Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Juneof44 
- Chart updated: 01/30/2026 00:15
- (Created: 04/29/2015 19:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Produced by Bob Johnston
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,822
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Produced by George Martin
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1969
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56,739
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Produced by Pink Floyd
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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59,427
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Produced bt Andy Warhol, Tom Wilson
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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39,363
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5. (=)
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Produced by Butch Vig
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,612
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Produced by Marvin Gaye
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,948
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Produced by Guy Stevens
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,401
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Produced by Jimmy Page
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,378
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Produced by Morrissey, Johnny Marr
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,362
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Produced by Andy Wallace
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1994
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17,962
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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 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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40 | 40% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 34th to 29thRumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Up 4 from 74th to 70thMezzanine by Massive Attack |
| Up 3 from 89th to 86thIn The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 71st to 81stAchtung Baby by U2 |
| Down 7 from 64th to 71stOut Of Time by R.E.M. |
| Down 7 from 67th to 74thInto The Wild (Music For The Motion Picture) by Eddie Vedder |
| New entries |
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| Aja by Steely Dan |
| Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen |
| Leavers |
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| Off The Wall by Michael Jackson |
| Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley |
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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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| ! | 5 days ago | edguyerrison | 2 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2026 14:06 | stangetzaway | 174 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2025 03:18 |  MadhattanJack | 278 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/25/2025 10:34 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,096 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2024 14:14 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 7% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.2/100, a mean average of 88.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.8.
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From edguyerrison 5 days ago | #313095
That’s a solid list.
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Goliath 02/16/2022 18:29 | #281391
Goliath 02/16/2022 18:29 | #281391
31 in common, great chart.
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pjohnsongolf 01/13/2021 19:36 | #264376
pjohnsongolf 01/13/2021 19:36 | #264376
Solid list!
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From Larcx13 01/13/2021 09:24 | #264351
Larcx13 01/13/2021 09:24 | #264351
Nice list, and a powerful top 10.
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911Turbo 04/20/2020 01:02 | #250256
911Turbo 04/20/2020 01:02 | #250256
very nice list. i like it a lot.
no surprises in the top 10.
i like to see artists that i have never listened to. especially unknown artists that are placed in the top 25.
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From DrewHamster 04/19/2020 00:38 | #250198
Starts pretty generic, as far as this site goes anyway, but gets better as it goes on
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NJ 04/18/2020 19:57 | #250183
NJ 04/18/2020 19:57 | #250183
Some really interesting stuff here. Only 13 albums from this century (12 of which were from the first decade) and the top 10 is kind of a standard Rolling Stones-esque classic rock list, but I can't deny that the albums are solid (Blonde on Blonde in particular is amazing).
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From Johnnyo 11/05/2019 07:32 | #244452
Very good list indeed
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From RoundTheBend 03/07/2019 16:24 | #233183
RoundTheBend 03/07/2019 16:24 | #233183
I'd only disagree with about 10 of these, so pretty solid!
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From Rivera 03/07/2019 13:50 | #233181
Love it! How I could I not - we have 85 of the same albums. I'm going to have to check out your Nina Simone entry.
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| Best Artists of the 1990s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Nirvana | |
| 3. The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| 4. Neutral Milk Hotel | |
| 5. Oasis | |
| 6. R.E.M. | |
| 7. Pearl Jam | |
| 8. My Bloody Valentine | |
| 9. Nick Cave | |
| 10. Björk | |
| 11. Weezer | |
| 12. Richard David James | |
| 13. Pavement | |
| 14. Portishead | |
| 15. Jeff Buckley | |
| 16. Blur | |
| 17. Elliott Smith | |
| 18. Nas | |
| 19. Massive Attack | |
| 20. Red Hot Chili Peppers |
