Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by besteveruser 
This is such a mess.
- Chart updated: 04/12/2017 13:15
- (Created: 08/06/2011 18:55).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2011]
Year of Release:
2006
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8,546
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]
Year of Release:
2015
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3,419
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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15,228
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Holy hell, this knocks the wind out of me whenever I just THINK of how amazing it is.
[First added to this chart: 07/24/2014]
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2012
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5,156
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2014]
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2012
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699
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2011]
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2014]
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2013
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1,350
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2012]
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1996
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10,285
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2014
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984
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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12,521
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 28% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Knife | 1 | 2% | |
| Killer Mike | 1 | 2% | |
| Blondie | 1 | 2% | |
| Basement Jaxx | 1 | 2% | |
| The Veronicas | 1 | 2% | |
| Pulp | 1 | 2% | |
| The Associates | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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23 | 46% | |
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14 | 28% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 42 from 44th to 2nd E•Mo•Tion by Carly Rae Jepsen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 8th to 10th The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground |
| Down 2 from 9th to 11th Kala by M.I.A. |
| Down 2 from 10th to 12th Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell |
| New entries |
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| Too Bright by Perfume Genius |
| Leavers |
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| Another Green World by Eno |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/22/2017 03:39 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 05/25/2016 14:08 |  Oselju | 243 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2016 02:52 |  colonelchibbers | 37 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2016 18:10 |  Nyoink77 | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2016 16:26 |  exileonthehell | 324 | 91/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 17% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.2/100, a mean average of 84.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 18.3.
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From Oselju 05/25/2016 14:09 | #166824
Oselju 05/25/2016 14:09 | #166824
Why not !
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Davy 05/15/2016 12:54 | #166010
Davy 05/15/2016 12:54 | #166010
No albums in common, really interesting choices. Gonna give you 85 for the username alone
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qwert9579 06/22/2015 06:19 | #144357
qwert9579 06/22/2015 06:19 | #144357
Oh wow, awesome top two, *scrolls down* oh wow, this is not what i expected to follow, this is great!
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revolver94 06/21/2015 14:31 | #144325
revolver94 06/21/2015 14:31 | #144325
wow, best i've seen in a while!
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HoldenM 06/21/2015 09:00 | #144318
HoldenM 06/21/2015 09:00 | #144318
I could kiss this chart. But that would be weird.
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From VanillaBean 06/21/2015 08:17 | #144317
Killer Mike, Scott Walker, Joanna Newsom, and T.Rex all in the top 10....
I can get behind this!!!
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From antisecurity 06/21/2015 08:09 | #144316
Hooo boy, what a chart. I'm glad to see Orchestra of Bubbles ranked so high. I am eager to see albums #51-100.
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SuedeSwede 04/11/2015 16:30 | #139334
SuedeSwede 04/11/2015 16:30 | #139334
this is lush
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From jackeenan 04/03/2015 09:28 | #138680
very unique
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teodor_matz 01/04/2013 14:37 | #60058
teodor_matz 01/04/2013 14:37 | #60058
Amazing chart. Love vs. Money is a masterpiece.
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