Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by jon5417 
- Chart updated: 03/23/2021 20:45
- (Created: 04/04/2017 19:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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55,824
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,079
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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37,741
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2017]
Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
9,297
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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4,558
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2017]
Year of Release:
2003
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11,288
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1994
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7,170
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
17,335
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9. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2017]
Year of Release:
2001
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27,732
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2017]
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2004
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7,244
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 34 | 34% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 9 | 9% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Green Day | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 43rd to 42ndThriller by Michael Jackson |
| Up 1 from 42nd to 41stBorn To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
| Up 1 from 41st to 40thOdessey And Oracle by The Zombies |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 32 from 11th to 43rdOracular Spectacular by MGMT |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2025 17:24 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 03/11/2022 18:51 | adbrack1988 | 25 | 97/100 | |
| 02/28/2021 21:13 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 02/27/2021 23:03 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 | |
| 02/27/2021 14:56 | Rivera | 49 | 98/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 9% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.1/100, a mean average of 85.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 17.0.
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From Rivera 02/27/2021 14:57 | #266746
Really great choices. Well done!
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From Johnnyo 02/27/2021 14:26 | #266741
Very nice chart
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From Guigou 01/15/2021 18:56 | #264469
Nice, I like it !
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From Szyfman 04/21/2020 17:50 | #250324
Fantastic selection, will explore it a lot.
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WildHorses 07/19/2018 13:29 | #218492
WildHorses 07/19/2018 13:29 | #218492
Here are most of the bands I grew up with. Curious to see the rest.
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LedZep 06/27/2018 15:35 | #217381
LedZep 06/27/2018 15:35 | #217381
Well there's just about everything here, which is good! And looks very much like my first chart haha.
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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. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 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. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
