Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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wooolf 
My (evolving) top albums list.
- Chart updated: 05/29/2020 22:45
- (Created: 08/22/2017 15:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Raw, nutty and exciting!
(my first and favorite Pixies album was the combination mini-album Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim) [First added to this chart: 09/11/2017]
(my first and favorite Pixies album was the combination mini-album Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim) [First added to this chart: 09/11/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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12,060
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Timeless classic..
[First added to this chart: 08/24/2017]
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1973
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58,506
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C-c-c-c-c-co-caaaaine!!
[First added to this chart: 08/24/2017]
Year of Release:
2000
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2,862
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Modern psyche rock 70s style
[First added to this chart: 08/24/2017]
Year of Release:
2014
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1,296
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Modern classic rock
[First added to this chart: 08/24/2017]
Year of Release:
2014
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8,668
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Retro sounds chillout
[First added to this chart: 08/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1998
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6,717
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Top indie rock classic
[First added to this chart: 08/30/2017]
Year of Release:
2000
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1,958
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Still my favorite Radiohead album..
[First added to this chart: 09/02/2017]
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1995
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28,204
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..but a close call :)
[First added to this chart: 08/28/2017]
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1997
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62,116
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Another classic pop-rock album
[First added to this chart: 08/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1994
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14,496
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 38 | 38% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Queens Of The Stone Age | 2 | 2% | |
| Alvvays | 2 | 2% | |
| The Breeders | 1 | 1% | |
| Robbing Millions | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 4 from 39th to 43rdClor by Clor |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18thFlying Microtonal Banana by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19thLight Up Gold by Parquet Courts |
| New entries |
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| Portishead by Portishead |
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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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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/20/2025 22:12 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 01/02/2025 14:33 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 02/24/2020 03:01 | HotZappsBoogaloo | 77 | 81/100 | |
| 02/19/2020 15:42 |  sageamagoo | 236 | 92/100 | |
| 02/12/2020 08:32 |  Boltzmann | 246 | 79/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.7/100, a mean average of 82.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.4.
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sssvnnn 10/26/2022 14:45 | #290815
sssvnnn 10/26/2022 14:45 | #290815
Very interesting chart with a lot albums I don´t know.
I´ll sure check out some of your hidden gems.
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Purplepash 11/30/2017 04:45 | #202359
Purplepash 11/30/2017 04:45 | #202359
I'm not much into the electonic music but the fact we have the same #1, and King Gizz, Parquet Courts, Kiss Me..., and dEUS etc makes this a great chart.
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LedZep 10/21/2017 12:41 | #199873
LedZep 10/21/2017 12:41 | #199873
So nice. Like all the King Gizzard inclusions!
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bobbyb5 09/11/2017 22:24 | #197821
bobbyb5 09/11/2017 22:24 | #197821
Seba!! Roni Size!! Noisia!!!
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dihansse 09/11/2017 17:23 | #197813
dihansse 09/11/2017 17:23 | #197813
Very good chart: will have to check out Robbing Millions
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