Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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revolver94 
still basic after all these years
- Chart updated: 11/02/2021 20:15
- (Created: 05/14/2011 08:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Youth & love.
"god only knows" and "let's go away for awhile" [First added to this chart: 05/14/2011]
"god only knows" and "let's go away for awhile" [First added to this chart: 05/14/2011]
Year of Release:
1966
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39,155
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Synths & gemstones.
"take your face off" and "hologram" [First added to this chart: 05/31/2017]
"take your face off" and "hologram" [First added to this chart: 05/31/2017]
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"slowly" and "fade away"
[First added to this chart: 08/21/2015]
Year of Release:
2015
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1,182
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Struggle & nostalgia.
"the penalty" and "the flying club cup" [First added to this chart: 08/15/2014]
"the penalty" and "the flying club cup" [First added to this chart: 08/15/2014]
Year of Release:
2007
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750
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Religion & grandeur.
"8" and "33" [First added to this chart: 03/13/2017]
"8" and "33" [First added to this chart: 03/13/2017]
Year of Release:
2016
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4,357
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"i never learn" and "just like a dream"
[First added to this chart: 06/06/2018]
Year of Release:
2014
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458
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Blood & vampires.
"conceptual romance" and "female vampire" [First added to this chart: 08/10/2017]
"conceptual romance" and "female vampire" [First added to this chart: 08/10/2017]
Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
644
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Atmospheres & oblivion.
"finale" and "celebration" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2014]
"finale" and "celebration" [First added to this chart: 02/07/2014]
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Meadows & whimsy.
"peach plum pear" and "clam crab cockle cowrie" [First added to this chart: 07/17/2013]
"peach plum pear" and "clam crab cockle cowrie" [First added to this chart: 07/17/2013]
Year of Release:
2004
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2,623
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Tapestries & sunlight.
"only skin" and "emily" [First added to this chart: 12/26/2012]
"only skin" and "emily" [First added to this chart: 12/26/2012]
Year of Release:
2006
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8,568
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 54 | 54% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Lana Del Rey | 5 | 5% | |
| Beirut | 4 | 4% | |
| Miranda Lambert | 3 | 3% | |
| Jenny Hval | 3 | 3% | |
| Julia Holter | 3 | 3% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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56 | 56% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 71st to 73rd Four The Record by Miranda Lambert |
| Down 2 from 72nd to 74th I Don't Run by Hinds |
| Down 2 from 73rd to 75th Kids See Ghosts by Kids See Ghosts |
| New entries |
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| After Hours by The Weeknd |
| A Little Rhythm And A Wicked Feeling by Magdalena Bay |
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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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| ! | 03/21/2025 21:02 |  MadhattanJack | 260 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2025 14:52 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2025 03:05 |  seb7 | 115 | 91/100 |
| ! | 10/17/2022 00:05 | Rm12398 | 99 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/16/2022 20:50 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.5/100, a mean average of 88.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.0.
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From seb7 01/28/2025 03:05 | #307277
seb7 01/28/2025 03:05 | #307277
very cool
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From Rm12398 10/17/2022 00:05 | #290544
Very unique Top 100. Really interesting to go through. Really enjoy all of the albums here. Have, in particular, enjoyed discovering Suzanne Sundfor over the last few weeks thanks to this site. So it is very nice to see her recommended so highly in this chart.
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From Moondance 10/16/2022 20:57 | #290539
I love that this is the most female artist oriented chart I have seen on this site and that female Scandinavian artists are being recognised. I have some of these artists/albums in my year charts (and also my top 100 female artists chart) ~ and there will be a few I will need to check out.
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EyeKanFly 04/05/2020 13:46 | #249574
EyeKanFly 04/05/2020 13:46 | #249574
Lots in common, I quite like this chart and loved the way you handled your comments. Nice job!
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From pctrooper 04/02/2020 04:58 | #249420
Very cool chart. Mostly straightforward, vocal-centric, and melodically distinct.
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From Thad 01/03/2020 19:48 | #246391
I remember that I listened to Jenny Hval because of this, have since discovered she's one of the best artists of the decade. Stumbling upon this chart again a couple months later and I had to bump my rating to 100
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From Thad 11/13/2019 04:45 | #244747
a great collection of indie and a breath of fresh air on a male-dominated website
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Boltzmann 11/11/2019 10:15 | #244670
Boltzmann 11/11/2019 10:15 | #244670
I'm listening to Blood Bitch at the moment. I really like it, and I'm sure you're gonna enjoy Grimes' first three releases.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From bkogz 03/02/2019 05:27 | #232858
nice chart
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From 
Paule 03/01/2019 10:49 | #232810
Paule 03/01/2019 10:49 | #232810
Great! Love the Jenny Hval inclusion, I need to consider those albums for my chart.
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