Top 60 Greatest Music Albums
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phantom1305 
- Chart updated: 01/12/2025 17:45
- (Created: 05/15/2015 12:30).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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Genre: Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Experimental Rock
Favorite Song: Have a Cigar [First added to this chart: 05/25/2015]
Favorite Song: Have a Cigar [First added to this chart: 05/25/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,704
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Genre: Hard Rock, Glam Rock
Favorite Song: Steven [First added to this chart: 05/15/2015]
Favorite Song: Steven [First added to this chart: 05/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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673
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Genre: Pop Rock, Soft Rock
Favorite Song: Dreams [First added to this chart: 05/25/2015]
Favorite Song: Dreams [First added to this chart: 05/25/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
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30,736
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Genre: Glam Rock, Proto-Punk
Favorite Song: Starman [First added to this chart: 06/02/2015]
Favorite Song: Starman [First added to this chart: 06/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,251
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Genre: Contemporary Folk
Favorite Song: Avalanche [First added to this chart: 11/12/2019]
Favorite Song: Avalanche [First added to this chart: 11/12/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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3,587
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Genre: Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Pop
Favorite Song: School [First added to this chart: 05/15/2015]
Favorite Song: School [First added to this chart: 05/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
6,161
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Genre: Art Rock, Ambient, Art Pop, Electronic Pop, Ambient Pop, Minimalist, Avant-Pop
Favorite Song: St. Elmo's Fire [First added to this chart: 07/25/2015]
Favorite Song: St. Elmo's Fire [First added to this chart: 07/25/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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8,102
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Genre: Rock
Favorite Song: Baracuda [First added to this chart: 01/12/2025]
Favorite Song: Baracuda [First added to this chart: 01/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
669
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Genre: Punk Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave
Favorite Song: London Calling [First added to this chart: 06/12/2015]
Favorite Song: London Calling [First added to this chart: 06/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,818
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Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Favorite Song: Stairway to Heaven [First added to this chart: 05/15/2015]
Favorite Song: Stairway to Heaven [First added to this chart: 05/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,592
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Top 60 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 27% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 17% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 2% |
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| Gorillaz | 1 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 2% | |
| Metric | 1 | 2% | |
| Swans | 1 | 2% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 1 | 2% | |
| Tears For Fears | 1 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 2% | |
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22 | 37% | |
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18 | 30% | |
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9 | 15% | |
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4 | 7% | |
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3 | 5% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 60 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 56th to 57thWho's Next by The Who |
| Down 1 from 57th to 58thThriller by Michael Jackson |
| Down 1 from 58th to 59thThe Fame by Lady Gaga |
| New entries |
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| Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears |
| Leavers |
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| Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate |
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Top 60 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/07/2025 08:31 |  MadhattanJack | 266 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2025 15:45 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2025 12:39 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2025 16:57 | Exist-en-ciel | 147 | 98/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2024 20:15 | StreakyNuno | 131 | 82/100 |
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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 90.9/100, a mean average of 90.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.4.
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From StreakyNuno 11/15/2024 20:17 | #306073
Try Enigma MCMXC a.D. is a similar album or even better than your number 1
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From Johnnyo 08/26/2023 09:25 | #298863
Eclectic. Great selections
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From Moondance 08/26/2023 09:04 | #298861
I like this chart a lot and see heaps of personality shining through. Especially like seeing the love for Canadian & Australian artists.
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From leniad 08/02/2022 07:09 | #288063
great, but 5 alice cooper and 5 xtc albums?
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From pctrooper 01/27/2020 19:31 | #247233
Looks like the chart of someone who enjoys a good time.
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From Timooosterink 08/19/2019 16:21 | #241397
Great chart!
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ExTeaSea 12/19/2018 19:29 | #227456
ExTeaSea 12/19/2018 19:29 | #227456
Fantastic chart! Crime of the Century top ten! Some excellent ones in common. So many others I love as well. I should check it your other charts too.
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C_Krug2009 12/13/2018 22:07 | #227014
C_Krug2009 12/13/2018 22:07 | #227014
Honestly, I haven't liked a lot of people's number 1's on this site but this a respectable number 1. The music speaks for itself and is beautiful.
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guzguzgarbit 12/02/2018 18:41 | #226047
guzguzgarbit 12/02/2018 18:41 | #226047
I absolutely love how every pick seem so natural and yet the chart stays extremely personnal and inspired.
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From 
DommeDamian 10/17/2018 09:37 | #222650
DommeDamian 10/17/2018 09:37 | #222650
This chart looks SO different than mine, yet we still share over 10 artists in common. And Demon Days in the freaking 10?!?!!? 100%
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