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.
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Top 71 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 1 | 1% | |
| King Crimson | 1 | 1% | |
| The Roots | 1 | 1% | |
| Soundgarden | 1 | 1% | |
| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 1 | 1% | |
| Sly & The Family Stone | 1 | 1% | |
| The Strokes | 1 | 1% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/15/2025 17:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 125 | 99/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2023 22:49 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2023 15:12 |  AAL2014 | 163 | 92/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2022 02:06 |  HoldenM | 480 | 95/100 |
| ! | 10/20/2021 22:19 |  Rhyner | 1,454 | 99/100 |
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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.
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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.
This is a very good chart and I particularly like the time that you have dedicated to explaining why each album qualifies.
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!!
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