Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by TheHutts 
These are albums I've covered on my blog (https://albumreviews.blog) that I rate 10/10 or 9.5/10. I'm working through artist by artist, so my favourites are trickling onto my chart gradually.
- Chart updated: 04/05/2022 22:45
- (Created: 11/03/2016 23:26).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Thunderous bass, jazzy drumming, incomprehensible lyrics - a talented band firing on all cylinders.
[First added to this chart: 11/15/2016]
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1972
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13,899
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Brian Wilson's teenage symphonies to God.
[First added to this chart: 11/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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39,138
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Big Star's debut was pristine power-pop - Radio City is deconstructed and chaotic.
[First added to this chart: 11/15/2016]
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1974
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1,950
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Joni Mitchell's confessional songs are set to classy mid-1970s jazz-pop wit the Tom Scott Express.
[First added to this chart: 11/15/2016]
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1974
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3,224
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Former Roxy Music member explores textures and writes great songs like 'St. Elmo's Fire'.
[First added to this chart: 01/17/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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8,130
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The group's post-rock albums (1988's Spirit of Eden and 1991's Laughing Stock) are both often cited as masterpieces. They're both terrific, but I'm partial to this transitional record, which combines hook-filled pop songs with inventive, organic arrangements.
[First added to this chart: 11/15/2016]
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1986
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4,021
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After Andy Partridge quit touring due to stage fright, XTC became a studio project - this lush, Beatles-esque album, produced by Todd Rundgren, is their apex.
[First added to this chart: 11/15/2016]
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1986
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4,396
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Bob Dylan peaked with this frenetic double album, his last record before his motorcycle accident and retreat to Woodstock.
[First added to this chart: 01/24/2019]
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1966
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25,008
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Fairport Convention electrified dark English folk songs, with Sandy Denny's incomparable voice and Richard Thompson's virtuoso guitar playing.
[First added to this chart: 11/15/2016]
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1969
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1,825
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2017]
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1966
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49,623
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1970s | 35 | 35% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2010s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Zombies | 1 | 1% | |
| The Band | 1 | 1% | |
| John Martyn | 1 | 1% | |
| King Crimson | 1 | 1% | |
| The Stone Roses | 1 | 1% | |
| Gene Clark | 1 | 1% | |
| Talk Talk | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 94th to 95th Guppy by Charly Bliss |
| Down 1 from 95th to 96th The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett |
| Down 1 from 96th to 97th Stranger In The Alps by Phoebe Bridgers |
| New entries |
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| Valentine by Snail Mail |
| Leavers |
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| Tea For The Tillerman by Cat Stevens |
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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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| ! | 02/13/2025 10:21 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2025 16:55 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2025 17:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 145 | 98/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2023 09:40 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2023 08:25 |  MadhattanJack | 260 | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 5% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.8/100, a mean average of 88.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.2.
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From Moondance 04/03/2023 09:43 | #295733
Cool chart - nice blend of classis and outliers that have had an impact on you. Reveals much about your personal journey. Sad to see Cat Stevens TFTT exit the chart. Would have liked to see more NZ & Aussie artists/albums make the grade.
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flamingyesdept 10/05/2022 20:44 | #290209
flamingyesdept 10/05/2022 20:44 | #290209
Absolutely nailed the two greatest albums ever!!
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Keatownrodriguez 02/02/2021 19:44 | #265603
Keatownrodriguez 02/02/2021 19:44 | #265603
Perfect mix of widely accepted classics and albums that I personally find classics. I think you're the only other chart of the day besides my own to have I Like it when you sleep by The 1975!!!
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From Johnnyo 02/02/2021 16:53 | #265592
Some classics as you'd expect but also some left field selections which makes it a more interesting chart. Nice one.
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ForegroundNoise 03/16/2020 20:31 | #248796
ForegroundNoise 03/16/2020 20:31 | #248796
Really fascinating mix of albums, and I love the one line summaries you've added for your top few picks. Would be great to see you move some of your great blog reviews into this chart for a top-rated score from me!
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From vancevisuals 03/08/2020 00:11 | #248564
Close to the Edge and To Our Children's Children's Children are nice additions
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From flamingyesdept 03/07/2020 20:24 | #248561
flamingyesdept 03/07/2020 20:24 | #248561
Probably still my favourite chart on this site! Just missing some Flaming Lips ;)
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Repo 11/01/2019 16:17 | #244338
Repo 11/01/2019 16:17 | #244338
Beautiful!
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From pctrooper 10/15/2019 21:19 | #243789
Really great stuff
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kynes 09/05/2019 17:13 | #242242
kynes 09/05/2019 17:13 | #242242
sophisto-pop goodness!
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| Best Artists of 1960 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Miles Davis | |
| 2. John Coltrane | |
| 3. Etta James | |
| 4. Charles Mingus | |
| 5. Elvis Presley | |
| 6. Joan Baez | |
| 7. Max Roach | |
| 8. Wes Montgomery | |
| 9. Muddy Waters | |
| 10. The Everly Brothers | |
| 11. Hank Mobley | |
| 12. Bill Evans | |
| 13. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 14. Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 15. Johnny Cash | |
| 16. John Lee Hooker | |
| 17. Bo Diddley | |
| 18. Miriam Makeba | |
| 19. Eddie Cochran | |
| 20. The Ventures |
