Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Juneof44 
- Chart updated: 04/01/2026 14:15
- (Created: 04/29/2015 19:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Produced by Pink Floyd
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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58,579
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Produced by Marvin Gaye
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,828
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Produced by Guy Stevens
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,123
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Produced by Jimmy Page
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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37,729
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Produced by Bob Dylan
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,322
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Produced by Neil Young, Elliott Mazer, Henry Lewy, Jack Nitzsche
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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12,065
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Produced by Joni Mitchell
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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15,864
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Produced by Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie, Roger Waters
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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24,518
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Produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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11,914
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Produced bt Joe Boyd
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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5,533
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Total albums: 28. Page 1 of 3
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Bon Iver | 2 | 2% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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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 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 02/11/2026 02:56 | edguyerrison | 2 | 70/100 | |
| 02/08/2026 14:06 | stangetzaway | 174 | 89/100 | |
| 08/01/2025 03:18 |  MadhattanJack | 302 | 86/100 | |
| 02/25/2025 10:34 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 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 02/11/2026 02:57 | #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 ThuramThugood 04/19/2020 02:41 | #250204
Not bad. Slightly generic and I can only surmise that the inclusion of a Coldplay album in the top 100 was due to a hacked account. The underrated ‘Without You I’m Nothing’ was an interesting and deserved entry.
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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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