Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by mckick 
I've given one artist one place in this chart to spread it out a bit. I love so many albums in music so this was done to give as many artists a mention.
The top five or so are a little samey but they really are that good.
Happy viewing
- Chart updated: 01/21/2012 15:19
- (Created: 02/24/2011 21:43).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/27/2011]
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1967
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42,736
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1987
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18,352
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1986
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33,242
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1993
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17,289
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1994
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17,906
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1972
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13,758
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1994
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9,226
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2001
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28,014
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2008
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2,853
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1973
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12,427
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nirvana | 1 | 2% | |
| The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 1 | 2% | |
| Arcade Fire | 1 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 2% | |
| Brian Eno | 1 | 2% | |
| Jeff Buckley | 1 | 2% | |
| Kraftwerk | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 16 from 23rd to 7thThe Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails |
| Up 3 from 12th to 9thDear Science by TV On The Radio |
| Up 1 from 47th to 46thOff The Wall by Michael Jackson |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 8th to 12thKind Of Blue by Miles Davis |
| Down 3 from 10th to 13thThe Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
| Down 2 from 9th to 11thBlood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
| New entries |
|---|
| Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin |
| Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes |
| 21 by Adele |
| Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend |
| Leavers |
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| Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin |
| Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen |
| Hot Fuss by The Killers |
| A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets |
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| 01/23/2017 01:17 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 12/05/2012 06:54 | Mr November | 118 | 84/100 | |
| 12/04/2012 20:48 |  junodog4 | 712 | 73/100 | |
| 12/04/2012 16:56 |  WrathchildIX | 19 | 84/100 | |
| 04/03/2012 04:57 |  Music Manic | 37 | 81/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.5/100, a mean average of 81.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 15.2.
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From Mr November 12/05/2012 07:13 | #56796
Nice chart, we appear to have very similar tastes. Apart from having 10 albums in common one thing that stands out from your 1 album per artist rule is that a lot of your favourite albums by any given artist are also mine. Eg Dear Science, Ok Computer, Funeral, Dark Side of the Moon, Slanted & Enchanted, Who's Next, Blue Lines, Definitely Maybe, Led Zep IV etc. London Calling > The Clash and Blonde on Blonde or Highway 61 > Blood on the Tracks would be the only real differences. Only thing stopping you getting 100 is the inclusion of NMH and Stereophonics but it'd be boring if all our tastes were exactly the same
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From junodog4 12/04/2012 20:48 | #56737
junodog4 12/04/2012 20:48 | #56737
I agree with faceless - if an artist is really great, why can't they have more than one album in your chart? Regardless, this is a good, if a little standard chart.
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From WrathchildIX 12/04/2012 16:56 | #56727
WrathchildIX 12/04/2012 16:56 | #56727
Very Elective /
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jhuik 01/04/2012 14:57 | #34402
jhuik 01/04/2012 14:57 | #34402
An interesting and varied list.
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Mandro 04/22/2011 21:30 | #20610
Mandro 04/22/2011 21:30 | #20610
Thanks for your comment!! =) You really know about the history of rock, i like many of your picks!
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From JeffN999 04/22/2011 16:13 | #20597
Great chart (thankfully it appears that the much malined 'My Chemical Romance' has been dropped from the list). You have obviously limited yourself to one album by each artist. That does give your chart more balance but it does also exclude a lot of great albums from the list and makes the list a bit artificial since its not really the best 50 albums of all time if Revolver, Abbey Road, Rubber Soul etc. don't make the cut when you are clearly a fan of the Beatles. Nice mix of artists and albums though. I really enjoyed your list.
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covecove 04/19/2011 04:02 | #20509
covecove 04/19/2011 04:02 | #20509
haha you have a great chart, particularly certain picks like RATM and In Utero. Enjoyed your taste in general, I just hate My Chemical Romance soooo much, but to each its own right...
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From jhuik 04/17/2011 12:20 | #20440
jhuik 04/17/2011 12:20 | #20440
Inexplicably weak rating right back at ya pal.
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From covecove 04/14/2011 21:23 | #20372
covecove 04/14/2011 21:23 | #20372
It was flawless... until My Chemical Romance... Certain things can be forgiven, others not.
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From bcaie16 04/03/2011 22:43 | #19907
Very nice, loved the Spiritualized pick.
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