Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
zags7000 
My taste in music is filled with all kinds of different genres. This list is pretty diverse but represents my taste best.
- Chart updated: 09/03/2024 03:15
- (Created: 06/03/2015 07:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2015]
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1986
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12,486
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2019]
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1982
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6,206
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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2015]
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1997
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12,963
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2015]
Year of Release:
1982
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5,762
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[First added to this chart: 08/29/2023]
[First added to this chart: 06/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1995
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3,611
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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2015]
[First added to this chart: 10/20/2019]
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2011
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2,546
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2019]
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1996
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2,063
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2015]
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1967
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21,359
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Emmylou Harris | 4 | 4% | |
| Kate Bush | 4 | 4% | |
| Björk | 4 | 4% | |
| Loreena McKennitt | 3 | 3% | |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 3% | |
| St. Vincent | 3 | 3% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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65 | 65% | |
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15 | 15% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 34th to 35thMe Against The World by 2Pac |
| Down 1 from 35th to 36thPost by Björk |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37thEnter by Within Temptation |
| New entries |
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| The Greater Wings by Julie Byrne |
| Leavers |
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| Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding |
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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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| 03/02/2025 11:22 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,093 | 85/100 | |
| 12/16/2024 19:47 | BorderFreeAndrew | 110 | 81/100 | |
| 07/24/2024 19:47 | bwoodlan | 32 | 70/100 | |
| 10/06/2023 22:20 | KineticEchoes02 | 110 | 88/100 | |
| 10/06/2023 19:58 | Johnnyo | 2,576 | 80/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 17% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.2/100, a mean average of 86.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.4.
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From KineticEchoes02 10/06/2023 22:22 | #299386
There's lots to love about this chart! Awesome to see Björk, Nick Cave, Hendrix, and Metallica well represented. Great mix of genres and good representation across the decades. Add some comments in when you get a chance. Some artists here I've never heard before so must check them out.
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From Johnnyo 10/06/2023 19:58 | #299379
Ace chart
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Mercury 05/07/2023 20:48 | #296729
Mercury 05/07/2023 20:48 | #296729
Suuuuch a great chart! RAINING BLOOOOD!!!!
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Repo 08/24/2022 03:57 | #288880
Repo 08/24/2022 03:57 | #288880
Killer!!!
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From Rm12398 08/11/2022 18:49 | #288372
While not all choices I would make, I really appreciate the diversity in the genres here. Great work!
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From mianfei 11/23/2021 00:00 | #276576
Even without any notes I really like this chart. It has an unusual sort of variety with metal, folk/country and rap prominent, and has some albums – ‘Joan Baez’, ‘Actor’, all the Emmylou Harris albums, even perhaps the System of a Down albums – that are rarely seen on all-time charts here.
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From mrmcrook 11/19/2021 22:28 | #276454
Well done. Very wide range of genres. Good to see Nightwish, Nick Cave, System of a Down and Johnny Cash in there
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From 
seb7 11/19/2021 18:54 | #276448
seb7 11/19/2021 18:54 | #276448
super cool!
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Boltzmann 01/07/2020 09:36 | #246516
Boltzmann 01/07/2020 09:36 | #246516
Strange, I love it.
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ForegroundNoise 01/07/2020 09:14 | #246515
ForegroundNoise 01/07/2020 09:14 | #246515
You weren't kidding! This is a great and varied list, would love to see some notes though.
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