Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by sebfox 
These are my favourite albums. I regularly update this chart as I re-listen a lot and there are great new albums coming out all the time. Well, there were in 2016.
"I wasn't born so much as I fell out"
- The Clash
- Chart updated: 10/14/2020 10:15
- (Created: 04/30/2015 12:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Hey, Here Comes Your Man, Debaser
10.0 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
10.0 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,675
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Teen Age Riot, Candle, Trilogy
10.0 [First added to this chart: 01/29/2016]
10.0 [First added to this chart: 01/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,624
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Twenty Four Hours, Decades, Isolation
9.8 [First added to this chart: 12/22/2015]
9.8 [First added to this chart: 12/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
15,220
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Unsatisfied, Androgynous, Seen Your Video
9.8 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
9.8 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,512
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Plainsong, Pictures Of You, Lovesong
9.8 [First added to this chart: 08/16/2015]
9.8 [First added to this chart: 08/16/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,121
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Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Billie Jean, Human Nature
9.7 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
9.7 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,139
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Bastards Of Young, Little Mascara, Hold My Life
9.6 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
9.6 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,908
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Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God), Hounds Of Love, The Morning Fog
9.5 [First added to this chart: 01/29/2016]
9.5 [First added to this chart: 01/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,197
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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, Frankly, Mr Shankly
9.5 [First added to this chart: 08/05/2015]
9.5 [First added to this chart: 08/05/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
34,053
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I'm On Fire, Glory Days, Born in The USA
9.5 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
9.5 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1984
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7,891
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 3% | |
| Weezer | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 100th to 97th Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple |
| Up 3 from 99th to 96th Rain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| Up 3 from 98th to 95th Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter |
| New entries |
|---|
| A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships by The 1975 |
| Let England Shake by PJ Harvey |
| The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin |
| Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin |
| The Smiths by The Smiths |
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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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| ! | 03/27/2025 15:21 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2020 22:19 | BoC | 80 | 84/100 |
| ! | 10/14/2020 18:36 | Szyfman | 174 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/14/2020 14:28 | BraddlesHendo | 497 | 91/100 |
| ! | 10/14/2020 10:20 | Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.5/100, a mean average of 89.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.4.
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From Larcx13 10/14/2020 10:20 | #259283
Larcx13 10/14/2020 10:20 | #259283
Nice list
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From pctrooper 10/09/2019 19:47 | #243592
Marquee Moon is an awesome album to have at number one.
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From jpajovich 06/28/2019 01:33 | #238506
Nice picks of classics and great deep cuts!
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ForegroundNoise 10/13/2018 08:30 | #222468
ForegroundNoise 10/13/2018 08:30 | #222468
Nice chart!!
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jdenny2018 07/31/2018 16:42 | #218992
jdenny2018 07/31/2018 16:42 | #218992
Not a lot of qualms with this list. Well done
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C_Krug2009 03/23/2018 18:03 | #211565
C_Krug2009 03/23/2018 18:03 | #211565
Talk Talk and Detones, don't see those on a lot of charts
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From PaperVinnie 01/22/2018 14:51 | #206286
25 albums in common, awesome chart!
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From platus 07/16/2017 07:59 | #194398
Very very good chart!
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From RandolphCarterJr 07/16/2017 04:08 | #194393
I like it, especially the top 20
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From Seventiesfan 07/16/2017 00:07 | #194383
Awesome chart, many classic albums! All I would recommend is to see some representation from the 1950s. Other than that, keep up the good work.
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. The Velvet Underground | |
| 11. Neil Young | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
