Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
paladisiac 
These are my all-time favorites. (i imagine i've listened to at least 7,000 albums in my lifetime, probably more.) There will be duplicates by artist because there are artists of which i love the output of. This is only self-truth. The album rating of #100 = 83 (BEA 85).
To view my favorite ~5,000 albums of all-time, follow my charts as so: after this overall top 100, look for my charts that start "top albums", which currently span from #101-900. After that, look for my charts that start "top 65r albums" (albums BEA-rated 65). There are "top 65r charts" from #1-#1000. These "65 rated" albums follow the overall chart. So in review, my top ~1900 can be followed starting with the "overall top 100", then the "top albums" charts from #101-900, then the "top 65r albums" from #001-1000.
I started creating chart in BEA in 2011.
* UPDATE: 01/26/2023: Re-evaluating my top 1600+ albums of all-time. Made it through my top 140, so little chance lower ranked albums will shoot up into my top 100.
- Chart updated: 02/22/2023 03:45
- (Created: 11/07/2011 23:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,889
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
Year of Release:
1984
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15,949
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
Year of Release:
1993
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17,558
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
Year of Release:
1982
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16,134
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
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1995
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14,769
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
Year of Release:
1970
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12,048
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
Year of Release:
2005
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1,673
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]
Year of Release:
2010
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22,784
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2011]
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1994
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9,194
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2011]
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1984
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7,889
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1990s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2000s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Genesis | 10 | 10% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 4 | 4% | |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 3% | |
| Janet Jackson | 3 | 3% | |
| Pearl Jam | 3 | 3% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/25/2025 21:51 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2022 05:09 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2022 10:37 |  joedec | 71 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2021 14:24 |  ssteve | 207 | 92/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2021 20:57 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.5/100, a mean average of 81.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 11.8.
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From Moondance 12/08/2022 05:12 | #291832
Very personal chart - what with 11 Genesis albums (at the time of my rating). I kind of prefer charts that are a bit more expansive & risky. Only 1 album outside the North America/UK bubble - happens to be Australian, so kudos for that.
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From joedec 08/25/2022 10:37 | #288912
joedec 08/25/2022 10:37 | #288912
Excellent list
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From leniad 08/31/2021 20:57 | #273143
wow 11 genesis albums
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From pctrooper 10/07/2019 23:54 | #243508
Can never have too much Genesis in a chart.
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Julelios 12/03/2018 09:41 | #226074
Julelios 12/03/2018 09:41 | #226074
Nice chart !
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From saltysurprise 10/30/2018 16:01 | #223599
Cool and personal chart, had to take away points for all the Genesis though.
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From Reppu1976 07/19/2018 22:11 | #218506
Very personal chart
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C_Krug2009 06/14/2018 15:55 | #216734
C_Krug2009 06/14/2018 15:55 | #216734
Not my taste but I think you understand what music is
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From Jaymantheman 05/10/2018 04:03 | #214519
As a huge Genesis fan myself in the 80's, I understand! I understand! I went from Genesis to The Cure to Radiohead to Wilco in my forward flow of favourites. Very similar tastes, as if you check my 70's and 80's and 90's decade charts, there is a very serious similarity...
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From panapsal 05/09/2018 17:47 | #214495
very nice chart..... strange to see Janet Jackson.....!!
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