Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
HigherThanTheSun 
A list of my favourite albums, one per artist
- Chart updated: 02/16/2015 16:15
- (Created: 01/26/2012 04:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 52 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Greatest Music Albums has an average rating of 89 out of 100 (from 74 votes). Please log in or create an account to leave a comment or assign a rating.
The entries in this chart have a zero rank score because the chart has not been updated within the last ten years (points from overall charts are decayed over a ten year period).
View the complete list of 60,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,667
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
Rank Score:
14,096
Rank in 1970:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 05/25/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,304
Rank in 1971:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,014
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 02/16/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,405
Rank in 1966:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2013]
Year of Release:
2012
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,959
Rank in 2012:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,437
Rank in 1976:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 05/25/2014]
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,418
Rank in 2004:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 02/11/2012]
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,186
Rank in 2004:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
2002
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,124
Rank in 2002:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2000s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 1 | 1% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 1% | |
| Santigold | 1 | 1% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 1 | 1% | |
| Suede | 1 | 1% | |
| Method Man & Redman | 1 | 1% | |
| The Pop Group | 1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
Up 1 from 63rd to 62nd |
| New entries |
|---|
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEA Forum Regulars' Top 100 (2015) | HigherThanTheSun | Custom chart | 2015 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | steve_o_619 | Overall chart | 2014 | |
| Best Debut Albums | conallmalone | Custom chart | 2022 |  |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums |  skullcandy159 | Overall chart | 2019 |  |
| BEA forum regulars top 100 | HigherThanTheSun | Custom chart | 2014 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Imaybeparanoid | Overall chart | 2017 |  |
| If The BEA Overall Chart Had A One Album Per Artist Rule... |  Romanelli | Custom chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | NamibiaStarr | Overall chart | 2015 |  |
| The Life I Used To Live |  HazeyTwilight | Custom chart | 2015 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | MeatIsMurder | Overall chart | 2017 | |
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Creating an account is quick, easy and FREE!
Join 50,000+ music fans
- Join a community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Influence the overall album rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Unlock Dark Mode and other member features.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- And much more.
Join now It only takes a moment.
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.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this chart. | Show all 74 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/20/2025 17:10 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2025 17:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 162 | 97/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2016 16:57 | luis721 | 172 | 93/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart is rated in the top 4% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.2/100, a mean average of 89.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.8.
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to leave a rating
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums favourites
Showing all 9 members who have added this chart as a favourite
Forum mentions
This chart has been referenced 3 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From 
BestEverAlbums 12/07/2014 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1146): By HigherThanTheSun
BestEverAlbums 12/07/2014 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1146): By HigherThanTheSun“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by HigherThanTheSun () 1. The Smiths by The Smiths (1984) 2. After The Gold Rush by Neil Young (1970) 3. Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen (1971) 4. Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G. (1994) 5. The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 12/04/2013 09:00 in Chart of the day (#779): By HigherThanTheSun
BestEverAlbums 12/04/2013 09:00 in Chart of the day (#779): By HigherThanTheSun“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by HigherThanTheSun () 1. The Smiths by The Smiths (1984) 2. Liquid Swords by GZA (1995) 3. On Fire by Galaxie 500 (1989) 4. Original Pirate Material by The Streets (2002) 5. The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers (1994) 6. Unknown Pleasures…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 06/04/2012 08:00 in Chart of the day (#235): By HigherThanTheSun
BestEverAlbums 06/04/2012 08:00 in Chart of the day (#235): By HigherThanTheSun“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by HigherThanTheSun () 1. The Smiths by The Smiths (1984) 2. Original Pirate Material by The Streets (2002) 3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division (1979) 4. Illmatic by Nas (1994) 5. Up The Bracket by The Libertines (2002) 6. The Fat of The Land…”
View forum post →Top 100 Greatest Music Albums comments
Showing latest 5 comments | Show all 52 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From
DeusExMackia 12/11/2015 23:16 | #154388
DeusExMackia 12/11/2015 23:16 | #154388
What a mix!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From
LadyGodiva 08/09/2015 04:12 | #147382
LadyGodiva 08/09/2015 04:12 | #147382
great chart!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From
Pegleg 02/17/2015 01:50 | #135143
Wu tang!,,,,,
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From
JasonZaia 01/29/2015 00:10 | #132846
Very great chart! The top three alone is a fantastic choice!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From
Granny-Smith 12/28/2014 16:55 | #130286
Very Good Chart!
Like to see, Earl, Action Bronson and Best Coast :)
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to add a comment
Your feedback for Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
What do you think of this chart? Leave a comment or rate it below!
Log in or create an account to rate this chart, leave comments and join the discussion.
