Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by HotZappsBoogaloo 
I've been doing a TON of listening the past few years while working at one of the largest record stores in the states. There are lots of new additions on here, and a lot of shifting. There will definitely be more variety shown once I start creating my decades and years charts, but this is a pretty dang solid representation of my taste right now. This site has also been a great tool for finding new music because of the fantastic users on here. Thank you!
- Chart updated: 11/29/2020 06:15
- (Created: 08/20/2018 03:39).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1974
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1973
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58,560
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1967
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15,078
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1969
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20,770
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1968
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644
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1997
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6,517
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1975
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43,728
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1969
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6,895
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1966
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48,125
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[First added to this chart: 11/29/2020]
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1969
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55,773
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1970s | 36 | 36% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| Fleet Foxes | 2 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 95 from 98th to 3rdForever Changes by Love |
| Up 10 from 62nd to 52ndPatto by Patto |
| Up 9 from 99th to 90thThe Soft Machine by Soft Machine |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 20 from 72nd to 92ndFriday's Child by Lee Hazlewood |
| Down 12 from 41st to 53rdPerson Pitch by Panda Bear |
| Down 12 from 42nd to 54thVeckatimest by Grizzly Bear |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 08/27/2021 11:12 |  Cytoma | 170 | 90/100 | |
| 08/27/2021 04:43 | RioBravo | 200 | 84/100 | |
| 06/24/2021 00:40 |  Arthurknight | 381 | 89/100 | |
| 12/30/2020 11:31 | mianfei | 172 | 62/100 | |
| 12/30/2020 05:56 |  RoundTheBend | 370 | 92/100 |
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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 89.4/100, a mean average of 90.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.9.
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From Arthurknight 06/24/2021 00:40 | #270976
Arthurknight 06/24/2021 00:40 | #270976
I kinda disagree that this chart is unnecessarily predictable, anyone who's expressing an appreciation of really underrated artists like Lee Hazlewood and Bobb Trimble can get away with throwing in a white stripes album by my books.
I think maybe the reason people might respond with apprehension is that within the first few pages of this chart you don't get to many of the really cool recommendations that come later, and I suppose from an experiential point you'd find people responding better even by simply rearranging the esoteric and the known to be more interstice.
Either way this is a cool chart, I'd love to see you write some notes for your entries as that's what really pushes beyond the 90/100 for me personally, especially why Millennium are in the top 10 or perhaps why working at a record store and encountering music that way engenders a super 60s weighted chart.
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From mianfei 12/30/2020 11:35 | #263471
I have mixed emotions about this chart. On the debit side, there is a fair bit that is predictable but whose merits I have never grasped, like Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Fleet Foxes, Jeff Buckley, the Smashing Pumpkins and the White Stripes, along with to a smaller extent the Velvets, the Who and Neil Young. On the other hand there is also a number of exceptional artists and albums, and many genuine surprises like Gong, Camel, Ultimate Spinach, Fifty Foot Hose, Lee Hazelwood, Wipers and to a lesser extent the Residents.
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sssvnnn 11/28/2020 20:01 | #261598
sssvnnn 11/28/2020 20:01 | #261598
phantastic chart.
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From pctrooper 05/16/2020 01:37 | #251493
Haha sorry for the silly comment originally. Your chart is great! I should get around to listening to the Oh Sees some more. They're a really awesome band.
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From jeffrey-hodgson 10/12/2018 13:18 | #222414
Like it, except for Radiohead
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From Reppu1976 09/29/2018 01:42 | #221806
24 artist and 17 albums in common!
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
