Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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souplipton 
- Chart updated: 05/13/2023 21:45
- (Created: 05/22/2016 19:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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2000
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41,673
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1973
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59,779
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1997
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63,475
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2016]
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2004
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33,886
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1969
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57,018
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1975
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44,534
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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2016
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15,128
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1977
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16,807
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1994
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9,288
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]
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1979
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21,686
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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 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 7 | 7% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Nine Inch Nails | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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51 | 51% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 14 from 84th to 70thMy Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne |
| Up 6 from 86th to 80thDisintegration by The Cure |
| Up 1 from 91st to 90thBefore And After Science by Brian Eno |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 79th to 82ndLed Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 2 from 81st to 83rdSpirit Of Eden by Talk Talk |
| Down 2 from 82nd to 84thSelling England By The Pound by Genesis |
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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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| ! | 03/27/2025 15:50 | DrewHamster | 316 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2025 12:29 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,098 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2023 11:48 |  Tamthebam | 650 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2022 02:37 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2022 22:31 | bwoodlan | 32 | 70/100 |
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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 86.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.6.
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From bwoodlan 08/19/2022 22:32 | #288701
Repetitive between many artists but they are all good picks! Nice chart!
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From Johnnyo 06/14/2021 15:56 | #270631
All really good stuff. Very nice chart indeed
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StefanR10 07/09/2020 21:37 | #255339
StefanR10 07/09/2020 21:37 | #255339
Solid album chart. These are some classics I would select to my list but my chart is different. You like NIN but you also like Radiohead. And good for me you have the Beatles here. So I give you a good Rating.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From FelipeBoorkes 10/03/2019 15:32 | #243354
As everyone has already told you: solid selection of albums. About the classic obvious choices: I agree with them. And lets say thanks for Plastikman, never have heard of him before. It was a great surprise.
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From CharlieBarley 08/05/2019 07:00 | #240773
CharlieBarley 08/05/2019 07:00 | #240773
Solid chart.
Good to see Juju by Siouxsie & The Banshees.
A lot of my favourites in there.
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From 
ForegroundNoise 05/11/2018 08:26 | #214587
ForegroundNoise 05/11/2018 08:26 | #214587
I appreciate the minimalist picks of Reich and Glass but the top 7 all being variations of Floyd/Radiohead/Beatles? It's a lot.
ps your 91-100 is really great
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JulianR 10/22/2017 22:50 | #199940
JulianR 10/22/2017 22:50 | #199940
good stuff. you should check out:
Steven Wilson - Hand Cannot Erase (great prog rock, halfway between pink floyd and yes imo)
Faust - Faust IV (good krautrock)
Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime (math rock)
Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You (math rock / post-punk)
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From 
HoldenM 10/09/2017 02:33 | #199287
HoldenM 10/09/2017 02:33 | #199287
No bad albums.
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RoundTheBend 10/08/2017 23:55 | #199282
RoundTheBend 10/08/2017 23:55 | #199282
So this is why I like your commentary. Great list.
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From vancevisuals 10/08/2017 16:12 | #199269
my favorite from the common artists
10 artists in common:
The Beatles- The White Album
Radiohead- In Rainbows
David Bowie- Station to Station
The Velvet Underground- Loaded
Pink Floyd- Animals
Led Zeppelin- Presence
Brian Eno- Another Green World
Yes- Close to the Edge
King Crimson- Starless & Bible Black
The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Electric Ladyland
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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