Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 02/06/2025 06:15
- (Created: 08/26/2016 04:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2016]
Year of Release:
2000
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42,490
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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22,213
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[First added to this chart: 08/28/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,848
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[First added to this chart: 08/28/2016]
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2007
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43,989
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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2023]
Year of Release:
2008
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4,250
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2022]
Year of Release:
2000
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13,007
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
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1998
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33,014
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[First added to this chart: 11/26/2017]
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1979
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21,886
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2016]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,850
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[First added to this chart: 08/28/2016]
Year of Release:
1977
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22,686
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2020s | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 8 | 8% | |
| Radiohead | 8 | 8% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 6% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 21st to 15th Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen |
| Up 5 from 31st to 26th G_d's Pee At State's End! by Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
| Up 1 from 33rd to 32nd Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 26th to 33rd No Title As Of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead by Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
| Down 2 from 19th to 21st The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8th Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
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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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| ! | 03/21/2025 10:38 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2023 07:57 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2023 10:07 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/14/2022 20:50 | Rm12398 | 99 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2022 14:15 |  Cytoma | 171 | 90/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.2/100, a mean average of 84.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 14.2.
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From Albumlover6789 02/03/2022 22:40 | #280632
Nice!
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From Johnnyo 02/10/2021 17:17 | #266129
Nice chart
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imimesis 02/10/2021 14:59 | #266112
imimesis 02/10/2021 14:59 | #266112
Solid chart, even though it is a bit Radiohead heavy (and that's coming from a HUGE Radiohead fan).
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From Rivera 02/10/2021 11:03 | #266107
Great picks with excellent choices. Well done!
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911Turbo 05/17/2020 17:55 | #251634
911Turbo 05/17/2020 17:55 | #251634
great list.
your top 30 are true powerhouses!
for me, its surprising to see members who have a passion for classic rock (led zeppelin, pink floyd, etc..)
also enjoy rap (kanye west, lamar). i have seen other members who enjoy kanye west. i'm going to give
it a spin.
thanks for sharing your list.
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BozoTyrannus 05/15/2020 14:42 | #251465
BozoTyrannus 05/15/2020 14:42 | #251465
Pretty heavy on the same artists repeatedly, but it's hard to argue with some of those choices. Really heavy hitters you've got here.
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From 
ForegroundNoise 08/27/2019 06:54 | #241733
ForegroundNoise 08/27/2019 06:54 | #241733
Nice chart - some notes would help your own opinion stand out in a sea of others!
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From Timooosterink 08/26/2019 07:56 | #241687
Nice chart!
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ExTeaSea 08/26/2019 00:34 | #241682
ExTeaSea 08/26/2019 00:34 | #241682
St. Vincent, nice! She's wonderful. Lots of great albums for sure but would love to see more unique ones.
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flyingcitrus 08/25/2019 18:44 | #241675
flyingcitrus 08/25/2019 18:44 | #241675
You might like DAMN. more than anyone else in the world, haha. Love seeing Highway 61 as one of your heavyweights.
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| Best Artists of 1960 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Miles Davis | |
| 2. John Coltrane | |
| 3. Etta James | |
| 4. Charles Mingus | |
| 5. Elvis Presley | |
| 6. Joan Baez | |
| 7. Max Roach | |
| 8. Wes Montgomery | |
| 9. Muddy Waters | |
| 10. The Everly Brothers | |
| 11. Hank Mobley | |
| 12. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 13. Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 14. Bill Evans | |
| 15. Johnny Cash | |
| 16. John Lee Hooker | |
| 17. Bo Diddley | |
| 18. Miriam Makeba | |
| 19. Eddie Cochran | |
| 20. The Ventures |
