Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by beatlematt 
Just listing what I feel are the 100 best albums I own...
- Chart updated: 09/03/2025 16:45
- (Created: 05/21/2011 05:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Timely in 1997, still timely today. And the closest thing there has ever been to a perfect album.
[First added to this chart: 05/20/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
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62,229
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This is the Best Album by the best artist of all time.
[First added to this chart: 05/20/2011]
Year of Release:
1966
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48,192
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Prince's albums in general are pretty inconsistent. As an artist through his career his self indulgence has made the majority of his albums bloated. This is the one time he got the stars to perfectly align though.
[First added to this chart: 05/20/2011]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,785
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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2022]
Year of Release:
2019
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Rank Score:
7,655
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2011]
Year of Release:
1968
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36,410
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2011]
Year of Release:
2007
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42,505
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Band On The Run
[First added to this chart: 05/27/2011]
Year of Release:
2004
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33,288
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2011]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
6,769
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,185
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10. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2011]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,083
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Total albums: 100. 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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 6 | 6% | |
| Kate Bush | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Beck | 4 | 4% | |
| St. Vincent | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 42 from 63rd to 21stSongs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder |
| Up 5 from 9th to 4thNorman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey |
| Up 3 from 28th to 25thRio by Duran Duran |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 18th to 26thStrange Mercy by St. Vincent |
| Down 6 from 26th to 32ndInnervisions by Stevie Wonder |
| Down 4 from 5th to 9thThe Dreaming by Kate Bush |
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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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| 03/02/2025 09:00 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 | |
| 03/01/2025 14:18 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 | |
| 03/01/2025 11:39 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,090 | 85/100 | |
| 12/15/2023 20:14 | Johnnyo | 2,576 | 80/100 | |
| 12/15/2023 10:38 |  Goliath | 350 | 86/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.9/100, a mean average of 83.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.7.
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From leniad 03/23/2022 23:58 | #283282
24 in common
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From telegram 03/23/2022 20:17 | #283273
Very good music!
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Larcx13 03/23/2022 09:19 | #283259
Larcx13 03/23/2022 09:19 | #283259
Not thaaaat predictable. I'd say slightly pop-oriented maybe? But predictable, no. Not alot in common with mine but I respect all your choices. Good stuff.
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From vancevisuals 11/16/2017 02:21 | #201414
like most of what's on here
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Romanelli 02/16/2012 20:19 | #37005
Romanelli 02/16/2012 20:19 | #37005
Likeable. I could spend a weekend listening to your chart.
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From album guru joe 02/13/2012 06:41 | #36807
Good chart :)
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From Dekk 05/29/2011 20:04 | #22434
yeah, cool chart :D
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From Runaway 05/28/2011 18:53 | #22394
there's no problem in a chart being predictable if it is good. And you're isn't... it is great. Congratulations for your great taste.
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From pvn271 05/28/2011 06:10 | #22360
Similar tastes.
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From chris lancaster 05/27/2011 20:23 | #22351
Totally unoriginal, but these certainly are great albums, and it that respect I give this 100%.
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