Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by danbell 
This is a work in progress and anything that is on this chart doesn't reflect my actual opinion (as of now). Working on my top 100.
- Chart updated: 08/16/2019 12:45
- (Created: 05/17/2016 05:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top Songs: The Blacker the Berry, How Much A Dollar Cost, u
Least Fav Track: You Ain't Gotta Lie (if I had to pick one) [First added to this chart: 05/17/2016]
Least Fav Track: You Ain't Gotta Lie (if I had to pick one) [First added to this chart: 05/17/2016]
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2015
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31,383
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Top Songs: Paranoid Android, Let Down, Exit Music (for a film)
Least Fav Track: Electioneering (Fitter Happier doesn't count in my book) [First added to this chart: 05/17/2016]
Least Fav Track: Electioneering (Fitter Happier doesn't count in my book) [First added to this chart: 05/17/2016]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,586
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Top Songs: NOTM: Voila, Say Hey Kid, Billy Not Really
JD: On GP, Turned Off, Inanimate Sensation
Least Fav Track: NOTM: Have a Sad Cum BB
JD: [First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]
JD: On GP, Turned Off, Inanimate Sensation
Least Fav Track: NOTM: Have a Sad Cum BB
JD: [First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]
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2015
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1,445
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Top Songs: Nights, Self Control, Pink + White
Least Fav Track: Futura Free [First added to this chart: 08/23/2016]
Least Fav Track: Futura Free [First added to this chart: 08/23/2016]
Year of Release:
2016
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12,791
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Top Songs: Aquemini, Skew it On the Bar-B, Da Art of Storytellin' pt.1
Least Fav Track: Mamacita [First added to this chart: 08/21/2017]
Least Fav Track: Mamacita [First added to this chart: 08/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1998
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5,997
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Top Songs: Aint it Funny, Really Doe, Lost
Least Fav Track: Get Hi [First added to this chart: 10/13/2016]
Least Fav Track: Get Hi [First added to this chart: 10/13/2016]
Year of Release:
2016
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5,619
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Top Songs: Angel, Man Next Door, Inertia Creeps
Least Fav Track: Exchange [First added to this chart: 03/07/2017]
Least Fav Track: Exchange [First added to this chart: 03/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1998
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9,833
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Top Songs: Nude, Bodysnatchers, Jigsaw Falling into Place
Least Fav Track: Faust Arp [First added to this chart: 01/06/2017]
Least Fav Track: Faust Arp [First added to this chart: 01/06/2017]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,436
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Top Songs: Jim Wise, I Watched The Film The Song Remains The Same, Micheline
Least Fav Track: I Love My Dad [First added to this chart: 01/22/2017]
Least Fav Track: I Love My Dad [First added to this chart: 01/22/2017]
Year of Release:
2014
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4,414
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Top Songs: Water Damage, Displacement, Flowers and You
Least Fav Track: Posing Holy [First added to this chart: 10/12/2016]
Least Fav Track: Posing Holy [First added to this chart: 10/12/2016]
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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 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 2 | 2% | |
| Xiu Xiu | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 2 | 2% | |
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63 | 63% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/16/2025 15:29 | DrewHamster | 316 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2019 17:33 |  gidgidi | 114 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2019 16:33 | Johnnyo | 2,569 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2018 03:41 |  kadupheming | 158 | 93/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2018 23:50 |  Lukeanaderdude | 238 | 91/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 13% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.5/100, a mean average of 88.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.1/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.9.
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From gidgidi 09/02/2019 17:33 | #242117
gidgidi 09/02/2019 17:33 | #242117
Great chart!
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From Johnnyo 07/21/2019 16:33 | #240083
Excellent chart
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pjohnsongolf 10/22/2018 19:43 | #223055
pjohnsongolf 10/22/2018 19:43 | #223055
Great Chart man!! We have a lot of similar tastes! Like more than usual for a chart of the day
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DommeDamian 10/22/2018 19:06 | #223051
DommeDamian 10/22/2018 19:06 | #223051
I still freaking hate Yeezus, but your chart has grown better, since I last saw 2 years ago - at least in my opinion
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Boltzmann 10/22/2018 11:31 | #222956
Boltzmann 10/22/2018 11:31 | #222956
This shit is interesting. Love to see some love for Outkast’s older works, proves you really are into hip hop.
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ForegroundNoise 10/22/2018 08:12 | #222950
ForegroundNoise 10/22/2018 08:12 | #222950
Really great chart - LOVE your hip hop picks especially. I do feel though, although you represent some more of the modern indie classics really well there's a little neglect of pre-90s stuff (not that I'm an old hat by any means), I just think that maybe with three of the four best albums of the 60, 70s and 80s combined being by Talking Heads alone you might be missing out on some stuff? Here are a few of my older faves you might enjoy:
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
Nico - Chelsea Girl (1967)
Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
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JulianR 12/18/2017 00:10 | #203411
JulianR 12/18/2017 00:10 | #203411
Nice stuff!
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CharlieBarley 10/25/2016 12:01 | #177405
CharlieBarley 10/25/2016 12:01 | #177405
Great chart man. Quite refreshing.
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From DommeDamian 10/05/2016 07:12 | #176360
DommeDamian 10/05/2016 07:12 | #176360
Fantastic chart, except that Yeezus' there...
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