Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by TheKing 
I took a few years break from this site for a few years and when I come back and look at my old charts, I feel they no longer represent what my music taste is like as a whole. I've made a big revision to my overall chart to include more albums I enjoy, and not just old school rock and the "classics" anymore. Therefore, there are some pretty big difference from this chart from a few years ago. I'd say it's 80% different now but now I feel it's a more appropriate representation of the music I have the joy of listening to.
- Chart updated: 08/04/2024 19:15
- (Created: 09/01/2016 08:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Art Rock, Glam Rock, Progressive Rock
Best Track: 2 H.B. [First added to this chart: 08/04/2024]
Best Track: 2 H.B. [First added to this chart: 08/04/2024]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,786
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Björk | 2 | 2% | |
| Depeche Mode | 2 | 2% | |
| Charly García | 1 | 1% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 1 | 1% | |
| Jim Croce | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 88th to 86thMoon Safari by Air |
| Up 1 from 100th to 99thAll Mod Cons by The Jam |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98thHead Hunters by Herbie Hancock |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 76 from 11th to 87thThis Year's Model by Elvis Costello |
| Down 13 from 87th to 100thRoxy Music by Roxy Music |
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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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| ! | 02/16/2025 10:47 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2024 14:20 | Johnnyo | 2,566 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2024 09:20 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2022 07:08 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2021 15:42 |  ExTeaSea | 244 | 89/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.1/100, a mean average of 85.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 11.8.
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From Johnnyo 08/19/2024 14:22 | #304810
Seriously good chart. Respect your individuality and although a lot of your choices aren’t in my top 100, I can see why they would be in other peoples.
Quality albums here
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From Tamthebam 08/19/2024 09:22 | #304808
Tamthebam 08/19/2024 09:22 | #304808
Great chart only 10 albums in common but most of your choices are so good Bjork Joni Madonna Kate Bush Fiona Apple Lana Del Rey and the great Sarah Vaughan. Perfume Genius at Number 1 ! Stevie Wonder Curtis Mayfield and Funkadelic along with Prefab Sprout really great chart.
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From ExTeaSea 09/03/2021 15:43 | #273241
ExTeaSea 09/03/2021 15:43 | #273241
Perfume Genius at number 1?! Amazing. I almost don't even need to look at the rest of your chart but I will.
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EyeKanFly 09/03/2021 13:20 | #273239
EyeKanFly 09/03/2021 13:20 | #273239
Solid chart, great variety of eras and genres. Appreciate the comments on genre and favorite track for those albums I haven't heard of. It seems like this is mostly the "classics", but with a good portion of surprises in here too, including that #1! I'd be interested to hear your take on some other Perfume Genius albums, since that one might be my least favorite of all his albums I've heard (which I think is all except the debut). All still great albums though.
Particularly fond of the 2010s entries in the chart
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From leniad 12/07/2020 00:26 | #262184
good selections
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From leniad 10/20/2020 15:46 | #259484
really love your picks with variety
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From WayneMC 06/17/2019 16:14 | #237727
Good chart....only 9 albums that are not in my collection...sorry Dire Straits and Meat Loaf.
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flyingcitrus 06/17/2019 14:23 | #237707
flyingcitrus 06/17/2019 14:23 | #237707
I like this chart! It's good to see Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder get the high ratings they deserve. I think you've done a good job incorporating pop music here too, which is something a lot of charts miss out on.
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gidgidi 06/17/2019 08:07 | #237681
gidgidi 06/17/2019 08:07 | #237681
Great chart!
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mdbaxter 06/26/2018 17:02 | #217315
mdbaxter 06/26/2018 17:02 | #217315
Nice chart!
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