Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
Juan Schwartz 
- Chart updated: 07/30/2011 19:46
- (Created: 07/29/2011 03:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
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31,538
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2011]
Year of Release:
1967
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37,448
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2011]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
2,564
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2011]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
8,868
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2011]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
7,983
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2011]
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1975
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7,562
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2011]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
16,614
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2011]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
15,409
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2011]
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1985
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Rank Score:
3,763
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2011]
Year of Release:
2006
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2,409
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
| The Strokes | 1 | 1% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 1 | 1% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 1% | |
| Anti-Pop Consortium | 1 | 1% | |
| Red House Painters | 1 | 1% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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46 | 46% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 17 from 87th to 70th |
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Down 19 from 79th to 98th |
Down 19 from 80th to 99th |
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| ! | 11/03/2016 19:59 | Seab | 1,998 | 93/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2015 16:38 | luis721 | 172 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2014 22:03 | MeatIsMurder | 38 | 86/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 12% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.6/100, a mean average of 88.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.1/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.0.
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BestEverAlbums 05/06/2012 08:00 in Chart of the day (#206): By Juan Schwartz
BestEverAlbums 05/06/2012 08:00 in Chart of the day (#206): By Juan Schwartz“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Juan Schwartz () 1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths (1986) 2. The Velvet Underground And Nico by The Velvet Underground (1967) 3. We're Only In It For The Money by Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention (1968) 4. Neon Bible by Arcade Fire…”
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sssvnnn 03/11/2014 11:36 | #105951
Very good.
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ffudnebbuh 04/19/2013 12:52 | #73843
ffudnebbuh 04/19/2013 12:52 | #73843
Beautiful top 10
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junodog4 10/17/2012 15:03 | #52508
junodog4 10/17/2012 15:03 | #52508
Zappa!
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quadrophenia17 05/07/2012 04:34 | #41690
Very original and a lot of surprises!
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joedec 05/07/2012 03:20 | #41684
Nice list
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