Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by adbrack1988 
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, your opinion, man."
-The dude
- Chart updated: 11/23/2024 05:45
- (Created: 05/16/2017 02:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Favorite tracks:
1. Gun Street Girl
2. Big Black Mariah
3. Anywhere I Lay My Head [First added to this chart: 12/27/2017]
1. Gun Street Girl
2. Big Black Mariah
3. Anywhere I Lay My Head [First added to this chart: 12/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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11,463
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Favorite track: Have A Drink On Me
[First added to this chart: 05/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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10,004
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Favorite track: Battery
[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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12,494
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Favorite track: Panama
[First added to this chart: 06/23/2023]
Year of Release:
1984
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2,150
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1984
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3,954
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Favorite track: She Bangs The Drums
[First added to this chart: 11/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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22,384
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Total albums: 6. Page 1 of 1
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 42 | 42% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 12 from 15th to 3rdL.A. Woman by The Doors |
| Up 3 from 44th to 41stMachine Head by Deep Purple |
| Up 2 from 42nd to 40thOne Size Fits All by Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 39th to 42ndThey Want My Soul by Spoon |
| Down 2 from 13th to 15thThe Battle Of Los Angeles by Rage Against The Machine |
| Down 2 from 41st to 43rdAja by Steely Dan |
| New entries |
|---|
| Powerslave by Iron Maiden |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes |
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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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| 03/16/2025 11:57 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 01/06/2025 09:54 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 | |
| 11/28/2023 08:51 |  rambleon80 | 7 | 95/100 | |
| 07/03/2023 15:11 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 | |
| 07/03/2023 09:51 |  RevolverCB72 | 81 | 83/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 13% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.4/100, a mean average of 87.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.0.
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From Tamthebam 07/03/2023 15:13 | #297926
Tamthebam 07/03/2023 15:13 | #297926
Absolutely Fantastic chart nearly half of it from the 70's ... I can't argue with that as it's my fave decade
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From Johnnyo 07/03/2023 09:26 | #297923
Pretty awesome chart. Great stuff
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From leniad 06/29/2022 06:56 | #286774
like it
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CharlieBarley 05/08/2020 23:05 | #251075
CharlieBarley 05/08/2020 23:05 | #251075
Very good chart man. I like the classic rock too. 70's is my favourite decade too.
Good to see you picked Dead Flowers as one of your fav Stones songs.
Good number one. Looks like you know what you like but are maybe willing to explore other genres too.
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From cabvo 03/16/2020 14:16 | #248785
Must say we probably have the same tastes in music. Great chart!!
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From pctrooper 01/08/2020 20:40 | #246580
Very fun chart. If you haven't before, I recommend maybe checking out some more underground 70's rock music like Yes, King Crimson, etc. based on your tastes... or maybe even more obscure stuff like Steamhammer or Curved Air (some of my favorites). Just thought I 'd give some recs, in case you may have overlooked some less prominent artists. I do enjoy your picks quite a lot though, especially Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy :)
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ForegroundNoise 07/13/2019 14:44 | #239436
ForegroundNoise 07/13/2019 14:44 | #239436
I like how you're upfront about your biases in a way that's refreshingly honest for this site. Love the picks so far, would be great to see some notes to why you picked these albums!
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From vancevisuals 07/04/2019 14:46 | #238915
18 albums in common. Agree with your opinion of the 70s best decade for music!
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gidgidi 07/04/2019 09:19 | #238898
gidgidi 07/04/2019 09:19 | #238898
Great rock chart, you got some great choices
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JulianR 01/16/2018 22:05 | #205836
JulianR 01/16/2018 22:05 | #205836
Nice stuff! I've gotta say, I think Led Zep I is their best honestly, but I share your sentiment that it's all opinion at that point. They're both pretty rockin'
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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 |
