Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by laetoli 
Necessarily subjective - more a reflection of what has got to spend time on my music systems down the years than anything else.
- Chart updated: 01/31/2011 08:13
- (Created: 01/31/2011 08:13).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Roxy Music | 1 | 2% | |
| The xx | 1 | 2% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 1 | 2% | |
| Eels | 1 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 2% | |
| Caravan | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/26/2017 20:52 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 02/17/2016 11:34 |  Bach | 961 | 78/100 | |
| 04/01/2012 20:16 | nnagle | 10 | 89/100 | |
| 12/01/2011 15:17 |  The Gollux | 1,009 | 67/100 | |
| 12/01/2011 08:42 | album guru joe | 177 | 78/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 83.4/100, a mean average of 82.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.9.
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Different but cool list.. :)
Love your chart. Some really interesting choices. Did you deliberately go for only 1 album per artist or was this just a happy coincidence?
covecove 07/06/2011 00:23 | #23999
Awesome number one pick, I am trully moved...
rilex 03/26/2011 01:39 | #19570
really cool... bonus points for soft machine!
Enjoyed your chart some interesring choices!
Nice chart - good to see Fairground Attraction get a mention. Also we agree on Joni!
CellarDoor 01/31/2011 19:21 | #17979
I really like your chart. You never know what's going to come up next ! Beautifully personal. Hope you find some cool 90s albums from my chart. Electro-Shock Blues as a top 10er is a good start :)
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