Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by The_Captain 
This chart is based off of albums that I currently own and have listened to extensively. Mostly old school stuff, with a tinge of the newer era of music. No country or jazz albums, as I'm not a huge fan of either.
- Chart updated: 10/18/2011 19:47
- (Created: 10/18/2011 19:47).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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The entries in this chart have a zero rank score because the chart has not been updated within the last ten years (points from overall charts are decayed over a ten year period).
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1973
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59,225
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1971
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38,301
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1966
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48,954
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1982
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16,320
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1966
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1967
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42,782
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1972
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19,524
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1979
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30,397
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1965
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26,786
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1968
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 33% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 33% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 13% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 13% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 5% | |
| Kanye West | 2 | 5% | |
| U2 | 1 | 3% | |
| The Strokes | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/10/2018 17:19 | jeffrey-hodgson | 50 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2017 22:55 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2016 09:14 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2015 08:21 | vruslov | 582 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2015 23:59 | Pegleg | 15 | 83/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 83.4/100, a mean average of 81.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 5.8.
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From jeffrey-hodgson 10/10/2018 17:20 | #222325
Pretty good list, sgt pepper and exile are too high, not a fan of kanye west or arcade fire, but otherwise pretty good
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From vruslov 03/05/2015 08:21 | #136177
excellent rating
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From Pegleg 02/08/2015 00:01 | #134323
Great list. There are so many albums that I love on here!
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From vruslov 10/11/2014 08:18 | #123976
good chart!
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From BazGarner 03/25/2014 16:44 | #107477
a couple of different choices at the end
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From bruno74200 11/13/2011 12:51 | #30518
Well not too bad
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Pixies | |
| 20. The Cure |
