Top 99 Greatest Music Albums
by timtooky

Please note: This list is an expression of personal likings. There's no attempt to measure the unique quality of a record.

I apologize, that this list will not meet the tastes of all readers. In fact I know that my musical preferences are mostly far away from "professional" reviewers or people, who are inside music.

To avoid confusion or missunderstandings, i would like to explain my rating scheme:

--------- Epoch-Making ------------
100% - I will assign this rating only 1 time.
95% - I will assign this rating max. 3 times.
90% - I will assign this rating max. 6 times.

--------- Gigantic ------------
85% - I will assign this rating max. 10 times.
80% - I will assign this rating max. 20 times.

--------- Outstanding ------------
75% - I will assign this rating max. 40 times.
70% - I will assign this rating max. 60 times.

--------- Very Good ------------
65% - I will assign this rating max. 100 times.
60% - I will assign this rating max. 200 times.

--------- Good ------------
50% - 55%

--------- Worth Mentioning ------------
40% - 45%

--------- Acceptable ------------
30% - 35%

--------- Not My Cup Of Tea ------------
15% - 25%

--------- Annoying ------------
10%

--------- What The ****? ------------
5%

• Chart updated: 02/27/2024 23:15
• (Created: 03/27/2016 12:05).
• Chart size: 99 albums.

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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Maybe one of the best record producings of all time. You will probably not recognize Brian Enos influence on this record, but it may not be underestimated. U2 were on the edge to become a huge band and all they needed was a little push in the right direction. Brian felt that and added just a little bit without loosing the core idea of the band. Out came a timeless masterpiece filled with platinum singles and song jewels, you may discover even 20 years later. The best song from U2 is on this record: Running to Stand Still. But I enjoy also Red Hill Mining Town every time I listen to it. [First added to this chart: 03/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,866 charts

Rank Score:

18,330

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,460 votes)

Comments:

229

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Rattle And Hum 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 03/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

329 charts

Rank Score:

1,389

Rank in 1988:

20

Rank in 1980s:

201

Overall Rank:

1,244

Average Rating:

 72 (644 votes)

Comments:

35

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Achtung Baby 

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[First added to this chart: 03/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,319 charts

Rank Score:

11,806

Rank in 1991:

5

Rank in 1990s:

21

Overall Rank:

110

Average Rating:

 80 (1,833 votes)

Comments:

146

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Top 99 Greatest Music Albums composition

Country	Albums	%
	47	47%
	23	23%
	11	11%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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90/100  !	01/19/2022 21:29	wizardalien	31	88/100
80/100  !	03/05/2021 21:45	Larcx13	1,145	86/100
65/100  !	01/09/2021 04:58	leniad	673	85/100
100/100  !	11/21/2020 15:11	DommeDamian	1,004	89/100
60/100  !	02/18/2020 04:19	HotZappsBoogaloo	77	81/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.7/100, a mean average of 81.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.1/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.8.

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90/100

From wizardalien 01/19/2022 21:31 | #279707

Nice. Love the appreciation for Feeder, Urban Hymns and Little Fictions.

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60/100

From HotZappsBoogaloo 02/18/2020 04:19 | #247926

Good chart, just not really my taste

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95/100

From EyeKanFly 01/23/2020 21:21 | #247121

Wow, this is one of my favorite charts I've seen. A lot in common but a lot unique. I'll have to check out a lot of the German albums!

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90/100

From ExTeaSea 04/13/2019 16:25 | #234906

Great chart! Love that you have multiple Grandaddy albums.

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Rating:  

70/100

From JulianR 12/14/2017 03:09 | #203090

Nice stuff! I would highly recommend "Hand Cannot Erase" by Steven Wilson. He's a modern prog rocker, with metal tendencies. That album is an anthemic prog-rock masterpeice; it reminds me a lot of the wall in some ways. It might be hard to get into first listen, but I'd give it a couple goes.

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55/100

From BassCadet 06/29/2016 17:47 | #170136

I like your rating scheme and think its interesting albeit your taste and mine don't really align :/

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65/100

From buzzdainer 05/30/2016 00:59 | #167224

Good chart! I appreciate your love for OK Computer and Pet Sounds.

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