Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by MoneyBeGreen 
- Chart updated: 09/08/2024 17:15
- (Created: 01/03/2017 17:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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96.7
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Year of Release:
1988
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10,192
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96.0
A [First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
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Year of Release:
1986
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33,875
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95.4
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Year of Release:
1989
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26,156
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94.7
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Year of Release:
1989
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31,586
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92.5
A- [First added to this chart: 05/04/2017]
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Year of Release:
1980
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27,581
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Year of Release:
1980
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15,176
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92.0
A- [First added to this chart: 08/28/2020]
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Year of Release:
1988
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894
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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 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 4 | 4% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kanye West | 6 | 6% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 3 | 3% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 2% | |
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57 | 57% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 14 from 15th to 1stMarquee Moon by Television |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 1st to 2ndSoundtracks For The Blind by Swans |
| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rdClose To The Edge by Yes |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thTrout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
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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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| ! | 05/30/2025 13:45 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2024 21:51 |  flamingyesdept | 103 | 84/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2024 15:48 |  ffudnebbuh | 654 | 91/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2024 14:01 |  Tamthebam | 649 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2023 05:14 |  Applerill | 974 | 75/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.8/100, a mean average of 90.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.9.
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From flamingyesdept 02/22/2024 21:52 | #302153
flamingyesdept 02/22/2024 21:52 | #302153
Great list - always happy to see Close To The Edge at #1!
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From Johnnyo 01/02/2023 14:10 | #292423
Very good chart
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ExTeaSea 07/05/2022 02:01 | #287105
ExTeaSea 07/05/2022 02:01 | #287105
Refreshingly different chart! Love it. Many picks that you don't normally see. Protomartyrs most recent nice!
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From leniad 01/05/2021 21:34 | #263878
I want to recommend you 5 Albums in Spanish
1- Dynamo - Soda Stereo
2- Bocanada - Gustavo Cerati
3- Artaud - Pescado Rabioso
4- Caifanes Vol II - Caifanes
5- La Grasa de las Capitales - Seru Giran
great chart!!
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Ledgin72 09/30/2019 13:36 | #243228
Ledgin72 09/30/2019 13:36 | #243228
Good stuff!
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Paule 03/05/2019 08:50 | #233086
Paule 03/05/2019 08:50 | #233086
Great! Can't go wrong with this chart!
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From bluesbrew82 01/30/2019 20:32 | #231007
Every time I see that cover for The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle I have to listen to it. Thanks! Also, I just realized I forgot to jam it in my chart somewhere. I have some construction to do myself.
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From jeffrey-hodgson 10/13/2018 03:02 | #222460
decent list with some misfires
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flyingcitrus 03/07/2018 18:39 | #210327
flyingcitrus 03/07/2018 18:39 | #210327
Phenomenal. When I finish redoing mine I think it'll look pretty similar.
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Boltzmann 03/07/2018 17:20 | #210323
Boltzmann 03/07/2018 17:20 | #210323
Nice work, plenty of variation which I don't often see on this site. The picks are not very daring though. Aside from that, great chart.
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