Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by
sgraham1990 
For the sake of a more diverse chart, I limited myself to one album per artist. Also, I've decided to not include soundtrack albums on this list. Other than that, enjoy the chart! Comments are appreciated!
- Chart updated: 07/08/2021 05:15
- (Created: 10/10/2011 05:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Anyway, thanks for checking out my chart; hope you enjoyed it. Or if you happen to be viewing this in descending order, get ready to view one of the most amazing charts you'll likely ever lay eyes upon. [First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 1% | |
| Josh Groban | 1 | 1% | |
| Weezer | 1 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
| Kenny Chesney | 1 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 10 from 23rd to 13thHome by Dixie Chicks |
| Up 2 from 18th to 16thThe Stranger by Billy Joel |
| Up 2 from 14th to 12thUntitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 16th to 27thThe Road Less Traveled by George Strait |
| Down 7 from 11th to 18thCentury Child by Nightwish |
| Down 2 from 12th to 14thIn The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/07/2016 15:12 | 974 | 75/100 | |
| ! | 10/09/2015 14:45 | luis721 | 173 | 93/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2015 02:51 | GthanSwagson | 15 | 97/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2014 06:28 | 79 | 84/100 | |
| ! | 12/03/2014 14:15 | BraddlesHendo | 497 | 91/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.7/100, a mean average of 85.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.8.
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Amazing chart! I love the amount of different artists and genres.
Man! What an Amazing chart!
It's been about a month already that i discovered this website and i'm having such a pleasure on this that a cannot explain! Mostly of the times I agree with the albums places in here, and your chart gave me such a good feeling that I had to leave this message here.
Some artists in your list, I don't have enough knowledge to make an opinion to.
I really beginning on this but I wish you can take a look on my chart, and see how it goes, and maybe leave a message for me. Hope also, to show you more about brazilian music, and it's history behind.
Was very nice again.. Thanks!!
Great descriptive choices just a couple of albums I don't like so much
great variety!
Some very good picks and thanks for the personal notes.
Good Chart, sorry I´m no Country fan.
Really nice chart! Great diversity. Regarding your comment for "In the Wee Small hours", its much easier to stay up past 4 than to get up before 4, i think!
I´m sorry to say the more I studied your chart the less I like the country picks on it. 5 extra points for Woody Guthrie.
What a great chart! Lots of classics mixed with underdogs that aren't as recognized on this site. I like that you added some country music especially.
I like your style and I like your picks: Some brilliant classics and some very personal, nameless albums.
Not a fan of some of the albums, but it's so diverse and the album descriptions are great. Nice dc talk and jacks mannequin additions
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