Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 03/04/2020 11:45
• (Created: 04/02/2018 01:29).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,048 charts

Rank Score:

40,282

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,547 votes)

Comments:

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2. (3) 1

OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,416 charts

Rank Score:

64,359

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,634 votes)

Comments:

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3. (4) 1

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,010 charts

Rank Score:

43,898

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,537 votes)

Comments:

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Exmilitary 

 Death Grips

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

1,846

Rank in 2011:

17

Rank in 2010s:

136

Overall Rank:

937

Average Rating:

 81 (464 votes)

Comments:

28

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Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven 

 Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2018]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

1,109 charts

Rank Score:

12,966

Rank in 2000:

2

Rank in 2000s:

10

Overall Rank:

92

Average Rating:

 86 (1,332 votes)

Comments:

107

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Madvillainy 

 Madvillain

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,070 charts

Rank Score:

14,436

Rank in 2004:

2

Rank in 2000s:

8

Overall Rank:

86

Average Rating:

 86 (1,211 votes)

Comments:

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Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,155 charts

Rank Score:

28,714

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (2,478 votes)

Comments:

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Disintegration 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,833 charts

Rank Score:

26,231

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

30

Average Rating:

 86 (2,054 votes)

Comments:

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The Downward Spiral 

 Nine Inch Nails

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2018]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

980 charts

Rank Score:

9,526

Rank in 1994:

6

Rank in 1990s:

32

Overall Rank:

148

Average Rating:

 83 (1,244 votes)

Comments:

85

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,124 charts

Rank Score:

60,747

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,332 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	8	8%
1970s	11	11%
1980s	14	14%
1990s	25	25%
2000s	17	17%
2010s	25	25%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Neutral Milk Hotel	1	1%
Lou Reed	1	1%
Sun Kil Moon	1	1%
Tim Hecker	1	1%
Big Black	1	1%
Scott Walker	1	1%
Death Grips	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	61	61%
	20	20%
	7	7%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 50 from 74th to 24th Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill by Grouper
Up 38 from 56th to 18th Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown
Up 28 from 53rd to 25th Virgins by Tim Hecker

Biggest fallers
Down 77 from 20th to 97th Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
Down 49 from 49th to 98th Mellow Gold by Beck
Down 32 from 32nd to 64th Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

New entries
On Fire by Galaxie 500
Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins
Mista Thug Isolation by Lil Ugly Mane
Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Ænima by Tool
2012-2017 by Against All Logic
No Now by Clarence Clarity
Congratulations by MGMT
Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? by of Montreal
Chocolate And Cheese by Ween
Pain Is Beauty by Chelsea Wolfe
Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter
We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves by John Maus
Long Season by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]
Pink by Boris
Fetch by Melt-Banana
100% Electronica by George Clanton
Vega Intl. Night School by Neon Indian
Fabulous Muscles by Xiu Xiu
新しい日の誕生 [Birth Of A New Day] by 2814
I'll Try Living Like This by Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv

Leavers
Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A
Nevermind by Nirvana
Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar
Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Damaged by Black Flag
Undertow by Tool
Talking Heads: 77 by Talking Heads
Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Blond by Frank Ocean
Violator by Depeche Mode
Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
2 by Mac DeMarco
Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk
The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers
Electric Warrior by T. Rex
3rd by Big Star
Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

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85/100	03/20/2025 16:54	SomethingSpecial	1,106	85/100
90/100	06/23/2020 19:16	DriftingOrpheus	78	91/100
90/100	10/15/2019 16:44	leniad	673	85/100
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90/100	07/11/2019 17:55	ExTeaSea	244	89/100

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This chart is rated in the top 13% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.4/100, a mean average of 89.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 3.7.

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From ExTeaSea 07/11/2019 17:57

Great chart! Only four in common but we have a bunch of bands in common. I've listened to the majority of these.

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From pjohnsongolf 11/28/2018 00:22

Why you hate MCR bro

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From LedZep 06/16/2018 23:39

This is fantastic. Love to see Raw Power in top 10, also Transformer, Meat Is Murder as the best Smiths album, and a lot of variety. It seems like it's sorted by genre though, not sure I like that but they're all amazing albums.

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From Ulf 04/14/2018 08:12

very nice chart

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