Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by NickyTBlizzad 
- Chart updated: 01/04/2022 18:15
- (Created: 09/23/2019 11:52).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1996
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6,792
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2020]
Year of Release:
2013
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1,043
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2020]
Year of Release:
2013
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7,367
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
10,268
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1973
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10,609
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2020]
Year of Release:
2002
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10,329
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
1,090
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2020]
Year of Release:
2003
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3,568
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2020]
Year of Release:
2019
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2,499
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2020]
Year of Release:
2007
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44,160
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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 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 7 | 7% | |
| Muse | 5 | 5% | |
| Queens Of The Stone Age | 5 | 5% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Tool | 4 | 4% | |
| Weezer | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 69th to 72nd Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys |
| Down 3 from 89th to 92nd Americana by The Offspring |
| Down 3 from 90th to 93rd Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette |
| New entries |
|---|
| Wrong by NoMeansNo |
| Uncle Meat by The Mothers Of Invention |
| Europe '72 by Grateful Dead |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis |
| Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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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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| ! | 03/20/2025 15:30 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,106 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2022 13:29 |  Larcx13 | 1,144 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2022 06:56 | KineticEchoes02 | 111 | 88/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2021 19:26 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2021 14:45 |  ssteve | 207 | 92/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.2/100, a mean average of 82.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.6.
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From KineticEchoes02 02/12/2022 07:00 | #281161
Great chart! Some great prog metal/rock inclusions - you clearly love your prog. as do I. Impressed to see 'The Inner Mounting Flame' in your top 10. That's a damn impressive album - still getting my head around it but lovin that stuff. Was also stoked to see Them Crooked Vultures in there - they needed to conjure a few more albums! High fives on the Tool as well.
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From Larcx13 08/28/2020 16:16 | #257532
Larcx13 08/28/2020 16:16 | #257532
Different. I like that Tool is your #1. Good list.
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
