Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by svenerik 
- Chart updated: 11/21/2012 01:07
- (Created: 02/03/2011 23:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
1,582
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Highlights: You Get What You Deserve, Back of a Car, O My Soul, Daizy Glaze, What's Goin' Ahn, Mod Lang, I'm in Love with a Girl, September Gurls
[First added to this chart: 02/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,947
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Highlights: Let It Loose, Loving Cup, Tumbling Dice
[First added to this chart: 02/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
19,635
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Highlights: Albuquerque, Mellow My Mind, Lookout Joe
[First added to this chart: 02/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1975
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3,162
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Highlights: $1000 Wedding, Return of the Grievous Angel, Brass Buttons
[First added to this chart: 02/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,190
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Highlights: Simple Twist of Fate, If You See Her Say Hello, Buckets of Rain
[First added to this chart: 02/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,783
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
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3,964
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Highlights: Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, Golden Lady, Jesus Children of America
[First added to this chart: 02/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1973
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12,534
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Highlights: The Back Seat of My Car, Heart of the Country, Too Many People
[First added to this chart: 02/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
4,999
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Highlights: In Time, If You Want Me To Stay, Que Sera Sera
[First added to this chart: 02/03/2011]
Year of Release:
1973
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542
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 40 | 40% | |
| 1970s | 36 | 36% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 8 | 8% | |
| The Beach Boys | 6 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5% | |
| Stereolab | 4 | 4% | |
| The Kinks | 4 | 4% | |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 4% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 13 from 35th to 22ndThe Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips |
| Up 12 from 30th to 18thLoveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| Up 9 from 52nd to 43rdBlonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 12 from 29th to 41stMagical Mystery Tour by The Beatles |
| Down 11 from 15th to 26thFriends by The Beach Boys |
| Down 10 from 18th to 28thFresh by Sly & The Family Stone |
| New entries |
|---|
| Yellow House by Grizzly Bear |
| Leavers |
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| Reach Out by Burt Bacharach |
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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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| ! | 06/02/2013 10:46 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2013 01:30 | dividedsky44 | 1 | 60/100 |
| ! | 05/31/2013 12:17 | brun027 | 246 | 97/100 |
| ! | 05/31/2013 11:09 |  SingingPeasant96 | 780 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/31/2013 11:07 |  AleJohnMari | 140 | 73/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 81.6/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 18.6.
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From SingingPeasant96 05/31/2013 11:09 | #77739
SingingPeasant96 05/31/2013 11:09 | #77739
Classic!
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junodog4 12/02/2012 04:05 | #56420
junodog4 12/02/2012 04:05 | #56420
Nice to see The Band getting some love.
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From quadrophenia17 12/01/2012 20:59 | #56355
Great chart. Took some points off for albums I didn't know or that I don't think they're that great. But other than that, good job!
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From Mr November 12/01/2012 20:30 | #56353
With your chart dominated by the 60's and 70's it's the albums from the 90's and 00's that fascinate me most. Great pick for number 1, right up there with the best of the 60's for me.
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From Jamekae 11/20/2012 18:05 | #55526
Really nice chart!
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From Nightfly 06/04/2012 08:50 | #43744
one, one, one wonderful!
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From Johnnyo 08/31/2011 17:30 | #26879
Nice chart & some picks which I had forgotten. Damn you, I have to go back to my chart & re-think.
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Captain_Dude 07/06/2011 16:00 | #24048
Captain_Dude 07/06/2011 16:00 | #24048
Awesome selections!
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Omid 06/29/2011 06:37 | #23641
Omid 06/29/2011 06:37 | #23641
Excellent!Very nice picks.
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ffudnebbuh 02/06/2011 12:20 | #18140
ffudnebbuh 02/06/2011 12:20 | #18140
great chart.
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