Top 86 Greatest Music Albums
by F1Aaron 
My favorite albums, albums I find myself coming back to and allowing myself to be subjective. Only restriction is 1 album per artist...
- Chart updated: 03/22/2022 13:15
- (Created: 10/20/2016 14:34).
- Chart size: 86 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2019]
Year of Release:
1991
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11,630
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1995
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28,066
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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32,692
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4. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2016]
Year of Release:
2001
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27,573
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1968
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36,417
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2019]
Year of Release:
1991
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8,498
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2016]
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1991
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27,669
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,089
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2016]
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1997
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7,570
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2019]
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2013
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7,096
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Total albums: 86. Page 1 of 9
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Top 86 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 24 | 28% | |
| 1990s | 32 | 37% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Tears For Fears | 1 | 1% | |
| Metallica | 1 | 1% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 1 | 1% | |
| New Order | 1 | 1% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 1 | 1% | |
| Radiohead | 1 | 1% | |
| Sleep (US) | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 86 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 16 from 27th to 11thIn On The Kill Taker by Fugazi |
| Up 5 from 19th to 14thAutomatic For The People by R.E.M. |
| Up 5 from 17th to 12thSongs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 11th to 15thEnter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan |
| Down 4 from 12th to 16thThe Money Store by Death Grips |
| Down 4 from 13th to 17thAtrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown |
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Top 86 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/25/2025 20:08 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 03/20/2025 17:15 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 08/05/2021 20:04 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 08/05/2021 19:12 |  joedec | 71 | 83/100 | |
| 04/02/2021 23:17 | mrmcrook | 810 | 92/100 |
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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 87.7/100, a mean average of 87.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.3.
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From joedec 08/05/2021 19:13 | #272283
joedec 08/05/2021 19:13 | #272283
Very awesome list. It's a nice surprise to see my favorite U2 album as your favorite album
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From areminder 07/03/2020 09:37 | #254968
it's a very individualized list. Lots of curve balls in the to make things interesting.
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From vancevisuals 03/28/2018 01:38 | #211829
Dave Brubeck! Wow!
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From backhudson 03/27/2018 16:50 | #211777
Really good stuff, lots of classics!
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From Ulf 03/27/2018 12:06 | #211750
well chart of the day even though you state it needs a rework. Sure
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JulianR 11/27/2017 21:29 | #202187
JulianR 11/27/2017 21:29 | #202187
bunch o' classics!
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CharlieBarley 09/24/2017 01:41 | #198641
CharlieBarley 09/24/2017 01:41 | #198641
Good solid chart, plenty of big hitters but also personalised enough to be original. Pretty diverse too, more so than my chart. 29 in common with mine. Good number one.
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LedZep 05/02/2017 21:03 | #190205
LedZep 05/02/2017 21:03 | #190205
Really cool! I just miss descriptions to give you 90 or higher
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flyingcitrus 12/09/2016 07:16 | #179798
flyingcitrus 12/09/2016 07:16 | #179798
I like it. Cool to see the ATCQ representation! Pretty diverse across genres and decades, but a lot of repeat artists. I guess mine is kinda the same way.
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| Best Artists of the 2000s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Arcade Fire | |
| 3. The Strokes | |
| 4. Coldplay | |
| 5. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 6. Muse | |
| 7. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 8. The White Stripes | |
| 9. Wilco | |
| 10. Animal Collective | |
| 11. Kanye West | |
| 12. Phil Elverum | |
| 13. Interpol | |
| 14. Modest Mouse | |
| 15. Queens Of The Stone Age | |
| 16. Madvillain | |
| 17. LCD Soundsystem | |
| 18. Godspeed You! Black Emperor | |
| 19. The National | |
| 20. The Flaming Lips |
