Top 55 Greatest Music Albums
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flamingyesdept 
- Chart updated: 01/21/2026 14:45
- (Created: 08/13/2015 13:15).
- Chart size: 55 albums.
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Key track: Surf’s Up
[First added to this chart: 11/18/2015]
Year of Release:
2011
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5,805
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Key track: Close to the Edge
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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13,779
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Key track: God Only Knows
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
38,211
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Key track: 21st Century Schizoid Man
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
27,966
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Key track: Once In A Lifetime
[First added to this chart: 06/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,469
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Key track: Sunday Morning
[First added to this chart: 03/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
39,144
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Key track: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
[First added to this chart: 08/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
36,762
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Key track: Race For The Prize
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
10,640
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Key track: Peg
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
9,244
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Key track: Starman
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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42,407
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Total albums: 55. Page 1 of 6
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Top 55 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 24 | 44% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 3 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 5% | |
| Yes | 3 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 4% | |
| Steely Dan | 2 | 4% | |
| Judee Sill | 2 | 4% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 55 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 23rd to 22ndThe Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 22nd to 23rdRed by King Crimson |
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Top 55 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 01/25/2025 14:16 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,094 | 85/100 | |
| 09/18/2024 10:50 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 | |
| 09/18/2024 08:07 |  MadhattanJack | 282 | 86/100 | |
| 09/09/2024 19:37 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 | |
| 07/24/2024 20:12 | bwoodlan | 32 | 70/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.8/100, a mean average of 89.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.5.
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From Johnnyo 03/02/2023 21:04 | #294647
Cool chart. Very personal as in, not trying to pick what other people think might be cool. Like it a lot
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Arthurknight 10/23/2022 05:12 | #290714
Arthurknight 10/23/2022 05:12 | #290714
Thank you for the kind words – again! There's something fundamentally lacking at the structural level of these aggregation sites in that all our lists are spiritually "favourite albums" lists while pretending to be "greatest music" lists. I always love a chart, like yours, that doesn't subject me to any pretence of unpersonalised objectivity, it expresses more.
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From Moondance 09/19/2022 22:36 | #289808
Cool chart - nice to see 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere' get listed ~ and of course 'The Yes Album' - the first vinyl record I ever scratched (accidently).
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From leniad 03/30/2022 17:26 | #283609
please complete it to 100
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AlvaroIesus 09/24/2021 09:22 | #274123
AlvaroIesus 09/24/2021 09:22 | #274123
Nice.
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From areminder 01/26/2021 05:02 | #265125
Definitely will return here to check out some of your picks. Your chart has a great balance of pop/rock that works well in a list. It’s gets more difficult the more you dip in other genres. I’m projecting but I think you did a masterful job considering the amount of music that’s out there.
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From pctrooper 01/29/2020 02:27 | #247275
Lots of inspired picks here, and oh my goodness your music is beautiful! I just want to put it on and gaze up at the stars. I can really hear the influences on your chart shining through.
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From PeterSmith 01/05/2020 14:03 | #246432
I like this chart but don't know everything that shows - but will come back and look into those. I am surprised that it is predominantly 60's and 70's especially since you have rated so many albums and obviously well clued up. Can't believe your perseverance on listening to what looks like full back catalogue of Artists (Miley and One Direction etc) when you really don't like it? But also surprised of your ratings on so many big Artists that I enjoy like U2 & Muse - not doing it for you? Or hardly anything post 1970?
I only recently got into Flaming Lips and they are awesome - caught them live last year doing the Software Bulletin live including Wayne Coyne carried through the crowd on a large inflatable (sort of?) unicorn - lol - brilliant.
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ExTeaSea 02/04/2019 22:42 | #231360
ExTeaSea 02/04/2019 22:42 | #231360
Figured you'd like Flaming Lips and Yes from your name haha. Good chart!
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From BLO 02/03/2019 06:22 | #231200
Any chart that includes Sunflower will get high marks from me. Thanks for introducing me to the Flaming Lips!
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