Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by WayneMC 
- Chart updated: 04/14/2020 17:15
- (Created: 08/09/2016 23:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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
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39,162
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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
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12,565
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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
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28,609
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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
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24,905
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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
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21,619
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3 Key Tracks: 'What's Going On', 'Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)', 'Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)'
[First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,994
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3 Key Tracks: 'Blitzkrieg Bop', 'Judy Is A Punk', '53rd & 3rd'
[First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
6,916
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3 Key Tracks: 'Night Of The Living Baseheads', 'Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos', 'Rebel Without A Pause'
[First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
7,025
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3 Key Tracks: 'Venus', 'Marquee Moon', 'Elevation'
[First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,188
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3 Key Tracks: 'Pusherman', 'No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song)', 'Superfly'
[First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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3,247
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Total albums: 42. Page 1 of 5
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Curtis Mayfield | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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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| ! | 03/14/2025 17:52 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2022 14:17 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
| ! | 08/03/2021 04:58 | RioBravo | 201 | 84/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2021 05:39 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2020 10:06 | vruslov | 582 | 89/100 |
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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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Paule 04/09/2019 21:40 | #234704
Paule 04/09/2019 21:40 | #234704
Very classic but the good kind of classic.
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ForegroundNoise 04/09/2019 19:30 | #234693
ForegroundNoise 04/09/2019 19:30 | #234693
Nice - some notes would make a great addition!!
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flyingcitrus 04/09/2019 14:43 | #234665
flyingcitrus 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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From Rivera 04/09/2019 12:56 | #234660
Awesome chart. Well done!
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Julelios 12/05/2018 14:38 | #226240
Julelios 12/05/2018 14:38 | #226240
Excellent choices !
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From Reppu1976 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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LedZep 05/29/2017 13:53 | #191639
LedZep 05/29/2017 13:53 | #191639
Like this very much. PJ Harvey rules
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From Johnnyo 04/21/2017 11:49 | #189628
Like it a hell of a lot.
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From garycottier 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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CharlieBarley 11/11/2016 00:12 | #178268
CharlieBarley 11/11/2016 00:12 | #178268
Really enjoyed viewing this chart. 26 albums in common. Not bad!
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| Best Artists of 1968 | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 3. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 4. Van Morrison | |
| 5. The Zombies | |
| 6. The Kinks | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. The Velvet Underground | |
| 9. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 10. The Band | |
| 11. Johnny Cash | |
| 12. The Byrds | |
| 13. Aretha Franklin | |
| 14. Frank Zappa | |
| 15. Pink Floyd | |
| 16. The Doors | |
| 17. The Mothers Of Invention | |
| 18. Big Brother And The Holding Company | |
| 19. Cream | |
| 20. Os Mutantes |
