Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by WillyMac 
- Chart updated: 01/10/2021 15:15
- (Created: 12/16/2015 04:03).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| R.E.M. | 8 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 4 | 4% | |
| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| The Jam | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 63rd to 55thStealing Fire by Bruce Cockburn |
| Up 4 from 55th to 51stA Trick Of The Tail by Genesis |
| Up 1 from 80th to 79thBlack Sea by XTC |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 5 from 45th to 50thLearning To Crawl by Pretenders |
| Down 3 from 77th to 80thThe Joshua Tree by U2 |
| Down 2 from 54th to 56thAlvvays by Alvvays |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2025 22:44 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 05/15/2024 07:40 | joathome | 181 | 80/100 | |
| 04/22/2021 14:15 |  EyeKanFly | 209 | 88/100 | |
| 04/22/2021 06:22 | Johnnyo | 2,584 | 80/100 | |
| 04/21/2021 10:35 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 12% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.8/100, a mean average of 88.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.0.
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EyeKanFly 04/22/2021 14:16 | #268853
A little more 70s/80s focused than my tastes but what's up here is awesome. Love to see Stone Roses at #1
Very good chart. Many great choices
Really like to see R.E.M. in these charts. But Reckoning is a glareing omission.
Some really great albums here. Nice seeing Peter Gabriel and R.E.M getting some love
RoundTheBend 08/25/2020 03:16 | #257413
In a parallel universe this might be my list - great one! Especially with plenty of R.E.M., U2, Bowie, Arcade Fire and Beatles.
Excellent taste !!!
I know I've left a comment on this list before , but I must have been in
A bad mood to give it a 85.... Which isn't bad. But I took a look at all
100 albums carefully, and it's near perfect in my humble opinion.
So I'm going to upgrade my rating to a near perfect 95.
Very nice diversity on a very cool chart. Thanks
Very solid chart
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