Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 04/16/2025 22:15
- (Created: 01/20/2019 23:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,612
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,360
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,311
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
7,396
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,527
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
11,837
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
21,556
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,086
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
38,677
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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30,784
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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 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 11th to 10th Rumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Up 1 from 10th to 9th Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin |
| Up 1 from 9th to 8th The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 8th to 11th Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos |
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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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| ! | 08/17/2025 06:30 | matterhornrider | 97 | 93/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2025 12:54 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2023 12:43 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2023 19:49 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2022 23:45 |  Schribes | 11 | 99/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 5% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.9/100, a mean average of 90.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.1.
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From Schribes 07/01/2023 14:00 | #297889
Schribes 07/01/2023 14:00 | #297889
Nice chart!
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From Johnnyo 01/22/2023 19:50 | #293184
Nice mixture of artists. Like it a lot
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From leniad 11/30/2022 06:46 | #291655
greaaaaaaaaaaaaat
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From leniad 10/11/2022 05:39 | #290363
good choices in general
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From Moondance 06/22/2021 23:07 | #270919
Love your work!
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From RioBravo 06/22/2021 19:28 | #270912
OK Boomer.
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NowhereMan 06/22/2021 12:25 | #270907
NowhereMan 06/22/2021 12:25 | #270907
Great!
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Glitterboiii 01/22/2021 20:49 | #264872
Glitterboiii 01/22/2021 20:49 | #264872
Reminds me of my dad’s music taste. That’s not an insult btw. Life’s Rich Pageant is very underrated!
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sssvnnn 06/17/2020 21:15 | #253774
sssvnnn 06/17/2020 21:15 | #253774
Very classical chart. Good.
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dihansse 06/02/2019 09:57 | #237020
dihansse 06/02/2019 09:57 | #237020
Good varied chart
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