Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by elephanttalkmag 
- Chart updated: 12/06/2010 12:43
- (Created: 12/04/2010 08:54).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,588
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2010]
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1973
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60,023
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,271
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,966
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2010]
Year of Release:
1967
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21,528
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2010]
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1979
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25,141
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2010]
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1995
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29,044
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2010]
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1966
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49,548
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2010]
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1966
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39,155
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2010]
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1969
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57,231
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 30% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 6 | 12% | |
| Radiohead | 6 | 12% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 8% | |
| The White Stripes | 2 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/18/2019 06:53 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2017 07:26 |  JulianR | 570 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2017 18:42 | Ben4 | 27 | 97/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2017 23:58 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2016 01:31 |  CharlieBarley | 477 | 94/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.2/100, a mean average of 86.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.5.
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From Johnnyo 04/18/2019 06:53 | #235170
14 albums in common on our respective greatest album charts and I own 47 of these so you get a really good score for this one. How could I not.
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From JulianR 08/10/2017 07:27 | #195847
JulianR 08/10/2017 07:27 | #195847
pretty basic but good!
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From Ben4 04/20/2017 18:43 | #189587
Good chart. Lots of good stuff.
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From CharlieBarley 10/18/2016 01:32 | #177054
CharlieBarley 10/18/2016 01:32 | #177054
Great list man. Many albums in common. Good to see GnR and Tom Waits. Nothing to dislike here. Good work.
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From kryptos006 03/20/2015 14:15 | #137377
Your list was listed as the most similar to mine so I figured I would check it out. I was not disappointed. I see many of my favourites on here. If you haven't already, you should listen to Icky Thump by the White Stripes. It isn't ranked as high on this website, but I think that that is an egregious misrepresentation of how brilliant it actually is.
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From LittleMatt 08/21/2014 13:34 | #119911
Great list, solid albums that are timely classics and a few lovely surprises
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WildHorses 01/23/2014 18:08 | #101345
WildHorses 01/23/2014 18:08 | #101345
A solid chart! Going for the "safe" ones but going with impeccable taste.
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From JeffN999 01/12/2014 19:32 | #100506
Great chart. Very similar to mine. Nothing very surprising on it but every album is a solid choice.
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JoaoMoreira 12/30/2013 03:30 | #99117
JoaoMoreira 12/30/2013 03:30 | #99117
Surfer Rosa and Disintegration... i got to listen to those two, again.
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From tim0505 12/26/2013 23:03 | #98845
good chart overall !!
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