Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by ivanpeon 
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:46
- (Created: 04/16/2008 22:28).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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1984
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650
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1973
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60,079
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1975
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11,647
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1994
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1973
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3,332
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1997
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63,649
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1992
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799
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1979
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30,890
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1970
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8,693
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1993
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 60% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Blur | 2 | 10% | |
| Mike Oldfield | 1 | 5% | |
| Faces | 1 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 1 | 5% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 5% | |
| Roger Waters | 1 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/11/2015 12:24 |  calsper | 646 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2011 16:29 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2009 21:39 |  cartoken | 964 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/10/2009 22:08 | Simongb | 62 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2009 10:02 | Jesper | 44 | 73/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 17.9.
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From caralladas76 03/15/2009 21:38 | #3040
What's wrong with the #1 ?? In spain lots of people had entered in this beautiful world of music through Dire Straits, and Alchemy is deffinitely their best album, and one of the best live albums ever, to me.
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The Gollux 12/09/2008 06:21 | #2070
The Gollux 12/09/2008 06:21 | #2070
yeah...dont understand your number 1 pick...or your number twenty for that matter. im not crazy about amused to death...definitely wouldnt put it above most pink floyd albums.
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From 71ila 11/19/2008 13:37 | #1781
All the choices are great. I agree that Outlandos D'Amour is greatest Police album.
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maxxy 09/26/2008 05:04 | #1317
maxxy 09/26/2008 05:04 | #1317
don't understand your #1 choice
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From Elston 09/12/2008 02:57 | #1218
nice to see Amused to Death - a very underrated album
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From maxxy 08/21/2008 23:09 | #877
maxxy 08/21/2008 23:09 | #877
Decent List. I like it.
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From caralladas76 06/03/2008 04:43 | #711
with a couple of changes, it would be the best list here...
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