Top 61 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 12/31/2025 16:45
- (Created: 01/18/2012 10:06).
- Chart size: 61 albums.
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"We've got menstruating disguise
They know three completes the five
This is a church that should believe" [First added to this chart: 01/24/2013]
They know three completes the five
This is a church that should believe" [First added to this chart: 01/24/2013]
Year of Release:
2002
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5,495
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2024]
Year of Release:
1971
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2,340
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"And this Swiss cheese heart knows
Only kindness can fill its holes
I'd love to dry my tears
As pain disappears" [First added to this chart: 08/08/2021]
Only kindness can fill its holes
I'd love to dry my tears
As pain disappears" [First added to this chart: 08/08/2021]
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"I know they think that it took somebody else
To make me beautiful, beautiful
As they intended me to be
But they're wrong
I know they think that it took thousands of people
To put me together again like an experiment
Some big man behind the scenes
So I am Frankenstein, black dreams into my song
But they're wrong" [First added to this chart: 03/24/2024]
To make me beautiful, beautiful
As they intended me to be
But they're wrong
I know they think that it took thousands of people
To put me together again like an experiment
Some big man behind the scenes
So I am Frankenstein, black dreams into my song
But they're wrong" [First added to this chart: 03/24/2024]
Year of Release:
2023
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1,967
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"And this is my four leaf clover
I'm on the line, one open mind
This is my four leaf clover
In my mind's eye
One little boy, one little man
Funny how time flies" [First added to this chart: 08/24/2021]
I'm on the line, one open mind
This is my four leaf clover
In my mind's eye
One little boy, one little man
Funny how time flies" [First added to this chart: 08/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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5,198
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2024]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,144
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"And I didn't find the words
To say I love you
And I couldn't find the time
To say I need you
It wouldn't come out right
It wouldn't come out right
It just came out all wrong" [First added to this chart: 07/25/2023]
To say I love you
And I couldn't find the time
To say I need you
It wouldn't come out right
It wouldn't come out right
It just came out all wrong" [First added to this chart: 07/25/2023]
Year of Release:
1993
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1,330
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"I may be younger but I'll look after you
We're not in love, but I'll make love to you
When you're not here I'll save some for you
I'm not him but I'll mean somethin' to you
I'll mean somethin' too
I'll mean somethin' too
You got a roommate he'll hear what we do
It's only awkward if you're fuckin' him too" [First added to this chart: 04/20/2022]
We're not in love, but I'll make love to you
When you're not here I'll save some for you
I'm not him but I'll mean somethin' to you
I'll mean somethin' too
I'll mean somethin' too
You got a roommate he'll hear what we do
It's only awkward if you're fuckin' him too" [First added to this chart: 04/20/2022]
Year of Release:
2016
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12,823
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"I took you home
Set you on the glass
I pulled off your wings
Then I laughed" [First added to this chart: 01/07/2020]
Set you on the glass
I pulled off your wings
Then I laughed" [First added to this chart: 01/07/2020]
Year of Release:
2000
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3,857
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Total albums: 60. Page 1 of 6
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Top 61 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 12 | 20% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Deftones | 3 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 3% | |
| Cindy Lee | 2 | 3% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 3% | |
| Black Country, New Road | 1 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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29 | 48% | |
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15 | 25% | |
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6 | 10% | |
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4 | 7% | |
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3 | 5% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 61 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 15 from 26th to 11thIn The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson |
| Up 2 from 12th to 10thWhite Pony by Deftones |
| Up 1 from 10th to 9thBlond by Frank Ocean |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 15 from 7th to 22ndLive At Bush Hall by Black Country, New Road |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12thTreats by Sleigh Bells |
| Down 1 from 22nd to 23rdWe're Not Here To Be Loved by Fleshwater |
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Top 61 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/26/2025 17:00 |  Keatownrodriguez | 84 | 95/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2025 14:14 | Johnnyo | 2,566 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2025 15:43 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2025 09:16 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2024 04:48 |  MadhattanJack | 265 | 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 88.0/100, a mean average of 87.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 10.7.
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From Keatownrodriguez 08/26/2025 17:00 | #310706
Keatownrodriguez 08/26/2025 17:00 | #310706
Great mix, love a unique chart
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From Johnnyo 08/26/2025 14:15 | #310704
Some really nice picks here. Good chart
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LedZep 04/29/2018 12:41 | #213866
LedZep 04/29/2018 12:41 | #213866
Love the top 5, fantastic picks. Some of the stuff is pretty predictable (4 Radiohead albums), but what chart isn't? Would love to see the 100 albums chart!
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JulianR 12/20/2017 22:15 | #203626
JulianR 12/20/2017 22:15 | #203626
Nice choices!
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buzzdainer 03/18/2016 15:35 | #162146
buzzdainer 03/18/2016 15:35 | #162146
Great selections! Nice to see Funeral and Have One on Me getting some well-deserved love.
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ShadowColossi 02/08/2016 05:34 | #159058
ShadowColossi 02/08/2016 05:34 | #159058
Good variety, very similar taste (only difference being i'm honestly not a rap fan :P)
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From Granny-Smith 08/01/2015 16:17 | #146843
Awesome Mix of differnt styles, i like.
Nice to see Deafheaven and destroyer in your Chart :)
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Behrus58 07/17/2015 12:54 | #145943
Behrus58 07/17/2015 12:54 | #145943
Very Nice Chart.
Thank You for your statement,I'll Surely try to.
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awesomness425 07/12/2015 10:27 | #145571
awesomness425 07/12/2015 10:27 | #145571
Good Shit Right Here ^^
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Ollie 04/08/2015 10:22 | #139092
Ollie 04/08/2015 10:22 | #139092
I love this, excellent lyric choices too :)
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