Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by micah88800

These are albums I have spent literally years of my life obsessing over, so this chart is obviously subjective. Still, they are albums I believe are of the highest possible quality. I'm going to attempt to write a small review/comment on every album and what it means to me. I've noticed some of these albums having aged a bit for me, so I'm going to start updating this more often to reflect my current tastes.

• Chart updated: 04/30/2021 23:15
• (Created: 12/01/2016 19:20).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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40. (35) 5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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This album is #1 on Rolling Stones list of "500 Greatest albums of all time", and I have no problem with that. People talk about albums that stand the test of time and I can think of no better record than Sgt. Peppers. In 2018, it still sounds relatively modern. Before this record, the Beatles were still the moptop pop singers (much love to that era though), but this record ushered in a more mature experimental Beatles. Post-Revolver Beatles changed the musical landscape forever.

Favorites: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, A Day in the Life [First added to this chart: 12/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,498 charts

Rank Score:

43,143

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,596 votes)

Comments:

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43. (40) 3

The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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One of the first "indie" rock records of all time. This album oozes with experimentation and I love it. There are so many great tracks and moments to dig into here. Big hits like "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Back in the USSR" keep it commercially viable, but it really shines on the lesser known tracks that litter its 2 disks like "Rockie Raccon", "I Will", and "Sexy Sadie". Maybe the best Beatles record overall, certainly belongs in that conversation [First added to this chart: 12/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,955 charts

Rank Score:

37,210

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,828 votes)

Comments:

342

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Country	Albums	%
	31	62%
	15	30%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

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100/100  !	05/03/2021 04:43	mjp11	36	96/100
100/100  !	05/02/2021 20:25	jnfbn	310	96/100
90/100  !	12/08/2020 08:01	DriftingOrpheus	78	91/100
100/100  !	05/19/2020 22:50	Rhyner	1,457	99/100
90/100  !	05/19/2020 18:45	desh79	1,278	93/100

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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.6/100, a mean average of 92.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 93.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.9.

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From DriftingOrpheus 12/08/2020 08:02 | #262251

We have a lot in common! The National and Vampire Weekend are certainly two of my favorite artists of this generation!

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From 911Turbo 05/19/2020 13:22 | #251728

great list-reviewing it was a joy.
love your descriptions.
absolute 100/100.

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From martinjaa 04/08/2020 04:19 | #249655

Loved your list. Good job!

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From Thad 11/13/2019 17:43 | #244778

I love some of these albums, overall it does seem a bit bland to me though. Very good #1.

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From Keatownrodriguez 05/06/2019 19:40 | #235916

Great chart, glad to see someone appreciating Congratulations by MGMT

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From DommeDamian 12/02/2018 19:53 | #226055

Magnificent.

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From LedZep 03/22/2018 23:37 | #211521

Fantastic picks, love the number one!

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From SamNassiri98 03/04/2018 19:17 | #210096

Good chart although a bit too one-dimensional... (Maybe check out my charts?)

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