Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Nightfly 
- Chart updated: 06/27/2017 22:15
- (Created: 05/12/2012 18:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 20 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Greatest Music Albums has an average rating of 85 out of 100 (from 35 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
This chart is currently filtered to only show albums from the 1980s. (Remove this filter)
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
My favourite Donald Fagen albums:
1. The Nightfly
2. Kamakiriad
3. Morph The Cat
4. Sunken Condos
Honorary mention: 11 Tracks Of Whack (Walter Becker, produced by Donald Fagen) [First added to this chart: 05/12/2012]
1. The Nightfly
2. Kamakiriad
3. Morph The Cat
4. Sunken Condos
Honorary mention: 11 Tracks Of Whack (Walter Becker, produced by Donald Fagen) [First added to this chart: 05/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,499
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
My favourite Mekons albums:
1. The Mekons Rock'n'Roll
2. Journey To The End Of The Night
3. The Edge Of The World
4. Jura (with Robbie Fulks)
5. Honky Tonkin'
Honorary mentions: Ancient & Modern 1911-2011, So Good It Hurts, Heaven & Hell - The Very Best Of The Mekons [First added to this chart: 02/18/2017]
1. The Mekons Rock'n'Roll
2. Journey To The End Of The Night
3. The Edge Of The World
4. Jura (with Robbie Fulks)
5. Honky Tonkin'
Honorary mentions: Ancient & Modern 1911-2011, So Good It Hurts, Heaven & Hell - The Very Best Of The Mekons [First added to this chart: 02/18/2017]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
My favourite Go-Betweens albums:
1. 16 Lovers Lane
2. Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express
3. Bright Yellow Big Orange
4. Before Hollywood
5. Tallulah
Honorary mentions: Spring Hill Fair, The Friends Of Rachel Worth [First added to this chart: 05/12/2012]
1. 16 Lovers Lane
2. Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express
3. Bright Yellow Big Orange
4. Before Hollywood
5. Tallulah
Honorary mentions: Spring Hill Fair, The Friends Of Rachel Worth [First added to this chart: 05/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,665
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
For Steely Dan, see my entry for "Aja"
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,941
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
My favourite Replacements albums:
1. Pleased To Meet Me
2. All For Nothing/Nohing For All
3. Let It Be
4. All Shook Down
5. Tim
Honorary mention: Hootenanny [First added to this chart: 07/25/2012]
1. Pleased To Meet Me
2. All For Nothing/Nohing For All
3. Let It Be
4. All Shook Down
5. Tim
Honorary mention: Hootenanny [First added to this chart: 07/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,410
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
My favourite Who albums:
1. Who's Better, Who's Best
2. The Who Sell Out
3. Who's Next
4. Live At Leeds
5. Quadrophenia [First added to this chart: 02/18/2017]
1. Who's Better, Who's Best
2. The Who Sell Out
3. Who's Next
4. Live At Leeds
5. Quadrophenia [First added to this chart: 02/18/2017]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 02/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
735
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,538
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 02/18/2017]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 06/04/2012]
Total albums: 16. Page 1 of 2
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1960s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 41 | 41% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Steely Dan | 2 | 2% | |
| Wilco | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 2% | |
| Wussy | 2 | 2% | |
| Grateful Dead | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 20th to 21st Workingman's Dead by Grateful Dead |
| Down 1 from 21st to 22nd I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson |
| Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd 3rd by Big Star |
| New entries |
|---|
| Hot Rocks 1964–1971 by The Rolling Stones |
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | Nightfly | 1970s decade chart | 2013 | |
| Die besten Platten aus 5 Jahrzehnten: Top 100 | Rolling Stone Deutschland | Overall chart | 1997 | |
| Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made | Mojo | Overall chart | 1996 |  |
| The Times - Nov - Dec 1993 The Vultures Best Albums Of All Time | Steppenwolf666 | Custom chart | 2021 | |
| 100 Greatest Albums of All Time | Mojo | Overall chart | 1995 | |
| Rolling Stone Top 100 Albums Of The Last 20 Years (1987) | Steppenwolf666 | Custom chart | 2021 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | album guru joe | Overall chart | 2013 |  |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | P H Dias | Overall chart | 2012 |  |
| Top 500 Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | Overall chart | 2003 | |
| Top 500 Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | Overall chart | 2005 | |
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
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 35 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/20/2025 22:47 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2018 09:24 | Ulf | 186 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2018 03:42 |  thirstyDog | 106 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2018 00:39 |  CharlieBarley | 477 | 94/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2018 18:59 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
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).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.9/100, a mean average of 84.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.9.
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums favourites
Showing all 3 members who have added this chart as a favourite
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums comments
Showing latest 10 comments | Show all 20 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From Ulf 04/15/2018 09:24 | #212914
nice enough
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From CharlieBarley 01/26/2018 00:42 | #206518
CharlieBarley 01/26/2018 00:42 | #206518
Classic after classic and a couple of curveballs. Brilliant chart. Would be an easy 100/100 if I liked Randy Newman, Willie Nelson and Wilco but I don't. Sorry! But overall its a terrific chart and I like how you list your other favourite albums by your artists, in your notes. It was a pleasure to read this.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
Dankel 01/25/2018 18:42 | #206500
Dankel 01/25/2018 18:42 | #206500
Interesting mix of albums and a few I am going to check out
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From glynspsa 01/25/2018 12:26 | #206487
Excellent chart. Familiar with and enjoy all the albums in it.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
Oselju 01/25/2018 10:18 | #206479
Oselju 01/25/2018 10:18 | #206479
A very good chart.
I'm just surprised not seeing "Fresh" in the favourite albums of Sly.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Oselju 06/27/2017 15:34 | #193297
Oselju 06/27/2017 15:34 | #193297
Too much compilations !
But nice chart.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From platus 06/27/2017 13:56 | #193293
Very strong chart!!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From stangetzaway 02/22/2017 00:37 | #186127
Excellent, ecletic chart. Many favourites and sneaky favourites. Happy to see Sinatra and Go Betweens so high.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From BraddlesHendo 10/28/2014 13:40 | #125623
I'm sure you could go a Top 500 list some great albums from the vpbest era in music late 60's - 70's
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From mightyram 10/24/2014 19:07 | #125251
Great chart with some unusual additions with a bit to many box sets and compilations to be perfect, but admire the honest approach. Really like it.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Your feedback for Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
