Top 85 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 06/21/2016 20:45
• (Created: 03/07/2012 04:14).
• Chart size: 85 albums.

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 04/27/2014]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,847 charts

Rank Score:

39,467

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,276 votes)

Comments:

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Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,030 charts

Rank Score:

25,068

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,399 votes)

Comments:

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,125 charts

Rank Score:

61,069

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,330 votes)

Comments:

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Meddle 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,120 charts

Rank Score:

9,080

Rank in 1971:

8

Rank in 1970s:

41

Overall Rank:

162

Average Rating:

 84 (1,984 votes)

Comments:

103

5. (6) 1

The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,944 charts

Rank Score:

37,613

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,821 votes)

Comments:

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6. (5) 1

The Smile Sessions 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2014]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

471 charts

Rank Score:

6,075

Rank in 2011:

3

Rank in 2010s:

33

Overall Rank:

275

Average Rating:

 85 (835 votes)

Comments:

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,489 charts

Rank Score:

34,335

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,915 votes)

Comments:

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Born To Run 

 Bruce Springsteen

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,603 charts

Rank Score:

15,527

Rank in 1975:

3

Rank in 1970s:

22

Overall Rank:

77

Average Rating:

 83 (1,975 votes)

Comments:

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,411 charts

Rank Score:

64,690

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,631 votes)

Comments:

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The Basement Tapes Raw (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11) 
Compilation

 Bob Dylan & The Band

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Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

53

Rank in 2014:

470

Rank in 2010s:

4,311

Overall Rank:

19,668

Average Rating:

 78 (23 votes)

Comments:

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Top 85 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	21	25%
1970s	24	28%
1980s	4	5%
1990s	9	11%
2000s	15	18%
2010s	12	14%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	8	9%
Radiohead	6	7%
The Beatles	4	5%
Led Zeppelin	4	5%
Queens Of The Stone Age	3	4%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3	4%
The Doors	3	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	43	51%
	28	33%
	4	5%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Top 85 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 8th to 7th The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Up 1 from 6th to 5th The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 7th to 11th Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Down 3 from 16th to 19th In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
Down 3 from 17th to 20th Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

New entries
Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
The Basement Tapes Raw (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11) by Bob Dylan & The Band
Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
75/100	09/16/2017 02:53	JulianR	570	75/100
95/100	01/22/2017 12:54	LedZep	1,104	84/100
95/100	11/04/2016 21:49	Seab	2,005	93/100
75/100	10/24/2014 01:36	BraddlesHendo	497	91/100
85/100	09/25/2014 21:31	Martinborras	300	79/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.7/100, a mean average of 87.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.7.

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75/100

From JulianR 09/16/2017 02:53

good stuff!

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95/100

From LedZep 01/22/2017 12:56

I'm not a big Beach Boys fan, but the rest is one of the best charts I've seen. From heavier grunge 90s things to 60s pop to 70s prog to modern music of all kinds.

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From BraddlesHendo 10/24/2014 01:36

Keep working towards a 100 list might break things up
A bit

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85/100

From Martinborras 09/25/2014 21:31

They are right when they say this chart is a little predictable and too mainstream. Anyway, it is full of classics, and if you really like them, there is no problem. Excellent top five, with a great position for "Meddle". Overall, nice, very nice.

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85/100

From thekrauter 03/21/2014 17:32

Good, Good, Good!
I hope you`ll find some more rare albums for your 100.

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80/100

From sssvnnn 02/23/2014 23:47

Good to see Pink Floyd, Radiohead and The Beatles.
Nevertheless maybe too many albums them and no surprises.
I hope you go on for the 100.

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80/100

From SingingPeasant96 06/08/2013 09:14

Good

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100/100

From BasdeWit97 04/16/2013 20:34

Only 42 albums in your chart of which we have, 21 in common. Looking forward to see your top 100!

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From lockyer.andy 03/07/2012 10:12

prog wins

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