Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
llibnanoon 
This project was started during the Global Pandemic of 2020. I have started a list of nearly 1,700 albums in order of release that includes the full discography of my favorite all time artists and great selections from other sources such as the Rolling Stone 500. My goal is to listen to them all, rate and rank them, selecting each through a Random Number Generator. So far I have discovered some amazing songs, albums and artists I overlooked. Let me know what you think as this chart continues to grow.
- Chart updated: 11/16/2020 17:15
- (Created: 01/15/2019 16:04).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 42 | 42% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Van Halen | 6 | 6% | |
| Kiss | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Billy Joel | 3 | 3% | |
| NEEDTOBREATHE | 3 | 3% | |
| Pearl Jam | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 96th to 99thFrehley's Comet by Ace Frehley |
| Down 2 from 89th to 91stWomen In Music Pt. III by Haim |
| Down 2 from 90th to 92ndA Different Kind Of Truth by Van Halen |
| New entries |
|---|
| Van Halen by Van Halen |
| Stranger In Town by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| Play Deep by The Outfield |
| Genesis by Genesis |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Turnstiles by Billy Joel |
| Crown Lands by Crown Lands |
| Hunky Dory by David Bowie |
| Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 19 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/20/2025 22:24 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2025 16:57 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2021 23:27 |  DriftingOrpheus | 78 | 91/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2020 22:01 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2020 17:43 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.5/100, a mean average of 85.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.3.
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seb7 11/12/2020 16:41 | #260710
Interesting list! You can definitely tell the person is an 80s aficionado. I personally have own the top two albums on record, and I can confidently say Purple Rain doesn't compare to something like What's Going On, but it is definitely in the top 20 albums ever! Nevertheless, cool list!
Larcx13 06/22/2020 16:54 | #254165
Not a bad list. Difference of opinion is the only thing keeping my score at 80. But i understand the choices.
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