Top 66 Greatest Music Albums
by ctowner34 
Disclaimer: I tried to be objectively reasonable but my love for some of these albums may seem irrational
- Chart updated: 3 days ago
- (Created: 03/17/2016 16:40).
- Chart size: 66 albums.
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Top 66 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 21% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 45% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 4 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 4 | 6% | |
| The Beach Boys | 4 | 6% | |
| Elliott Smith | 3 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 5% | |
| Paul Simon | 3 | 5% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 3% | |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 66 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 43 from 46th to 3rdBlood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
| Up 41 from 50th to 9thPink Moon by Nick Drake |
| Up 30 from 47th to 17thIn Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 25 from 4th to 29thJohn Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan |
| Down 19 from 16th to 35thSaved by Bob Dylan |
| Down 17 from 20th to 37thRevolver by The Beatles |
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Top 66 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/18/2021 02:58 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 09/17/2020 13:57 | BraddlesHendo | 495 | 91/100 | |
| 09/17/2020 09:39 |  ssteve | 205 | 92/100 | |
| 03/03/2020 20:01 |  desh79 | 1,274 | 93/100 | |
| 11/16/2019 22:05 | DJENNY | 4,336 | 100/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 9% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.2/100, a mean average of 89.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.8.
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This Chart really resonates with me. Figure 8, Red, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Physical Graffiti... all great stuff man. I have many memories with these albums.
LedZep 02/13/2018 16:22 | #207931
Too many great albums here to name. Fantastic chart
We have a lot of the same albums so yes i like it.
ForegroundNoise 02/13/2018 09:36 | #207913
Really like your chart! So many classic pics, would love to see some bios
corenfro 02/25/2017 03:32 | #186300
Bumped up rating after I noticed you had Mahavishnu Orchestra on here.
Great start, great Top 10!
sssvnnn 05/28/2016 13:59 | #167065
Very good start. Go on.
dihansse 04/01/2016 20:34 | #163113
Very good start
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