Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Jamie 
- Chart updated: 09/17/2021 12:15
- (Created: 07/29/2017 19:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"I'm trapped inside the ghetto and I ain't proud to admit it / Institutionalized, I keep runnin' back for a visit"
[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
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2015
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30,557
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"Fade, made to fade / Passion's overrated anyway"
[First added to this chart: 06/28/2020]
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1998
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9,876
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"And tonight you take the stage / You wear a dress of blood and lace / You left a stain where you have kneeled / But Collie, you're still invisible"
[First added to this chart: 03/11/2021]
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1996
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3,692
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"The wall on which the prophets wrote is cracking at the seams / Upon the instruments of death the sunlight brightly gleams"
[First added to this chart: 06/28/2020]
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1969
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27,946
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5. (=)
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"And outta all the colors that'll fill up the skies / You got green on your mind, I can see it in your eyes"
[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
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2010
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22,332
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"You dream of walls that hold us imprisoned / It's just a skull, least that's what they call it / And we're free to roam"
[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
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2016
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12,494
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"Now there's a look in your eyes / Like black holes in the sky / Shine on you crazy diamond"
[First added to this chart: 06/29/2019]
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1975
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44,235
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"Rosalie / We've been talking all summer / Picking the straw from our clothes / See how the breeze has softened / Everything pauses in the night"
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1975
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7,803
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"Pots with cocaine residue / Every day I'm hustlin' / What else is a thug to do / When you eatin' cheese from the government?"
[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
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2012
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22,024
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"My back to the wall / A victim of laughing chance / This is for me / The essence of true romance"
[First added to this chart: 09/17/2021]
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1977
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9,223
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kanye West | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Massive Attack | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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51 | 51% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 36 from 66th to 30thLow by David Bowie |
| Up 25 from 65th to 40thThe Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles |
| Up 17 from 36th to 19thVelocity : Design : Comfort by Sweet Trip |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 33 from 38th to 71stDoolittle by Pixies |
| Down 18 from 55th to 73rd★ [Blackstar] by David Bowie |
| Down 17 from 71st to 88thPiñata by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib |
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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 16:48 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,094 | 85/100 | |
| 09/19/2021 19:56 |  AlvaroIesus | 74 | 77/100 | |
| 09/17/2021 16:46 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
| 12/12/2019 01:10 |  Lukeanaderdude | 237 | 91/100 | |
| 10/18/2019 00:08 | blueandthemoon | 25 | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 10% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.9/100, a mean average of 90.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.7.
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LedZep 05/22/2019 08:22 | #236528
LedZep 05/22/2019 08:22 | #236528
Cool chart, so many great indie and hip hop choices! It is a bit predictable, but that's because those are all excellent albums so it makes sense you like them. And so do I.
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DommeDamian 10/30/2018 20:13 | #223613
DommeDamian 10/30/2018 20:13 | #223613
TPAB imo is a bit overrated, but that doesn't change the fact that we have 18 artists and 16 albums in common + your chart is great.
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andy_hunter 07/09/2018 12:26 | #217973
andy_hunter 07/09/2018 12:26 | #217973
Nice blend of genres.
The Top 10 is awesome!
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C_Krug2009 03/19/2018 22:56 | #211302
C_Krug2009 03/19/2018 22:56 | #211302
Great rap choices
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Azbest2000 09/10/2017 09:37 | #197693
Interestic chart I liked the diversity in this. Tired of seeing all the Beatles discography in every chart.
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