Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 02/03/2024 22:45
- (Created: 07/18/2016 14:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,586
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,011
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,203
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,875
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,156
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
604
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,616
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Year of Release:
1987
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5,731
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I'm positive this is my favorite Springsteen record and I'm a little embarrassed to say it. I don't even think Born To Run is my #2. Weird. Usually I can at least know where the consensus is coming from but this puzzle stumps me.
[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
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5,810
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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3,722
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 31 | 31% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 8 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Swans | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 29 from 66th to 37thThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Up 24 from 41st to 17thSongs About Fucking by Big Black |
| Up 12 from 96th to 84thBorn To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 12 from 63rd to 75thFree Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow by Funkadelic |
| Down 12 from 80th to 92ndNone So Vile by Cryptopsy |
| Down 12 from 81st to 93rdHouses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin |
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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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| ! | 10/09/2024 13:59 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 10/09/2024 08:03 |  MadhattanJack | 264 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2023 08:01 | KineticEchoes02 | 111 | 88/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2023 19:08 |  Tamthebam | 649 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2023 17:07 | Johnnyo | 2,567 | 80/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.0/100, a mean average of 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 22.4.
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From KineticEchoes02 02/01/2023 08:09 | #293466
Loving this chart man! Very similar tastes to mine, so of course I've got no choice to rate it highly. For those you've provided comment I love what you've written - some great insights, not only personal connections but great perspective on the albums themselves, stuff I hadn't picked up on before. Good humour too. Even with multiple albums per artist, there is great diversity of genre here and top quality music overall.
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From Johnnyo 01/31/2023 17:08 | #293448
Good chart. Nothing too surprising but that’s fine with me.
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From Moondance 01/31/2023 11:04 | #293430
Standard chart for this site ~ no real surprises. Sadly, nothing (artist or album) originating from below the Tropic of Cancer.
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From Nkelleyslc 05/30/2022 05:21 | #285807
Hey dude, very nice list, fairly similar to mine.
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LedZep 02/04/2018 20:04 | #207222
LedZep 02/04/2018 20:04 | #207222
When it takes its final shape I'll rate again, seems messy at this point
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From garycottier 10/27/2016 11:06 | #177536
The 40 greatest music albums? Is this a joke? An horrendous chart. If I was strapped to a chair and forced to listen to this crap(Anthrax and Megadeth aside) I'd die of a broken heart. One of the worst charts I've ever seen. I get you're trying to make people more aware of these bands/albums, but that doesn't mean they're any good. After all your comments on Beatles, Stones and the Smiths I was expecting something more.
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Onater 09/26/2016 23:31 | #175864
Onater 09/26/2016 23:31 | #175864
Hey, I liked the old chart. I've raised my rating, though not by much; this chart still isn't great, though I get that you're not so much trying to make a good chart as much as raise some lesser known albums that deserve more attention.
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From Onater 08/18/2016 23:55 | #173073
Onater 08/18/2016 23:55 | #173073
10/10 best chart
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