Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by thx1175 
- Chart updated: 08/12/2011 22:30
- (Created: 07/29/2011 16:09).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 26% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Eminem | 1 | 2% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 2% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 1 | 2% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 2% | |
| M.I.A. | 1 | 2% | |
| Neko Case | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 24th to 23rd Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones |
| Up 1 from 23rd to 22nd Things Fall Apart by The Roots |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 47th to 50th Parklife by Blur |
| Down 2 from 22nd to 24th Dirty Mind by Prince |
| Down 1 from 48th to 49th Fox Confessor Brings The Flood by Neko Case |
| New entries |
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| The Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| Magic And Loss by Lou Reed |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/02/2018 11:06 | 247 | 79/100 | |
| ! | 06/02/2017 14:24 | voland | 159 | 88/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2017 02:41 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2013 14:20 | dreamfar | 35 | 81/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 80.6/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.3.
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Well this had a few unexpected twists.
Decent list, but I just can't figure out how Katy Perry made it on here.
Good chart, i like how you havn't chosen the post popular album for alot of artists
Some very good albums (Kid A) and some very bad albums (Teenage Dream).
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Not too shabby! I was especially pleased to see Metallica's KILL 'EM ALL in there! And, yes, Katy Perry is pop fluff...but, it's pop fluff done to perfection. Ain't nuthin' wrong with that.
Props for Kala, MBDTF, and the Boxer. Ok list. Top 2 albums being Public Enemy is a bit overkill, although they are good records.
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