Top 59 Greatest Music Albums
by daveybaker 
Finally decided to add some more choices, so very much a work in progress
- Chart updated: 05/24/2015 23:45
- (Created: 06/15/2011 23:24).
- Chart size: 59 albums.
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Top 59 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 31% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Oasis | 2 | 3% | |
| Primal Scream | 2 | 3% | |
| Paul Weller | 1 | 2% | |
| The Velvet Underground & Nico | 1 | 2% | |
| Simple Minds | 1 | 2% | |
| Rilo Kiley | 1 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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31 | 53% | |
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18 | 31% | |
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4 | 7% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 59 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 49 from 50th to 1stThe Heart Of Saturday Night by Tom Waits |
| Up 3 from 20th to 17thDusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 9th to 20thBuffalo by The Phoenix Foundation |
| Down 6 from 1st to 7thMoon Safari by Air |
| Down 2 from 19th to 21stBlue Lines by Massive Attack |
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Top 59 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/24/2025 10:02 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2019 14:51 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2017 00:46 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2015 11:54 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2014 22:57 | lisalisa | 61 | 85/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.7/100, a mean average of 82.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.9.
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greatson 04/26/2019 14:51 | #235515
5 extra points in my rating for your No.1!
Lot´s of interesting picks
SingingPeasant96 06/25/2013 08:43 | #79795
Nice chart
Cymro2011 04/26/2013 21:05 | #74519
Great chart, did you enjoy The Black Angels?
ButterThumbz 04/26/2013 15:41 | #74493
Nice chart. I only recently discovered what a great album Moon Safari is. Looking forward to checking out the stuff I haven't heard.
junodog4 10/17/2012 22:29 | #52593
I'm not crazy about your tastes, but it's an interesting list.
ProfessorSquid 05/28/2012 05:32 | #43113
Good chart, but I agree with Sean. Magical Mystery Tour isn't the Beatles' best album, nor is it really an album in the strictest sense of the word.
YAY! John Grant in another list!
jojoexile 09/01/2011 02:52 | #26899
A CHART I ADMIRE BECAUSE...THE STUFF I DON'T KNOW,I SHOULD CHECK OUT...NO RADIOHEAD,COLDPLAY AND THE STROKES GOT YOU 5 EXTRA POINTS...GIVE US 50 MORE...
btener11 08/25/2011 21:14 | #26629
Great selection with The Queen Is Dead at #3. Also, Blue Lines and several Japan albums just missed my chart.
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