Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by musicologist97 
This is a list of my favorite all-time albums, not a list of the greatest all-time albums that would factor in critical acclaim, commercial success and general popularity. Favorite tracks for each album included.
- Chart updated: 04/24/2019 09:45
- (Created: 09/18/2015 02:41).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1960s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1970s | 54 | 54% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Al Green | 6 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 5% | |
| Steely Dan | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
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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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| 03/20/2025 17:18 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 09/04/2024 10:37 | Musyahid | 31 | 92/100 | |
| 01/27/2020 18:20 | Chambord | 41 | 95/100 | |
| 01/28/2019 19:53 |  JulianR | 569 | 75/100 | |
| 11/30/2018 13:21 |  Julelios | 99 | 89/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 12% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.8/100, a mean average of 90.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.1.
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good stuffs
JulianR 01/28/2019 19:54 | #230910
Nice stuff! Cool to see some jazz classics in there
Julelios 11/30/2018 13:21 | #225920
Classical but nice chart.
bobbyb5 06/01/2018 13:37 | #215877
I love your taste.
AAL2014 11/14/2017 19:20 | #201330
Good to see some love for Madman Across The Water. Very underrated record. Great chart!
sssvnnn 07/31/2016 08:33 | #172014
Nice Mainstream Chart.
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