Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
fractaljazz 
The records I just keep coming back to...
- Chart updated: 07/16/2017 16:45
- (Created: 04/23/2016 19:53).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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23,127
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
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1971
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6,415
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Year of Release:
1984
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7,966
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
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5,597
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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2016]
Year of Release:
2000
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13,012
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2016]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,889
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1999
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10,973
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2016]
Year of Release:
1997
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6,467
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
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1971
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38,825
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,388
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Total albums: 99. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 33 | 33% | |
| 2000s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Primal Scream | 3 | 3% | |
| Sun Kil Moon | 2 | 2% | |
| Wilco | 2 | 2% | |
| Mercury Rev | 2 | 2% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 2 | 2% | |
| Björk | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 44th to 42nd Doolittle by Pixies |
| Up 1 from 20th to 19th For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver |
| Up 1 from 19th to 18th LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 55 from 29th to 84th Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen |
| Down 34 from 51st to 85th The House Of Love by The House Of Love |
| Down 18 from 34th to 52nd Sign "O" The Times by Prince |
| New entries |
|---|
| The Smiths by The Smiths |
| Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues |
| Technique by New Order |
| This Is The Sea by The Waterboys |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C. |
| Dead Elvis by Death In Vegas |
| Homework by Daft Punk |
| High Violet by The National |
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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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| ! | 03/20/2025 15:14 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2018 11:22 |  Julelios | 99 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2018 00:23 |  CharlieBarley | 477 | 94/100 |
| ! | 02/10/2018 21:27 |  kadupheming | 158 | 93/100 |
| ! | 02/10/2018 21:12 |  Davy | 441 | 87/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.7/100, a mean average of 86.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.3.
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From CharlieBarley 02/11/2018 00:24 | #207557
CharlieBarley 02/11/2018 00:24 | #207557
Good number one. Great to see Housemartins, Waterboys and KLF. Enjoyed viewing this chart.
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Jimmy Dread 02/10/2018 16:18 | #207542
Jimmy Dread 02/10/2018 16:18 | #207542
Nowt wrong with putting your 100 favourite albums in your chart regardless of what decade they were made in. Especially if you exquisite taste such as this user. Love it.
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LedZep 02/10/2018 14:37 | #207540
LedZep 02/10/2018 14:37 | #207540
Great top 10, it's pretty heavy on some decades and genres but that's alright as long as it's interesting. :)
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From PaperVinnie 10/28/2017 14:38 | #200207
Cool chart, a lot of awesome albums up there.
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From LittleM1971 12/14/2016 10:05 | #180123
Lots to like here...nice chart
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sssvnnn 05/26/2016 02:05 | #166900
sssvnnn 05/26/2016 02:05 | #166900
good top ten.
interesting mix of artists but too many average, i think:
House Of Love, Housemartins, AC/DC...
Some pretty nice and rare picks as well: Gil Scott-Heron, Money, Hauschka, Howe Gelb...
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From fractaljazz 04/23/2016 19:54 | #164359
fractaljazz 04/23/2016 19:54 | #164359
Work in progress...
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