Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by KevinTurvey 
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:46
- (Created: 03/06/2008 22:17).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Depeche Mode | 5 | 25% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 25% | |
| John Cale | 2 | 10% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 5% | |
| Scott Walker | 1 | 5% | |
| Tori Amos | 1 | 5% | |
| Tom Waits | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/10/2015 10:24 |  calsper | 646 | 71/100 | |
| 08/26/2013 10:34 |  sssvnnn | 2,873 | 83/100 | |
| 10/23/2011 08:12 | Johnnyo | 2,575 | 80/100 | |
| 07/13/2011 14:09 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 | |
| 12/03/2009 23:53 |  The Gollux | 1,009 | 67/100 |
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(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 69.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 15.1.
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sssvnnn 08/26/2013 10:34 | #84529
good but short
A bit one dimensional for my tastes I'm afraid.
RaineyWins 12/04/2009 07:15 | #7418
Tom Waits, closing time does deserve to be this high
AleJohnMari 11/14/2008 23:06 | #1745
David Bowie is great, but he can't be this great ;-)
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