Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by kramerfan86 
Simply my personal favorites not my analysis of the most influential or greatest artistic works. That is why you will see something like The Killers in the top 20 but only one Beatles album. Always tinkering with the chart as I discover new albums or burn out a bit on others so at any given time its only a general idea and not totally accurate.
Recently undergone a significant remodel
- Chart updated: 01/29/2016 23:45
- (Created: 02/19/2011 23:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2012]
Year of Release:
1986
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2,648
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2012]
Year of Release:
1990
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12,140
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2012]
Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
653
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Total albums: 3. Page 1 of 1
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 40 | 40% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 7 | 7% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 5 | 5% | |
| The Strokes | 4 | 4% | |
| Depeche Mode | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 3% | |
| Weezer | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 74 from 99th to 25thIt's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
| Up 40 from 62nd to 22ndDiamond Dogs by David Bowie |
| Up 28 from 71st to 43rdIsola by Kent (SE) |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 59 from 41st to 100thThis Year's Model by Elvis Costello |
| Down 56 from 35th to 91stComedown Machine by The Strokes |
| Down 55 from 38th to 93rd(What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis |
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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 22:33 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 01/21/2017 00:54 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 09/30/2016 20:57 |  splashfoop | 164 | 78/100 | |
| 09/30/2016 20:05 |  Onater | 457 | 90/100 | |
| 09/30/2016 18:28 | LordMark | 181 | 94/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.8/100, a mean average of 85.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.9.
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From splashfoop 09/30/2016 20:59 | #176101
splashfoop 09/30/2016 20:59 | #176101
Es imposible calificar objetivamente una lista de álbumes favoritos. So, it's good enough.
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rafalink 09/30/2016 17:34 | #176086
rafalink 09/30/2016 17:34 | #176086
One of the most loved chart I've seen here on BEA. I don't give 100 just because I think you use a lot of albums from the same artists. Of course these are your favorites, but I think it's like if you didn't give chance to see other things, but I can wrong too.
But, no matter! The chart still really nice! And what say about 12 artists in commum...
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From YikYak 06/25/2016 02:41 | #169688
Pretty solid choices!
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From Kuzh69 02/06/2015 20:30 | #134205
Very nice chart !!
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From JasonZaia 01/30/2015 23:27 | #133140
Personal favourites? Can't go wrong with that!
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Antonio-Pedro 11/27/2013 10:30 | #94869
Antonio-Pedro 11/27/2013 10:30 | #94869
Nice chart some great albums of the 70s and the 00s
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Mother Nature's Son 06/04/2013 15:26 | #78068
Mother Nature's Son 06/04/2013 15:26 | #78068
Thanks for the comment. I agree, "Love You" is extremely underrated. Hopefully we can help promoting it with our charts and if not, we have our own little hidden treasure. :)
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EyeKanFly 06/01/2013 23:19 | #77883
EyeKanFly 06/01/2013 23:19 | #77883
I very much enjoyed this chart. Our tastes seem to overlap a lot.
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From quadrophenia17 12/02/2012 23:36 | #56557
What a great chart!
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From ecwashere 11/07/2012 16:32 | #54518
Nice!
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