Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by borninhockeytown 
These are the 100 Albums that I enjoy listening to the most.
- Chart updated: 01/18/2022 03:15
- (Created: 10/05/2016 21:54).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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15,433
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[First added to this chart: 01/30/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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3,224
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,244
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2016]
Year of Release:
2015
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16,306
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2016]
Year of Release:
2016
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7,105
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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
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1,074
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2016]
Year of Release:
2004
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3,465
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,727
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,925
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2016]
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2003
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1,496
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 4 | 4% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Death Cab For Cutie | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Interpol | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 2% | |
| Car Seat Headrest | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 20 from 57th to 37th The Balcony by Catfish And The Bottlemen |
| Up 14 from 69th to 55th Chutes Too Narrow by The Shins |
| Up 13 from 29th to 16th Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 29 from 55th to 84th Closer by Joy Division |
| Down 21 from 14th to 35th Argus by Wishbone Ash |
| Down 20 from 76th to 96th Tails by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories |
| New entries |
|---|
| The Million Masks Of God by Manchester Orchestra |
| Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan |
| Pressure Machine by The Killers |
| Seventeen Going Under by Sam Fender |
| Crazy Eyes by Poco |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Graceland by Paul Simon |
| Arcade by Arcade |
| Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was by Bright Eyes |
| The Crane Wife by The Decemberists |
| Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen |
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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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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:07 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2023 20:42 |  DeusExMackia | 133 | 82/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2022 16:39 |  jbfarmer | 4 | 98/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2022 22:44 | Albumlover6789 | 8 | 88/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2022 07:41 | KineticEchoes02 | 111 | 88/100 |
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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 89.7/100, a mean average of 91.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.3.
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From jbfarmer 08/25/2022 16:40 | #288917
jbfarmer 08/25/2022 16:40 | #288917
Enjoyed scrolling through this chart! Some classics, some I’m familiar with, and some I’d never heard of! Especially enjoyed the inclusion of Seven Swans.
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From Albumlover6789 02/03/2022 22:44 | #280637
Niice!
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ForegroundNoise 04/19/2019 17:24 | #235231
ForegroundNoise 04/19/2019 17:24 | #235231
Nice chart!
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craola 04/19/2019 16:49 | #235227
craola 04/19/2019 16:49 | #235227
And Stevie Y is coming home....
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From Madrocker 04/19/2019 15:33 | #235221
Lots of variety. I can't agree with everything, but that's the beauty of creating these lists. Nice to see Forever Changes in the top slot once in awhile. Kudos to borninhockeytown. (Yes, it is truly Detroit).
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Julelios 12/10/2018 13:46 | #226684
Julelios 12/10/2018 13:46 | #226684
Nice chart
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AAL2014 11/28/2017 07:37 | #202213
AAL2014 11/28/2017 07:37 | #202213
A devastatingly good top 10 and so many other strong albums throughout the chart. Go Wings.
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bobbyb5 10/03/2017 17:19 | #199064
bobbyb5 10/03/2017 17:19 | #199064
I live in Buffalo and people here call Buffalo Hockeytown.
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From borninhockeytown 10/03/2017 16:51 | #199061
HockeyTown is Detroit. With all due respect to Montreal and Toronto.
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From bobbyb5 10/03/2017 15:23 | #199055
bobbyb5 10/03/2017 15:23 | #199055
Can't believe somebody else has Court and Spark and Candy-O in their top 100. Everybody should. What town is hockeytown? Detroit?
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| Best Artists of 1975 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. Bob Dylan | |
| 3. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 4. Led Zeppelin | |
| 5. Queen | |
| 6. Brian Eno | |
| 7. Eno | |
| 8. Patti Smith | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Parliament | |
| 11. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 12. Joni Mitchell | |
| 13. Aerosmith | |
| 14. Keith Jarrett | |
| 15. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 16. David Bowie | |
| 17. Fela Kuti | |
| 18. Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | |
| 19. Elton John | |
| 20. Bob Dylan & The Band |
