank in 1999:

43

Rank in 1990s:

436

Overall Rank:

2,489

Average Rating:

 78 (123 votes)

Comments:

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2.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,422 charts

Rank Score:

33,581

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 87 (2,950 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Demon Days 

 Gorillaz

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,103 charts

Rank Score:

9,835

Rank in 2005:

2

Rank in 2000s:

20

Overall Rank:

142

Average Rating:

 82 (1,669 votes)

Comments:

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4.

Disintegration 

 The Cure

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,834 charts

Rank Score:

26,450

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

30

Average Rating:

 86 (2,051 votes)

Comments:

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5.

Closer 

 Joy Division

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,518 charts

Rank Score:

15,392

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

78

Average Rating:

 85 (1,921 votes)

Comments:

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6.

Down Colorful Hill 

 Red House Painters

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

286 charts

Rank Score:

2,359

Rank in 1992:

9

Rank in 1990s:

127

Overall Rank:

739

Average Rating:

 80 (347 votes)

Comments:

22

7.

Illmatic 

 Nas

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,373 charts

Rank Score:

16,640

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 86 (1,587 votes)

Comments:

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8.

Didn't It Rain 

 Songs: Ohia

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Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

502

Rank in 2002:

52

Rank in 2000s:

507

Overall Rank:

3,010

Average Rating:

 77 (79 votes)

Comments:

1

9.

Dusty In Memphis 

 Dusty Springfield

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

2,473

Rank in 1969:

22

Rank in 1960s:

79

Overall Rank:

705

Average Rating:

 79 (535 votes)

Comments:

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10.

The Days Of Mars 

 Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

2

Rank in 2005:

2,482

Rank in 2000s:

24,743

Average Rating:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	5	10%
1970s	4	8%
1980s	7	14%
1990s	16	32%
2000s	17	34%
2010s	1	2%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Bat For Lashes	2	4%
dEUS	2	4%
Gorillaz	2	4%
Talk Talk	2	4%
R.E.M.	2	4%
Leonard Cohen	2	4%
Kashmir	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	22	44%
	19	38%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

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80/100	02/01/2025 02:59	rubens	13	86/100
80/100	06/02/2017 10:44	voland	159	88/100
90/100	02/19/2017 01:14	Seab	2,005	93/100
80/100	01/23/2017 23:07	sssvnnn	2,860	83/100
75/100	04/11/2014 08:09	FlorianJones	72	86/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 81.8/100, a mean average of 78.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.5.

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From sssvnnn 01/23/2017 23:08

thanks for introducing me to Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom.

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From FlorianJones 04/11/2014 08:10

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, Demon Days, and Disintegration as 2, 3, and 4. I have to like that.

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From 5thbeatle 08/14/2012 18:45

Good start however, could explore more of the past.

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From nir con 01/14/2011 20:16

That is one weird chart.

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