Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
pranafilms 
Currently, my Top 100 Favorite albums.
These are either my all time favorites, albums that have been on repeat, or childhood favorites that have had a massive impact on me.
I will do updates and write-ups on these albums soon.
Apparently, I was also chart of the day 9 times. (5/6/2017, 2/6/2018, 10/6/2018, 4/28/2019, 2/1/2021, 5/14/2023, 7/6/2024, 6/27/2025, 1/19/2026)
That's cool!
- Chart updated: 01/21/2026 18:45
- (Created: 01/10/2016 05:08).
- 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 | 27 | 27% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 7 | 7% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 71st to 72ndSweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds |
| Down 1 from 72nd to 73rdSafe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
| Down 1 from 73rd to 74thA Night At The Opera by Queen |
| New entries |
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| Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes |
| Leavers |
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| Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer |
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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 |
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| 06/27/2025 08:18 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 | |
| 04/22/2025 13:08 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 12/18/2023 11:34 |  Bach | 961 | 78/100 | |
| 05/14/2023 19:13 | Johnnyo | 2,584 | 80/100 | |
| 12/07/2021 12:44 |  Cytoma | 170 | 90/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.5/100, a mean average of 90.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.0.
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Love this chart.
qwert9579 04/28/2019 11:39 | #235604
niiiiice chart, love the amount of instrumental heavy albums here
ffudnebbuh 10/06/2018 13:20 | #222096
Excellent chart
Nice to see Red Rose Speewadway on a list
This might be my favorite chart on this whole website. First of all, I love your hip hop choices more than anyone I have seen on here. DJ Shadow, Kendrick, Brockhampton, and J Dilla? Well done. Lots of alternative classics as well like Captain Beefheart and Love. Big fan of your Sufjan Stevens pick as well, though I personally would go with Age of Adz. But all in all, very awesome
Tamthebam 02/06/2018 15:21 | #207292
Lookin forward to the complete 100, great choices Kate Bush at the top - brilliant mixture of genres . Where is Velvet Underground ft. Nico ?
ForegroundNoise 02/06/2018 11:20 | #207286
Really eclectic mix, but I'm a big fan of this chart!! Looking forward to the next 50 and their notes
CharlieBarley 02/06/2018 09:28 | #207285
Blimey. What a good chart. Lots of my favourites and very eclectic. Look forward to seeing notes and your eventual top 100.
LedZep 06/20/2017 12:38 | #192926
It's a very interesting chart but I must listen to some of the albums I don't know before rating it for real
Good chart!
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