Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by TracyJacks 
Hello!
My chart is more a 'Top Favourite Albums' list than a 'Best Ever albums' one. Though it contains many great albums which are considered to be the best ever albums, I like to have albums on my list which influenced me a lot when I was younger (Blur's 13, Gorillaz, McCartney, Harrison solo albums, Placebo, The Verve, Travis etc). The word 'best' is a very subjective, there are albums here which I think of as one of the best in that decade etc. though others may think of them as horrible choices. It is all subjective: most of them are the 'best' for me because of my experiences, stories connected to an album, my love for a specific genre, or my daily mood. There are no hip hop or heavy metal albums, not because there aren't many brilliant albums amongst them, but because I'm not into many genres. My favourite genres are psychedelic rock/british psychedelia, progressive rock/art rock, experimental/jazz rock, beat and folk rock, indie pop and rock, dance/acid rock, and britpop.
The first ca. 20 albums are all my favourites ever, it really depends on my mood which one I listen to the most, I just love all those albums almost equally.
The other thing is that I am not really into 00s music so you won't find many albums from the last 12 years. I started to listen to music in the late 90s, I loved many bands and albums then, but I was only 12-13 at that time. Later, in the early 00s I started to listen to almost only 60s and early 70s music, the period between 1965-1975 is still my favourite. I listen to 70s or 80s, early 90s albums as well and I discover many brilliant albums through this site too, but it takes time to get know new genres, bands and albums. I try to open my mind to new music, it just takes time for me not to compare today's band to my beloved sixties or seventies artists. :) But I'm on my way to discover more and more albums from different genres and decades.
Hope you enjoy my personal favourites and thank you for having a look at my chart! :-)
- Chart updated: 05/15/2015 20:45
- (Created: 03/06/2012 01:05).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]
Year of Release:
1967
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42,824
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]
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1974
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6,445
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]
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1967
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8,923
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]
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1966
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49,048
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]
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1968
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778
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2012]
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1973
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59,352
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2012]
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1991
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27,997
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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2012]
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1989
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22,707
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2012]
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1967
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15,301
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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2012]
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1995
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28,462
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 38 | 38% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Genesis | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Soft Machine | 3 | 3% | |
| Blur | 3 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 2% | |
| The Moody Blues | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 50th to 49thThe Joshua Tree by U2 |
| Up 1 from 49th to 48thDisraeli Gears by Cream |
| Up 1 from 48th to 47thThe La's by The La's |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 31 from 19th to 50thTrilogy by Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| Down 2 from 97th to 99thUrban Hymns by The Verve |
| Down 1 from 77th to 78thAqualung by Jethro Tull |
| Leavers |
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| Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.7/100, a mean average of 89.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.1/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.4.
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LedZep 02/07/2017 00:31 | #185029
LedZep 02/07/2017 00:31 | #185029
Love the chart description, and a fine choice of albums as well! Would recommend Steven Wilson/Porcupine Tree, newer prog and he's great.
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From CharlieBarley 11/11/2016 19:22 | #178296
CharlieBarley 11/11/2016 19:22 | #178296
Very strong chart. 24 albums in common. I am a big fan of 60s and 70s music, psychedelia and prog rock. One of the better charts I have seen on here.
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arthur237 04/27/2016 18:27 | #164745
arthur237 04/27/2016 18:27 | #164745
31 in common! Wow I thought I knew the 60's until I saw this! Wonderful.have you listened to: Tame impala? Sufjan Stevens? In rainbows radiohead? Fleet foxes?
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ribeiro85 09/10/2015 20:05 | #149451
ribeiro85 09/10/2015 20:05 | #149451
Great choices here! Classic
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serpico 09/10/2015 14:43 | #149440
serpico 09/10/2015 14:43 | #149440
Buen chart, muy progresivo
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Davy 09/10/2015 12:24 | #149438
Davy 09/10/2015 12:24 | #149438
Good one :D
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LadyGodiva 08/04/2015 01:31 | #147011
LadyGodiva 08/04/2015 01:31 | #147011
This is a good classic albums chart with a few surprises to keep it interesting - I like it a lot! :)
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From Roal 05/23/2015 15:07 | #142268
We have massively similar intrests, I like the huge number of 60s and early 70s albums here. There is a number of artists I have not heard of before outside that I think your chart is superb. Only thing that bugged me was the artic monkeys debut album in your list considering that only few albums 21st century albums are there in your chart.
Have you listened to The Verve EP,their debut LP and Slowdive if not do listen. Also check out my chart and give an honest rating.
I am downloading the Red Crayola album, strange how I missed it all this time till I saw it in ur chart.
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From daftpunter 03/09/2015 04:49 | #136425
Love the full chart. I'd love it more with your thoughts on the albums.
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From BraddlesHendo 11/20/2014 07:59 | #127489
Great seeing early Pink Floyd on your list The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn I've never heard it before must be cool.
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