Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Pet Sounds 
United States The Beach Boys
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3 Key Tracks: 'God Only Knows', 'Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)', 'I Just Wasn't Made For These Times' [First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
2,853 charts
Rank Score:
39,125
Rank in 1966:
2
Rank in 1960s:
5
Overall Rank:
11
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 3275 votes)  88 (3,275 votes)
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Let England Shake 
United Kingdom PJ Harvey
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3 Key Tracks: 'The Words That Maketh Murder', 'Bitter Branches', 'Written On The Forehead' [First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
756 charts
Rank Score:
5,908
Rank in 2011:
4
Rank in 2010s:
35
Overall Rank:
281
Average Rating:
 80 (958 votes)
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Innervisions 
United States Stevie Wonder
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3 Key Tracks: 'Jesus Children of America', 'Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing', 'He's Misstra Know-It-All' [First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
1,216 charts
Rank Score:
12,571
Rank in 1973:
2
Rank in 1970s:
25
Overall Rank:
95
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 1329 votes)  85 (1,329 votes)
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Exile On Main St. 
United Kingdom The Rolling Stones
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3 Key Tracks: 'Tumbling Dice', 'Casino Boogie', 'All Down The Line' [First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
1,968 charts
Rank Score:
19,790
Rank in 1972:
2
Rank in 1970s:
13
Overall Rank:
45
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 2351 votes)  85 (2,351 votes)
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Is This It 
United States The Strokes
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3 Key Tracks: 'Last Nite', 'Hard To Explain', 'New York City Cops' [First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
2001
Appears in:
2,467 charts
Rank Score:
28,628
Rank in 2001:
1
Rank in 2000s:
4
Overall Rank:
23
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 3029 votes)  86 (3,029 votes)
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Revolver 
United Kingdom The Beatles
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3 Key Tracks: 'Taxman', 'And Your Bird Can Sing', 'Tomorrow Never Knows' [First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
3,587 charts
Rank Score:
49,793
Rank in 1966:
1
Rank in 1960s:
2
Overall Rank:
4
Average Rating:
Top rated album (91/100 - 4584 votes)  91 (4,584 votes)
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Hunky Dory 
United Kingdom David Bowie
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3 Key Tracks: 'Changes', 'Life On Mars', 'Queen Bitch' [First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
1,858 charts
Rank Score:
19,435
Rank in 1971:
3
Rank in 1970s:
14
Overall Rank:
46
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2444 votes)  87 (2,444 votes)
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Blonde On Blonde 
United States Bob Dylan
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3 Key Tracks: 'Visions Of Johanna', 'One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)', 'Just Like A Woman' [First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
2,033 charts
Rank Score:
24,918
Rank in 1966:
3
Rank in 1960s:
11
Overall Rank:
32
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2400 votes)  88 (2,400 votes)
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The Velvet Underground & Nico 
Mixed Nationality The Velvet Underground & Nico
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3 Key Tracks: 'I'm Waiting For The Man', 'Heroin', 'I'll Be Your Mirror' [First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
3,050 charts
Rank Score:
40,109
Rank in 1967:
2
Rank in 1960s:
4
Overall Rank:
10
Average Rating:
Top rated album (89/100 - 3548 votes)  89 (3,548 votes)
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Are You Experienced 
United States The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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3 Key Tracks: 'Foxy Lady', 'Manic Depression', 'Are You Experienced' [First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
2,217 charts
Rank Score:
21,633
Rank in 1967:
4
Rank in 1960s:
12
Overall Rank:
39
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2492 votes)  87 (2,492 votes)
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 1 1%
1960s 20 20%
1970s 42 42%
1980s 10 10%
1990s 10 10%
2000s 10 10%
2010s 7 7%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United States 42 42%
United Kingdom 38 38%
Canada 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Jamaica 4 4%
France 2 2%
Brazil 2 2%
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Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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NME: The 100 greatest albums of all timeJohnnyoCustom chart2021
NME Best 500 Albums Of All Time (1-100) 2013WayneMCCustom chart2016
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NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All TimeNew Music ExpressOverall chart2003United Kingdom
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.4/100, a mean average of 90.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.2.

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80/100
From 04/09/2019 21:40 | #234704
Very classic but the good kind of classic.
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From 04/09/2019 19:30 | #234693
Nice - some notes would make a great addition!!
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Rating:  
90/100
From 04/09/2019 14:43 | #234665
Love seeing Television so high and MPB always gets a like from me. I'll be checking out some of the reggae on this chart!
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Rating:  
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From 04/09/2019 12:56 | #234660
Awesome chart. Well done!
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Rating:  
95/100
From 12/05/2018 14:38 | #226240
Excellent choices !
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90/100
From 05/26/2018 18:13 | #215630
Really nice chart! 40 artist in common. I also like P.J. Harvey, but "Stories..." is better
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85/100
From 05/29/2017 13:53 | #191639
Like this very much. PJ Harvey rules
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85/100
From 04/21/2017 11:49 | #189628
Like it a hell of a lot.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 11/21/2016 19:34 | #178857
Interesting and diverse chart full of both old and new albums plus a nice sprinkling of records outside of the U.K. and U.S. Good stuff.
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95/100
From 11/11/2016 00:12 | #178268
Really enjoyed viewing this chart. 26 albums in common. Not bad!
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