Top 71 Greatest Music Albums
by indieshins

UPDATE 2022: Slowly going through the process of updating this chart - I thought I'd do that rather than create an entirely new one. This new chart will hopefully give a more complete picture of my musical tastes and the development of it since I first made this chart. I hope to have a good variety of eras and genres, and a good mix of objective and subjective picks.

I have two sides to my musical identity: first, left-field, experimental, artsy, alternative, cerebral. Second, accessible, catchy, fun, possibly mainstream (though not necessarily). Often, a favourite album will have elements of both. In any case, I intend to represent both sides amply here.

Notes will be added gradually over time.

• Chart updated: 04/12/2024 07:15
• (Created: 06/08/2017 04:40).
• Chart size: 71 albums.

• Summary
• Composition
• Ratings
• Favourites
• Comments
• Your feedback

View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.

This chart is currently filtered to only show albums from The Beatles. (Remove this filter)

Sort by

• Overall Rank
• Num. Charts
• Avg. Rating
• Num. Ratings
• Release Date
• Title
• Artist

12. (=)

The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

There was a time when my chart wouldn't have had a Beatles album, but that was in my "they're overrated" days. Now, they're just as close to my heart as ever. This is my favourite. I loved how they came out of their psychedelic period still able to write weird and wonderful songs, popping with witty instrumental parts and characteristically catchy melodies. It doesn't hurt that it's their longest album. As with most doubles, there's some filler here, but somehow, the lesser songs become a part of a larger experience that is absolutely irresistible. I love this album to death, and it's still what I put when I need a Beatles fix. [First added to this chart: 06/09/2017]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,946 charts

Rank Score:

37,470

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,821 votes)

Comments:

342

Total albums: 1. Page 1 of 1

Top 71 Greatest Music Albums composition

Country	Albums	%
	45	63%
	16	23%
	4	6%
	2	3%
	2	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 71 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Top 71 Greatest Music Albums similar charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Top 60 Greatest Music Albums	teacherman	Overall chart	2011
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	hunbug	Overall chart	2016
Top 31 Greatest Music Albums	42pt-Futura	Overall chart	2019
Top 70 Greatest Music Albums	VirtualMuffin	Overall chart	2017
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	Epicpenguin13	Overall chart	2015
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums	VeVt	Overall chart	2024
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	archiemf	Overall chart	2024
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	mattybennettpop	Overall chart	2015
Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	velouria123	Overall chart	2011
My Personal Favorite Breakthrough Album from Each Year	henrygreen0203	Custom chart	2017

Top 71 Greatest Music Albums similarity to your chart(s)

Top 71 Greatest Music Albums ratings

Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 15 ratings for this chart.

Sort by

• Rating
• Date updated
• Member

Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
100/100  !	01/15/2025 17:38	Exist-en-ciel	125	99/100
80/100  !	03/18/2023 22:49	Moondance	476	85/100
95/100  !	03/18/2023 15:12	AAL2014	163	92/100
100/100  !	09/11/2022 02:06	HoldenM	479	95/100
95/100  !	10/20/2021 22:19	Rhyner	1,454	99/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.6/100, a mean average of 92.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.6.

• Related links:
• Top charts

Top 71 Greatest Music Albums favourites

Showing all 1 members who have added this chart as a favourite

AAL2014

Top 71 Greatest Music Albums comments

Showing all 3 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  

80/100

From Moondance 03/18/2023 22:51 | #295157

Cool chart - cool comments. Continue to enjoy your adventure through the amazing albums of the past 60+ years. Looking forward to seeing you complete a top 100.

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

From Johnnyo 04/15/2018 06:41 | #212904

This is a very good chart and I particularly like the time that you have dedicated to explaining why each album qualifies.

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

100/100

From ForegroundNoise 10/24/2017 08:19 | #200011

Love the unique picks with the comments to justify them, what I look for in a great chart!!

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Your feedback for Top 71 Greatest Music Albums

Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!