Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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jwammo12 
Rick :“You know what I want to hear. … You played it for her, you can play it for me!”
Sam: “…Well, I don’t think I can remember…”
Rick: “If she can stand it, I can! Play it!”
- Chart updated: 06/25/2023 21:15
- (Created: 03/16/2016 00:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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She comes back to tell me she's gone
As if I didn't know that
As if I didn't know my own bed
As if I'd never noticed
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead [First added to this chart: 03/15/2016]
As if I didn't know that
As if I didn't know my own bed
As if I'd never noticed
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead [First added to this chart: 03/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10,739
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2016]
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However far away
I will always love you
However long I stay
I will always love you
Whatever words I say
I will always love you
I will always love you [First added to this chart: 03/15/2016]
I will always love you
However long I stay
I will always love you
Whatever words I say
I will always love you
I will always love you [First added to this chart: 03/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,135
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Well, she said she'd stick around until the bandages came off
But these mama's boys just don't know when to quit
And Mathilda asks the sailors "are those dreams or are those prayers?"
So close your eyes, son, and this won't hurt a bit [First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]
But these mama's boys just don't know when to quit
And Mathilda asks the sailors "are those dreams or are those prayers?"
So close your eyes, son, and this won't hurt a bit [First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,705
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,195
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,887
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,167
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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
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7,120
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
4,028
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,395
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Fiona Apple | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| Wilco | 2 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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53 | 53% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:28 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2023 04:09 |  ffudnebbuh | 654 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2023 20:50 | Johnnyo | 2,568 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2023 12:20 |  Tamthebam | 649 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2023 09:08 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
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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 90.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.0.
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From Johnnyo 07/13/2023 20:50 | #298100
Great chart
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From Moondance 07/13/2023 09:08 | #298097
This is the kind of chart that I could wrap around me and feel safe & warm & loved.
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From eldaddio 10/12/2021 11:09 | #274897
Awesome chart! I especially enjoyed the added lyrics.
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From stuartdurrant 05/18/2020 17:32 | #251688
Outstanding chart - well done!
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From bkogz 06/24/2019 04:04 | #238153
great chart!
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gidgidi 06/23/2019 08:18 | #238111
gidgidi 06/23/2019 08:18 | #238111
Nice chart!
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ForegroundNoise 12/20/2018 15:24 | #227492
ForegroundNoise 12/20/2018 15:24 | #227492
Lots of familiar picks, love the inclusion of lyrics for (almost) all the albums! Your favourite records from this decade are, unconventional to say the least, I adore 'The Idler Wheel', though not sure about the others... will have to check them out
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From Reppu1976 12/20/2018 10:34 | #227481
Nice Chart!
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jdenny2018 06/03/2018 12:59 | #216082
jdenny2018 06/03/2018 12:59 | #216082
Fantastic list!
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From Ulf 06/03/2018 11:38 | #216079
very nice chart
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