Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
Hattori300 
Welcome all! First i would like to thank this website for presenting me with such great albums that I woulnd't have found on my own otherwise. Keep in mind im new into the whole Music Album universe, since i spent half of my life just listening to the hits, oblivious to the amount of good music out there.Having said that, enjoy!
- Chart updated: 11/21/2014 04:45
- (Created: 02/22/2011 00:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
24,642
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
59,086
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
11,072
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2011]
Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
18,922
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5. (4) 1
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2011]
Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
27,957
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
62,850
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
42,450
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2011]
[First added to this chart: 02/21/2011]
Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
9,995
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10. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
37,280
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2010s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 4% | |
| Daft Punk | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Oasis | 3 | 3% | |
| The Strokes | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 6th to 4thThe Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 4th to 5thIs This It by The Strokes |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6thOK Computer by Radiohead |
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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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| 03/25/2025 20:06 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 10/05/2020 09:17 |  Goliath | 350 | 86/100 | |
| 04/10/2020 13:56 | PeterSmith | 68 | 82/100 | |
| 12/16/2018 01:22 | NSPE | 349 | 77/100 | |
| 06/18/2018 09:17 |  marklg | 159 | 87/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.4/100, a mean average of 83.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.6.
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From PeterSmith 04/10/2020 13:59 | #249749
I like your chart and know everything until you get to the 2000's - know much of it but plenty albums there I don't know (yet). See some people commenting it is full of classics and based on ploughing through charts on here - never understand why people get some criticism for liking cracking albums? And I guess this site helps you to go and listen to many cracking albums and when you have finished so many you maybe start to branch into particular artists or genres that you feel a resonance with.
Only criticism is please add comments on why you choose an album
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From n8rob 11/05/2015 02:00 | #152506
Yay for this chart. 19 albums in common. Overall, a solid collection.
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From platus 11/04/2015 11:20 | #152455
Good albums in here. I suggest you broaden your music territory.
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Oselju 11/04/2015 11:17 | #152454
Oselju 11/04/2015 11:17 | #152454
Very classical choices. Not bad, but except 3 or 4 albums, you like all that everybody likes.
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From 
rafalink 05/02/2015 22:55 | #140730
rafalink 05/02/2015 22:55 | #140730
I do like this chart. It's nice and very diversity, even we found a low number of different artists.
And we have some greats in commum.
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From 
awesomness425 05/02/2015 19:41 | #140726
awesomness425 05/02/2015 19:41 | #140726
I Strongly Like This Chart...Very Diverse
Keep Rocking!
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Ollie 05/02/2015 09:11 | #140698
Ollie 05/02/2015 09:11 | #140698
Awesome
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HoldenM 05/02/2015 08:06 | #140696
HoldenM 05/02/2015 08:06 | #140696
Love this!
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Martinborras 11/21/2014 15:15 | #127622
Martinborras 11/21/2014 15:15 | #127622
Good chart! Some things i dont like, like Arcade Fire or Coldplay, but overall is nice.
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From dexmc 12/13/2013 03:24 | #97419
Pretty good stuff
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