Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by Sluggo714

• Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:50
• (Created: 05/22/2008 06:31).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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The entries in this chart have a zero rank score because the chart has not been updated within the last ten years (points from overall charts are decayed over a ten year period).

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1.

Close To The Edge 

 Yes

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,197 charts

Rank Score:

14,131

Rank in 1972:

4

Rank in 1970s:

24

Overall Rank:

87

Average Rating:

 85 (1,471 votes)

Comments:

119

2.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,127 charts

Rank Score:

61,647

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,328 votes)

Comments:

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3.

The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,942 charts

Rank Score:

38,003

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,822 votes)

Comments:

342

4.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,484 charts

Rank Score:

44,251

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,589 votes)

Comments:

491

5.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,863 charts

Rank Score:

21,249

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 87 (2,197 votes)

Comments:

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6.

Tommy 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,004 charts

Rank Score:

6,832

Rank in 1969:

11

Rank in 1960s:

39

Overall Rank:

240

Average Rating:

 81 (1,458 votes)

Comments:

81

7.

John Prine 

 John Prine

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

220 charts

Rank Score:

1,148

Rank in 1971:

39

Rank in 1970s:

289

Overall Rank:

1,485

Average Rating:

 79 (228 votes)

Comments:

13

8.

American Beauty 

 Grateful Dead

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

600 charts

Rank Score:

4,550

Rank in 1970:

16

Rank in 1970s:

93

Overall Rank:

377

Average Rating:

 80 (808 votes)

Comments:

56

9.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,757 charts

Rank Score:

23,001

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (2,794 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Moondance 

 Van Morrison

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

984 charts

Rank Score:

8,846

Rank in 1970:

7

Rank in 1970s:

42

Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

 84 (1,149 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	3	6%
1960s	23	46%
1970s	24	48%
1980s	0	0%
1990s	0	0%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Yes	5	10%
The Beatles	4	8%
Pink Floyd	2	4%
Simon & Garfunkel	2	4%
Miles Davis	2	4%
The Who	2	4%
Charles Mingus	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	30	60%
	16	32%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
85/100	02/01/2015 21:55	JasonZaia	171	89/100
100/100	08/16/2012 12:28	ffudnebbuh	654	91/100
90/100	08/15/2012 19:22	ZebraRock	96	87/100
80/100	07/14/2011 16:31	Triple Seis	1,251	79/100
85/100	06/16/2009 19:14	Asaspades	81	72/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 18.8.

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From JasonZaia 02/01/2015 21:55

Good chart! Great to see the Grateful Dead somewhere.

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100/100

From ffudnebbuh 08/17/2012 12:35

nice chart

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90/100

From ZebraRock 08/15/2012 19:22

very original chart, your top ten is really interesting

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From ffudnebbuh 09/29/2009 00:23

good list..really appreciate the wide range of taste..I really love "black saint and sinner lady"..one of my favorite jazz albums..they should have a separate jazz chart.

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From 1234567890 02/14/2009 10:09

I it such a bad thing that so many people agree with our friend here?
Anyway, You are the only person who thought to put Jeff Beck on thier list. I find that outstanding. Your #'s 31 and 39 are also superb.

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50/100

From JohnnyRocketFingers 10/09/2008 08:17

i going to have to contradict myself here... your chart is definitely lacking originality and your generic choices explain to me why you gave VU and Nico only a 50.

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65/100

From maxxy 10/04/2008 08:57

not bad, but boring.

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50/100

From banana brother 08/31/2008 00:33

Same as you gave for Velvet Underground & Nico

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From JohnnyRocketFingers 06/23/2008 01:10

very good chart, the only things the phil ochs album is that good and no london calling?

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