Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by BeeboBaggins

Update. More of a favorites than definitive best. Recommend artists and genres if you want.

• Chart updated: 02/09/2018 09:15
• (Created: 04/01/2016 09:11).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,125 charts

Rank Score:

61,289

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,328 votes)

Comments:

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,149 charts

Rank Score:

39,381

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,993 votes)

Comments:

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,755 charts

Rank Score:

22,790

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (2,792 votes)

Comments:

202

19. (17) 2

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

3,003 charts

Rank Score:

45,264

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,051 votes)

Comments:

312

29. (28) 1

Surf's Up 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

2,364

Rank in 1971:

26

Rank in 1970s:

166

Overall Rank:

735

Average Rating:

 79 (559 votes)

Comments:

31

35. (45) 10

The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2016]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,249 charts

Rank Score:

25,636

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,494 votes)

Comments:

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41. (40) 1

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,552 charts

Rank Score:

17,992

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

56

Average Rating:

 86 (1,851 votes)

Comments:

144

44. (42) 2

Who's Next 

 The Who

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,188 charts

Rank Score:

21,505

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,561 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	8	16%
1970s	8	16%
1980s	1	2%
1990s	7	14%
2000s	12	24%
2010s	14	28%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	7	14%
Pink Floyd	4	8%
The Beach Boys	4	8%
Kendrick Lamar	3	6%
Tame Impala	3	6%
Muse	3	6%
The Beatles	3	6%
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Country	Albums	%
	23	46%
	21	42%
	3	6%
	3	6%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 10 from 45th to 35th The Wall by Pink Floyd
Up 1 from 18th to 17th In Rainbows by Radiohead

Biggest fallers
Down 8 from 38th to 46th Pinkerton by Weezer
Down 3 from 33rd to 36th Black Holes And Revelations by Muse
Down 3 from 44th to 47th Nevermind by Nirvana

New entries
Animals by Pink Floyd
Little Dark Age by MGMT

Leavers
Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer

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90/100	03/27/2025 15:00	DrewHamster	317	79/100
80/100	08/12/2018 10:04	ForegroundNoise	472	87/100
100/100	08/11/2018 12:53	Rhyner	1,454	99/100
80/100	09/24/2017 11:33	LedZep	1,104	84/100
85/100	08/17/2017 19:02	JulianR	570	75/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.0/100, a mean average of 86.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.0.

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80/100

From LedZep 09/24/2017 11:33

Fantastic to see Siamese Dream so high!

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85/100

From JulianR 08/17/2017 19:04

Good stuff! I'd rec Doolittle by Pixies, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips, and Loveless by My Bloody Valentine. Also, check out Age of Adz by Sufjan Stevens; it's pretty weird but ver interesting, and got relaly good for me after I listened to it a few times

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From RandolphCarterJr 07/29/2017 16:26

Not sure what the other commenter means; this chart seems fairly diverse to me. Enjoyed the chart, especially seeing Siamese Dream Top 10!

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55/100

From crimson 09/23/2016 21:37

You really need to diversify your taste.

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