Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by martinjaa 
My first chart in this website. It's made from some of my favourite albums (maybe im missing some, and maybe it isn't the definitive order) but here it is!
- Chart updated: 06/13/2025 03:45
- (Created: 05/03/2015 21:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2015]
Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
31,534
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2015]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,946
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,656
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2024]
Year of Release:
1990
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9,741
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2020]
Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
5,329
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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
57,349
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[First added to this chart: 05/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,914
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2015]
Year of Release:
2012
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Rank Score:
14,608
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2020]
Year of Release:
2012
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Rank Score:
7,895
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,130
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 2% | |
| Tame Impala | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 2% | |
| Wilco | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 18th to 12th Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 14th to 16th Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13th Remain In Light by Talking Heads |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14th Funeral by Arcade Fire |
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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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| ! | 04/27/2025 11:04 | Johnnyo | 2,560 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2025 15:58 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2025 22:31 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/21/2024 08:13 |  MadhattanJack | 263 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2022 18:35 |  Cytoma | 171 | 90/100 |
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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 91.1/100, a mean average of 90.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 14.7.
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From Johnnyo 04/27/2025 11:04 | #308737
So many great picks in this chart. Great stuff
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From tk421ucopy 05/12/2021 23:35 | #269650
Shoutout to the Argentina and Chile picks!!
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jnfbn 08/03/2020 14:08 | #256642
jnfbn 08/03/2020 14:08 | #256642
Great chart, digging up those chilean picks now.
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Goliath 07/22/2020 17:50 | #256017
Goliath 07/22/2020 17:50 | #256017
19 in common, but top 10 not in common.
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From FelipeBoorkes 04/20/2020 02:46 | #250259
La neta es como asomarse a la colección de discos que había en mi casa con mis hermanos. Gran lista. Extrañé ver un par más de bandas en español, pero está muy difícil entre el enorme mar de música que existe. ¡Saludos desde México!
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From LordMark 09/09/2017 09:00 | #197641
37 albums in common!
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From platus 09/09/2017 08:13 | #197640
Good chart!
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nitomano 06/28/2017 23:14 | #193383
nitomano 06/28/2017 23:14 | #193383
hey, saludos desde México y gracias por pasar por mi top, muy buena lista con grandes álbums y bastante variedad, me llevó algunos para escuchar.
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AAL2014 05/12/2017 19:51 | #190703
AAL2014 05/12/2017 19:51 | #190703
Thank you for the comment on my chart! For us to have 31 albums in common is pretty cool. For our top 10 to be almost completely different is another level of cool. Your top 10 is one of the most well rounded I've seen on this site.
Great work.
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From LedZep 06/15/2016 12:44 | #168796
LedZep 06/15/2016 12:44 | #168796
19 in common, wow
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