Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
Glitterboiii 
A chart that I hope reflects my tastes to the best of my ability.
- Chart updated: 04/17/2023 03:15
- (Created: 07/15/2017 22:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Genre: Jazz Fusion
[First added to this chart: 06/02/2019]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,563
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“Yesterday I woke up sucking on a lemon”
Genre: Experimental Post-Rocktronica [First added to this chart: 08/27/2017]
Genre: Experimental Post-Rocktronica [First added to this chart: 08/27/2017]
Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
Rank Score:
40,633
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“Did you exchange,
A walk on part in the war,
For a lead role in a cage?”
Genre: Experimental Progressive Art Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
A walk on part in the war,
For a lead role in a cage?”
Genre: Experimental Progressive Art Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
Rank Score:
43,710
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“Ambition makes you look pretty ugly,
Kicking, squealing Gucci little piggy”
Genre: Alternative Art Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
Kicking, squealing Gucci little piggy”
Genre: Alternative Art Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
62,094
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“And then one day you find ten years have got behind you,
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun”
Genre: Progressive Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun”
Genre: Progressive Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
58,545
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“Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice,
In the church where a wedding has been,
Lives in a dream,
Waits at the window, wearing the face
That she keeps in a jar by the door,
Who is it for”
Genre: Psychedelic Pop Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
In the church where a wedding has been,
Lives in a dream,
Waits at the window, wearing the face
That she keeps in a jar by the door,
Who is it for”
Genre: Psychedelic Pop Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
48,089
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“You're asking me will my love grow,
I don't know, I don't know”
Genre: Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
I don't know, I don't know”
Genre: Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
55,758
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Comments:
“I'd love to turn you on”
Genre: Psychedelic Art Pop-Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
Genre: Psychedelic Art Pop-Rock [First added to this chart: 07/20/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
Rank Score:
42,165
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“So why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the street,
When gang banging make me kill a nigga blacker than me?
Hypocrite!”
Genre: Experimental Conscious Jazz Rap [First added to this chart: 06/18/2018]
When gang banging make me kill a nigga blacker than me?
Hypocrite!”
Genre: Experimental Conscious Jazz Rap [First added to this chart: 06/18/2018]
Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
Rank Score:
30,337
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“Because we separate,
Like ripples on a blank shore”
Genre: Experimental Art Pop Rock [First added to this chart: 06/01/2019]
Like ripples on a blank shore”
Genre: Experimental Art Pop Rock [First added to this chart: 06/01/2019]
Year of Release:
2007
Appears in:
Rank Score:
42,451
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1970s | 26 | 26% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 99th to 96thClose To The Edge by Yes |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 96th to 97thLow by David Bowie |
| Down 1 from 97th to 98thCloser by Joy Division |
| Down 1 from 98th to 99thInnervisions by Stevie Wonder |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
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m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 06/24/2025 07:21 |  seb7 | 114 | 91/100 | |
| 03/20/2025 15:23 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 10/19/2023 12:12 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 | |
| 10/19/2023 08:39 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 | |
| 01/17/2023 04:15 | Johnnyo | 2,586 | 80/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.1/100, a mean average of 81.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 20.1.
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From Johnnyo 01/17/2023 04:15 | #292950
Really, really good chart.
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Larcx13 10/12/2022 11:23 | #290394
Larcx13 10/12/2022 11:23 | #290394
I like this chart. I usually prefer a little more variety in that top 10, but you got Silent Way #1, that's dope.
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From Moondance 10/12/2022 08:54 | #290391
Sorry, but I find this chart a bit boring and lacking personality. It's like the best of the best of BEA members charts. When I look at user charts I am always hoping to be 'surprised' (at least a little) and to trigger my inquisitive nature to explore a previously unheard of artist or album. No surprises here, unfortunately.
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From leniad 04/07/2022 01:35 | #283882
53 albums in common, great
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From leniad 03/20/2022 06:03 | #283066
excellent taste man, im really glad someone enter as number 1 In a Silent Way, is my favorite jazz album with a love supreme also your other picks are top
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From Larcx13 07/31/2020 10:56 | #256499
Larcx13 07/31/2020 10:56 | #256499
I really like your list. I just never understand why Kendrick is so high...
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StefanR10 06/14/2020 19:23 | #253533
StefanR10 06/14/2020 19:23 | #253533
It is a good rating i find it ok. Nothing really surprises me. Albums in common and when that is your taste i give you 85 points.
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From 
ForegroundNoise 11/05/2019 17:05 | #244467
ForegroundNoise 11/05/2019 17:05 | #244467
Much better than when I last visited!! So glad to see a much more honest mix, some notes would give this a perfect score from me!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Timooosterink 11/05/2019 10:25 | #244462
Really nice chart!
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From 
doubleA 10/02/2019 14:21 | #243307
doubleA 10/02/2019 14:21 | #243307
"A chart that I hope reflects my tastes to the best of my ability." Man, I hoped that too. I can see an effort behind this, hand picking quotes for every record. Some personal picks like Takk and A Crow Looked at Me shows some thought, preference and character, but otherwise I cannot get that behind this chart that much. As many others have said, a vast majority here is so close to the overall chart it almost feels a bit dry. I still appreciate the chart and want to believe that the intro description clangs true, but at the moment I can't totally see it.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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