Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 06/18/2024 16:45
- (Created: 06/18/2017 00:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2017]
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1975
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20,245
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1968
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15,885
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2017]
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1966
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48,094
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2017]
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1963
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12,720
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2017]
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1959
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21,566
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2017]
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1966
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24,474
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2017]
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1968
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5,603
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2017]
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1979
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905
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2017]
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1986
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10,621
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2017]
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2002
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16,720
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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 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1970s | 37 | 37% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 7 | 7% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Van Morrison | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 93rd to 91stThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Up 2 from 58th to 56thSongs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder |
| Up 2 from 41st to 39thKid A by Radiohead |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 56th to 58thThe Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
| Down 2 from 90th to 92ndHouses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 1 from 27th to 28thTonight's The Night by Neil Young |
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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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| 03/20/2025 22:10 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 06/18/2024 11:21 | stangetzaway | 175 | 89/100 | |
| 06/18/2024 09:24 |  ffudnebbuh | 653 | 91/100 | |
| 11/22/2023 21:16 |  C_Krug2009 | 140 | 82/100 | |
| 11/22/2023 20:21 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 |
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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 89.4/100, a mean average of 88.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.0.
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From C_Krug2009 11/22/2023 21:18 | #300105
C_Krug2009 11/22/2023 21:18 | #300105
If you like Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap is considered his best work. Has maybe 2-3 songs that are ok but really it’s a great mixtape.
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From areminder 10/24/2022 06:46 | #290755
Great picks for 100 best album. Van Morrison has to be one of the best voices of all time
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From Moondance 10/23/2022 22:14 | #290743
Cool chart oh fellow Dylan admirer and appreciator of the 60's/70's! Interesting that post 1975 Dylan doesn't make the grade. Glad to see Carole & Cat make the list - at the time they were groundbreaking artists/albums.
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From craab 02/19/2022 06:43 | #281518
Awesome chart! And, I feel like I have a really similar musical palate to you. Wow. Enjoyed viewing this a lot.
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From BraddlesHendo 12/27/2020 05:25 | #263254
Some great classics new and old. Some cool Jazz
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StefanR10 12/26/2020 17:55 | #263237
StefanR10 12/26/2020 17:55 | #263237
Some classics here that is the taste i appreciate.
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From Rivera 12/26/2020 12:25 | #263223
Outstanding chart!
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From pctrooper 09/23/2019 05:34 | #242952
Really swell chart. Full of great songwriters.
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From Pretender 09/25/2017 05:31 | #198698
Get a feeling you felt more when young, discovering Beatles (and others), and that later, new music, don't reach in all the way? I have had a decade like that. Only read then. Now music grips me again. I guess it's the love for my kids boosting it.
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JulianR 08/15/2017 19:37 | #196084
JulianR 08/15/2017 19:37 | #196084
Excellent choices!
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