Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Anonymous 
- Chart updated: 09/16/2011 13:27
- (Created: 08/10/2011 20:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Favourite Tracks:
1. Stem/Long Stem
2. Midnight In A Perfect World
3. Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
1. Stem/Long Stem
2. Midnight In A Perfect World
3. Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
9,110
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Favourite Tracks:
1. Tearz
2. Method Man
3. Bring Da Ruckus [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
1. Tearz
2. Method Man
3. Bring Da Ruckus [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
12,403
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Favourite Tracks:
1. Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun
2. Egg Man
3. Johnny Ryall [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
1. Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun
2. Egg Man
3. Johnny Ryall [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
6,470
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Favourite Tracks:
1. Casimir Pulanski Day
2. Chicago
3. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
1. Casimir Pulanski Day
2. Chicago
3. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
20,000
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Favourite Tracks:
1. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
2. Fake Plastic Trees
3. Planet Telex [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
1. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
2. Fake Plastic Trees
3. Planet Telex [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
28,488
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Favourite Tracks:
1. Highway 61 Revisited
2. Tombstone Blues
3. Ballad Of A Thin Man [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
1. Highway 61 Revisited
2. Tombstone Blues
3. Ballad Of A Thin Man [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
26,749
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Comments:
7. (=)
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Favourite Tracks:
1. Last Nite
2. Hard To Explain
3. Someday [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
1. Last Nite
2. Hard To Explain
3. Someday [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
Year of Release:
2001
Appears in:
Rank Score:
28,008
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8. (=)
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Favourite Tracks:
1. Polly
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit
3. Come As You Are [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
1. Polly
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit
3. Come As You Are [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
37,423
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Favourite Tracks:
1. Paul Revere
2. Time To Get Ill
3. Rhymin & Stealin [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
1. Paul Revere
2. Time To Get Ill
3. Rhymin & Stealin [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,215
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Favourite Tracks:
1. My Body Is A Cage
2. Keep The Car Running
3. Intervention [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
1. My Body Is A Cage
2. Keep The Car Running
3. Intervention [First added to this chart: 08/10/2011]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
8,970
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 38 | 38% | |
| 2000s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2010s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Beastie Boys | 7 | 7% | |
| Radiohead | 6 | 6% | |
| The Prodigy | 3 | 3% | |
| OutKast | 3 | 3% | |
| Public Enemy | 2 | 2% | |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2 | 2% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 02/04/2025 10:29 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,094 | 85/100 | |
| 12/17/2023 19:05 |  MagicMikie | 9 | 79/100 | |
| 06/09/2023 15:53 |  Applerill | 972 | 75/100 | |
| 03/22/2023 21:26 | chavaloricardin | 16 | 83/100 | |
| 02/01/2022 16:43 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 69.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 23.8.
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From MagicMikie 12/17/2023 19:06 | #300527
MagicMikie 12/17/2023 19:06 | #300527
I know I'm in the minority here but Radiohead, Nirvana & The Beastie Boys are among my most hated bands of all time.
Ten and Document were nice adds.
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From chavaloricardin 03/11/2023 21:19 | #294923
Buen chart, hay algunos en común y otros que aún no he escuchado. Me gustó que incluyeras álbumes de países como Brasil o Suecia. Quizás el único problema es que hay muchos álbumes del mismo artista, lo que parece algo repetitivo. Haber elegido Endtroducing by Dj Shadow en el número 1 fue brillante.
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Nice chart, there are some in common and others I haven't listened yet. I liked that you included albums from countries like Brazil or Sweden. Maybe the only problem is that there are many albums by the same artist, which seems somewhat repetitive. Choosing Endtroducing by DJ Shadow at number 1 was brilliant.
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From Johnnyo 07/05/2019 06:26 | #238962
Nice chart
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buzzdainer 06/12/2016 15:42 | #168532
buzzdainer 06/12/2016 15:42 | #168532
Nice list! Hard to disagree with selections such as Illinois and OK Computer.
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From Jhef9312 05/14/2015 04:11 | #141423
Wow what a mix. I think everyone can find something they like here.
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