Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by KILLALLHIPPIES 
- Chart updated: 03/28/2014 22:59
- (Created: 02/01/2011 03:12).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"And your mom would drink until she was no longer speaking,
And dad would dream of all the different ways to die,
Each one a little more than he could dare to try" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
And dad would dream of all the different ways to die,
Each one a little more than he could dare to try" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1998
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32,923
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"And if Epiphany's terror reduced you to shame
Have your head bobbed and weaved
Choose a side to be on" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Have your head bobbed and weaved
Choose a side to be on" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
39,878
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"A heart that's full up like a landfill,
a job that slowly kills you,
bruises that won't heal" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
a job that slowly kills you,
bruises that won't heal" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,584
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"Now my advice for those who die,
Declare the pennies on your eyes,
‘Cause I’m the Taxman,
Yeah, I’m the Taxman.
And you’re working for no-one but me" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Declare the pennies on your eyes,
‘Cause I’m the Taxman,
Yeah, I’m the Taxman.
And you’re working for no-one but me" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
49,624
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"I got elastic bands keepin my shoes on,
Got those swollen hand blues,
Got thirteen channels of shit on the T.V. to choose from" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Got those swollen hand blues,
Got thirteen channels of shit on the T.V. to choose from" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,131
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"Directionless, so plain to see,
A loaded gun won't set you free.
So you say" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
A loaded gun won't set you free.
So you say" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1979
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21,808
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"You can turn on the gas and fall asleep or swing off the ceiling from a sheet, send your love to your babies in a note as you stuff the final pills down your throat, this world is just diseased, full of shit 'n' piss, lust 'n' greed, Why don’t you just fuck off and leave?"
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"So I broke into the palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner,
She said I know you and you cannot sing,
I said that's nothing you should hear me play piano" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
She said I know you and you cannot sing,
I said that's nothing you should hear me play piano" [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,874
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Sleeping is giving in, no matter what the time is, sleeping is giving
in, so lift those heavy eyelids,
people say that you'll die faster than without water, but we know it's just a lie, scare your son and scare your daughter. [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
in, so lift those heavy eyelids,
people say that you'll die faster than without water, but we know it's just a lie, scare your son and scare your daughter. [First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Year of Release:
2004
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34,127
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"And the time will come when you see we're all one, and life flows on within you and without you"
[First added to this chart: 01/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,304
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| The Fall | 3 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| Pulp | 2 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/16/2018 09:25 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2018 23:01 |  AvalancheGrips | 128 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2017 21:03 |  dihansse | 309 | 84/100 |
| ! | 10/17/2017 17:14 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2016 01:38 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 7% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.3/100, a mean average of 88.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 10.4.
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From DommeDamian 10/16/2018 09:25 | #222615
DommeDamian 10/16/2018 09:25 | #222615
PS: Thriller IS an excellent album.
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From SMcCrae95 03/21/2015 14:53 | #137436
Pretty Good.
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From JasonZaia 01/17/2015 02:18 | #131701
A lot of obvious picks. Then again, they're obvious for a reason. Great chart!
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louisjwyatt 01/16/2015 17:29 | #131672
louisjwyatt 01/16/2015 17:29 | #131672
Nothing new here
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From BraddlesHendo 11/20/2014 15:42 | #127519
Cannot fault this list it's great
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Decurso 11/05/2014 12:22 | #126214
Decurso 11/05/2014 12:22 | #126214
Not really what I expected from someone with this user name. A disappointing, really. Not at all bad, but I expected to find something a bit more "out there".
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From pannkakesangen 08/14/2014 08:29 | #119477
havent seen this before
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From 
Button001 12/21/2013 08:15 | #98261
Button001 12/21/2013 08:15 | #98261
Love this chart. Big positives are Mazzy Star,Husker Du and Frightened Rabbit.
Not sure that Gomez should be in this chart, The Wall is not top 5 for me and Hail to the Thief is a poor album.
Xtrmntr is very underrated on this site and could easily be in my top 10 one day.
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imnotanotter 10/07/2013 19:54 | #87849
imnotanotter 10/07/2013 19:54 | #87849
love to see Ride so high up.
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joedec 09/25/2013 06:47 | #86804
joedec 09/25/2013 06:47 | #86804
Pretty cool list overall
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