Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by MarkMayes 
Music, it's timeless. Not to be categorized; and within the context of this forum examined as an album -- a complete play. Myriad album's critical concensus are merited, the albums in this chart though, have nothing to do with other's ratings, only mine - they are complete plays that are completely playable, from start to end, that ring true and can be listened to repeatedly.
- Chart updated: 02/25/2019 19:45
- (Created: 04/30/2011 05:08).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
There are 5 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 50 Greatest Music Albums has an average rating of 84 out of 100 (from 7 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
43,383
Rank in 1972:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
19,694
Rank in 1972:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
Rank Score:
42,274
Rank in 2000:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
15,222
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
20,917
Rank in 1969:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
15,550
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1999
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,929
Rank in 1999:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/30/2011]
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
Rank Score:
34,127
Rank in 2004:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/30/2011]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,511
Rank in 1970:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/30/2011]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
Rank Score:
39,878
Rank in 1967:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 36% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| David Bowie | 2 | 4% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 2% | |
| Melvins | 1 | 2% | |
| The Velvet Underground & Nico | 1 | 2% | |
| Cocteau Twins | 1 | 2% | |
| T. Rex | 1 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 44th to 42nd London Calling by The Clash |
| Up 1 from 42nd to 41st Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen |
| Up 1 from 29th to 28th Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 41st to 43rd Back In Black by AC/DC |
| Down 1 from 28th to 29th Burial by Burial |
| Down 1 from 43rd to 44th Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins |
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums |  1234567890 | Overall chart | 2011 |  |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums |  Omid | Overall chart | 2011 |  |
| Top 100 Albums Ever | Consequence of Sound | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | sidwise | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | Kleinfall | Overall chart | 2011 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | sentient | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | luis | Overall chart | 2014 |  |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | modernmagnolia | Overall chart | 2010 |  |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | gizmometer | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2003 |  |
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Top 50 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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 7 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/02/2017 14:35 | voland | 159 | 88/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2017 00:58 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2011 20:08 |  btener11 | 291 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2011 17:01 | galchava | 50 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2011 06:16 |  Captain_Dude | 231 | 80/100 |
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums favourites
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums comments
Showing all 5 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From btener11 08/17/2011 20:09 | #26371
btener11 08/17/2011 20:09 | #26371
Awesome chart. Closer and Fun House belong in more top 10s!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Captain_Dude 07/02/2011 06:16 | #23801
Captain_Dude 07/02/2011 06:16 | #23801
Eno, Bowie, Big Star, Electric Wizard, the Replacements...oh, man...you have a lot of good stuff on here!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
ffudnebbuh 04/30/2011 15:55 | #20880
ffudnebbuh 04/30/2011 15:55 | #20880
Nice chart, like the variety.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From ffudnebbuh 04/30/2011 15:55 | #20879
ffudnebbuh 04/30/2011 15:55 | #20879
Nice chart, like the variety.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
Hayden 04/30/2011 14:57 | #20872
Hayden 04/30/2011 14:57 | #20872
I know you said it's a work in progress, but 9/10 of you top 10 albums are what I think are some of the most overrated albums ever xD, really sorry. Props for The Soft Bulletin & Velvet Underground & Nico though.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | -2 votes (0 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
Your feedback for Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
