Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by BoxFL

Songs are rated separately, semi-randomly, and placed into numerical tiers (from 0.5 to 5.0, at 0.25 intervals). Song ratings determine an album rating, which includes length of tracks as a variable.

The rating system is curved based on a golden ratio distribution, and forced-fit to eliminate any skew.

Important to note that songs are scored based solely on the pure sonic utility- that is, 100% subjective. I also tend to ignore lyrics, unless they are noticeably good or noticeably bad.

• Chart updated: 03/03/2025 15:15
• (Created: 09/19/2017 20:57).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Weezer (Blue Album) 

 Weezer

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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2017]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,484 charts

Rank Score:

14,751

Rank in 1994:

4

Rank in 1990s:

16

Overall Rank:

83

Average Rating:

 84 (1,953 votes)

Comments:

140

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Selling England By The Pound 

 Genesis

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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,006 charts

Rank Score:

10,575

Rank in 1973:

4

Rank in 1970s:

33

Overall Rank:

124

Average Rating:

 84 (1,269 votes)

Comments:

94

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Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2017]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,311 charts

Rank Score:

30,786

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,645 votes)

Comments:

188

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Band On The Run 

 Paul McCartney & Wings

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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

826 charts

Rank Score:

6,452

Rank in 1973:

7

Rank in 1970s:

58

Overall Rank:

251

Average Rating:

 82 (1,041 votes)

Comments:

80

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Is This It 

 The Strokes

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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2017]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,468 charts

Rank Score:

28,459

Rank in 2001:

1

Rank in 2000s:

4

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (3,032 votes)

Comments:

277

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Ram 

 Paul & Linda McCartney

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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

591 charts

Rank Score:

5,011

Rank in 1971:

15

Rank in 1970s:

86

Overall Rank:

343

Average Rating:

 82 (759 votes)

Comments:

61

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2017]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,922 charts

Rank Score:

43,840

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,945 votes)

Comments:

396

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Innervisions 

 Stevie Wonder

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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,216 charts

Rank Score:

12,548

Rank in 1973:

2

Rank in 1970s:

25

Overall Rank:

94

Average Rating:

 85 (1,330 votes)

Comments:

79

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Who's Next 

 The Who

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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,191 charts

Rank Score:

21,065

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,567 votes)

Comments:

201

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Close To The Edge 

 Yes

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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,199 charts

Rank Score:

13,903

Rank in 1972:

4

Rank in 1970s:

24

Overall Rank:

87

Average Rating:

 85 (1,480 votes)

Comments:

120

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Country	Albums	%
	47	47%
	41	41%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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90/100  !	05/15/2025 10:28	NowhereMan	292	82/100
90/100  !	05/15/2025 08:31	MadhattanJack	260	85/100
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This chart is rated in the top 7% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.3/100, a mean average of 87.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.1/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 10.0.

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75/100

From MagicMikie 11/29/2023 16:41 | #300204

Nice to see Murmur so high, love that album, Radio Free Europe is one of the best songs ever. I have listened to all of Radiohead's discog but I don't really enjoy any of the albums except Moon Shaped Pool.

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85/100

From Johnnyo 06/13/2023 08:19 | #297573

Really good chart

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95/100

From leniad 10/04/2022 02:00 | #290143

great albums

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85/100

From Moondance 10/03/2022 09:56 | #290122

Who's gonna argue against a "curved based on a golden ratio distribution, and forced-fit to eliminate any skew" system? In any event, we have 15 albums in common which isn't too bad given I'm not super keen on Weezer or Radiohead. Great to see Elliott Smith & the Go Betweens hit/fit the curve. Enjoyed checking out your comment & chart.

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90/100

From Larcx13 07/27/2021 14:50 | #271982

Alright there's some really good picks we have in common. A bit much Radiohead but I understand a fan. Good chart

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100/100

From pjohnsongolf 04/20/2021 02:13 | #268766

I'm a simple man. I see Weezer and I click

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100/100

From Rivera 04/19/2021 13:29 | #268716

Excellent choices. Well done!

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85/100

From EyeKanFly 04/19/2021 11:40 | #268714

Nice chart. Not much post-90s but everything here from 60s-90s is great. Interestingly not much for me to discover here, only a handful of albums I haven't listened to and they're all by familiar artists. That said, what's here is quality. Nice work!

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90/100

From Larcx13 10/06/2020 11:20 | #259056

I love Blue Album.... your chart just seems like you like mostly generic music which I find kind of dull.. to each their own but for now its a 75. Maybe I'll lighten up later lol.

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90/100

From toxicteaaa 09/18/2018 14:44 | #221255

I wonder if this guy likes Radiohead

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