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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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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| The Church | 1 | 1% | |
| The Doors | 1 | 1% | |
| Fugazi | 1 | 1% | |
| INXS | 1 | 1% | |
| The Killers | 1 | 1% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 1% | |
| Primal Scream | 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 | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2025 17:15 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2021 20:04 |  Rhyner | 1,457 | 99/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2021 19:12 |  joedec | 71 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2021 23:17 | mrmcrook | 764 | 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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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
it's a very individualized list. Lots of curve balls in the to make things interesting.
Dave Brubeck! Wow!
Really good stuff, lots of classics!
well chart of the day even though you state it needs a rework. Sure
JulianR 11/27/2017 21:29 | #202187
bunch o' classics!
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.
LedZep 05/02/2017 21:03 | #190205
Really cool! I just miss descriptions to give you 90 or higher
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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