Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by JDHJDH 
These are my top 50 albums. My opinion.
- Chart updated: 01/16/2014 08:47
- (Created: 08/18/2011 13:43).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,624
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,304
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2013]
Year of Release:
1990
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2,556
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1966
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39,138
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,298
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,234
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1995
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17,498
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[First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]
Year of Release:
1984
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3,760
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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23,025
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1965
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11,840
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 34% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 8 | 16% | |
| Oasis | 4 | 8% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 8% | |
| Coldplay | 3 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 6% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 38th to 31st Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles |
| Up 2 from 34th to 32nd Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
| Up 1 from 31st to 30th Definitely Maybe by Oasis |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 6 from 28th to 34th Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones |
| Down 2 from 10th to 12th Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths |
| Down 2 from 33rd to 35th Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/15/2017 11:09 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2016 15:35 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2015 22:41 | luis721 | 173 | 93/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2015 16:23 |  ribeiro85 | 104 | 91/100 |
| ! | 12/18/2014 06:30 |  AMEIER | 79 | 84/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 83.2/100, a mean average of 83.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.8.
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From buzzdainer 07/05/2016 15:36 | #170585
buzzdainer 07/05/2016 15:36 | #170585
Pet Sounds and the white album are fantastic choices. Would love to see you expand this list at some point, especially if it included some less conventional choices.
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From luis721 08/21/2015 22:41 | #148237
Oh Dude! What a f*ck*ng great chart.
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From ribeiro85 04/10/2015 16:23 | #139275
ribeiro85 04/10/2015 16:23 | #139275
Great list!
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From LittleMatt 12/08/2014 13:52 | #128988
Really agree with many of the choices here.. some not so much.
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thedistantship 08/31/2014 00:22 | #120833
thedistantship 08/31/2014 00:22 | #120833
Good list, good order for the Beatle albums
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From joathome 04/23/2014 14:41 | #109840
Excellent Chart !!!
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babyBlueSedan 04/12/2014 16:45 | #109102
babyBlueSedan 04/12/2014 16:45 | #109102
Tha La's is an alright, nothing's ever stood out to me besides There She Goes though. I much prefer Pulp, which should probably be on my chart.
Pretty good chart you got here. There's a lot of poppy British albums I don't care for, but there's a lot of classics here that I like too.
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seacowphil 09/27/2013 00:19 | #86919
seacowphil 09/27/2013 00:19 | #86919
Good list.It may seem kinda safe, but I guess that just shows the overall greatness of the typical albums that everyone has on their lists.
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From KinkyAfro 04/07/2013 10:20 | #71731
The La's album does keep creeping up the more I listen to it, not heard it for such a long time it isn't higher as the ones above ive played a lot more, it is a work of genius though!
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From KinkyAfro 03/27/2013 19:28 | #70209
Great list, never got into coldplay but the rest is very much to my tastes, some excellent choices.
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
