Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Lidiotduvillage 
- Chart updated: 05/09/2023 20:45
- (Created: 06/13/2011 17:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2011]
Year of Release:
2002
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13,109
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,504
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[First added to this chart: 02/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,597
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1994
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11,233
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2016]
Year of Release:
2006
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3,959
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1994
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16,640
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7. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2011]
Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
28,465
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1994
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17,892
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,868
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2019]
Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
785
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Noir Désir | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
| Green Day | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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39 | 39% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 17th to 12th Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Up 3 from 31st to 28th Science Fiction by Brand New |
| Up 2 from 41st to 39th Rumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 11th to 14th London Calling by The Clash |
| Down 2 from 16th to 18th The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| Down 2 from 22nd to 24th Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys |
| New entries |
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| Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos |
| Homogenic by Björk |
| Leavers |
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| Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth |
| Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction |
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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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| ! | 08/06/2023 17:31 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2023 11:52 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2023 09:32 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2021 22:45 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2021 20:23 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.0/100, a mean average of 86.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.1/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.6.
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From Johnnyo 08/06/2023 17:31 | #298510
Ace chart
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From Moondance 08/06/2023 09:33 | #298505
Very cool chart & nice to see the inclusion of home-grown French albums.
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elo269megv 12/26/2018 02:55 | #227888
elo269megv 12/26/2018 02:55 | #227888
Interesting mix of some of my all time favorites with some I've never heard of. Nice!
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ExTeaSea 12/25/2018 17:57 | #227854
ExTeaSea 12/25/2018 17:57 | #227854
Guess I'll have to check out Noir Desir. Really good chart. Awesome seeing Aphex Twin Ambient Works 2 on a top 100.
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ForegroundNoise 12/25/2018 12:18 | #227849
ForegroundNoise 12/25/2018 12:18 | #227849
Nice chart! Some notes would be great :)
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From Ulf 03/10/2018 13:48 | #210563
very good music . do some reviews
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DommeDamian 11/28/2017 10:48 | #202227
DommeDamian 11/28/2017 10:48 | #202227
15 artists in common, and bonus for the surprise of Brand New
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rafalink 11/28/2017 00:30 | #202193
rafalink 11/28/2017 00:30 | #202193
It's a great chart! I enjoy to see some artist and albums in commom. I guess you should add some comments about your choices, it'll be nice!
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From Lgk21 11/27/2017 22:35 | #202190
There are a lot of great records on here. Grace in the top five is awesome. I'd love to get see comments on your picks.
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HoldenM 11/27/2017 09:08 | #202150
HoldenM 11/27/2017 09:08 | #202150
I'm into it.
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