Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by kaduphemingsucks 
- Chart updated: 10/01/2019 02:45
- (Created: 04/06/2016 21:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2016]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
15,638
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,863
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
9,216
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
1,658
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
1,238
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2016]
Year of Release:
1963
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12,881
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[First added to this chart: 09/20/2016]
Year of Release:
1960
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Rank Score:
693
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2016]
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[First added to this chart: 10/15/2016]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
| Fred Frith | 1 | 1% | |
| Chris Potter Underground | 1 | 1% | |
| cLOUDDEAD | 1 | 1% | |
| Max Roach | 1 | 1% | |
| Lingua Ignota | 1 | 1% | |
| Bill Frisell / Kermit Driscoll / Joey Baron | 1 | 1% | |
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50 | 50% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 71st to 72ndLive by Bill Frisell / Kermit Driscoll / Joey Baron |
| Down 1 from 72nd to 73rdThumbscrew by Mary Halvorson / Michael Formanek /Tomas Fujiwara |
| Down 1 from 73rd to 74thOs Afro-Sambas De Baden E Vinícius by Baden Powell & Vinícius de Moraes |
| Leavers |
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| Hex Kitchen by Ikue Mori |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/15/2025 16:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 152 | 98/100 |
| ! | 11/07/2022 21:09 |  Applerill | 974 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2020 17:56 |  Jameth | 47 | 96/100 |
| ! | 07/28/2020 00:00 |  VitorHugoP | 62 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2020 21:08 |  EyeKanFly | 209 | 88/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 1% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 91.3/100, a mean average of 91.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.8.
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From Jameth 07/29/2020 18:07 | #256419
Jameth 07/29/2020 18:07 | #256419
Niafunké? Hell yes! It’s a beautiful album, but only appears in four overall charts...mine, yours, Lowkey’s, and kadupheming’s...who apparently sucks.
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From EyeKanFly 07/27/2020 21:09 | #256311
EyeKanFly 07/27/2020 21:09 | #256311
Definitely jazz-centric but SO diverse with types of jazz and countries and eras they come from, plus some branches into other genres. Added to favorites, lovely chart
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DommeDamian 07/27/2020 08:37 | #256266
DommeDamian 07/27/2020 08:37 | #256266
Really good jazz chart!
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From RioBravo 07/22/2020 19:53 | #256021
First you establish your credibility with that top 10 and then you gift us with dozens of fascinating, unpredictable picks. A real treasure this list.
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Amirkhosro 06/20/2020 12:46 | #253977
Amirkhosro 06/20/2020 12:46 | #253977
I feel like I should listen to EVERYTHING on this chart
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From Amirkhosro 06/20/2020 12:43 | #253976
Amirkhosro 06/20/2020 12:43 | #253976
Top 2 <3
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From Kurtco 03/05/2019 16:57 | #233099
JAZZZZY
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Antonio-Pedro 03/12/2018 02:44 | #210697
Antonio-Pedro 03/12/2018 02:44 | #210697
Moacir and Hermeto is almost always a win for a chart, and I'm a loser for brazilian jizz jazz :D
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From PurpleHazel 02/16/2018 22:50 | #208492
Terrific chart! 2/3 jazz -- you rarely see an overall chart more than half jazz on here. Great overlap with my charts and tastes.
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Norman Bates 02/09/2018 09:45 | #207457
Norman Bates 02/09/2018 09:45 | #207457
What a truckload of interesting recs. Thanks.
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