Top 99 Greatest Music Albums
by saacsquatch 
I've excluded all albums that have overall ranks that are higher than the ones that I would give them. For example: Doolittle's overall rank is 19. I would not rank it that high, so it's not included in my list. Doolittle and all the other albums that I've excluded don't need my help since they're already rated highly. I'd rather make room for albums that do need my help. My "true" greatest albums list can be found in my custom lists.
I've also limited this chart to 1 album per artist 'cuz that's the in thing.
- Chart updated: 12/01/2022 22:15
- (Created: 05/18/2012 06:12).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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Jasmine, I saw you peeping as I pushed my foot down to the floor. I was going 'round and 'round the hotel garage, must have been touching close to ninety-four.
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
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1977
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16,995
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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2012]
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1965
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15,726
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3. (=)
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Our love is rice and beans and horse's lard.
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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12,013
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He thought that some of these faces might be right for him and, through the years, by keeping an ideal facial structure fixed in his mind (or somewhere in the back of his mind), that he might, by force of will, cause his face to approach those of his ideal.
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
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1980
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27,535
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There was nothing but a circular from the Amalgamated Aluminum Company Of America inquiring into his awning needs. At least they cared enough to write.
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2012]
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1968
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9,025
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Now a very old friend of mine once said that, either way you look at it, you have your fits, I have my fits, but feeling is good.
[First added to this chart: 08/01/2012]
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2005
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2,939
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Last night, again, you were in my dreams. Several expendable limbs were at stake.
[First added to this chart: 02/23/2020]
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2010
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4,762
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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2012]
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1963
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12,977
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2017]
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2002
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1,084
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My head is spinning 'round. My heart is in my shoes. I went and set the Thames on fire; now I must come back down.
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
Year of Release:
1985
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11,689
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Total albums: 99. Page 1 of 10
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Top 99 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Animal Collective | 1 | 1% | |
| Miles Davis | 1 | 1% | |
| Serge Gainsbourg | 1 | 1% | |
| Björk | 1 | 1% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 1 | 1% | |
| TV On The Radio | 1 | 1% | |
| Nick Drake | 1 | 1% | |
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62 | 63% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 99 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 100th to 99th Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70 |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98th I Am A Bird Now by Antony & The Johnsons |
| Up 1 from 98th to 97th Science Fiction by Ornette Coleman |
| Leavers |
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| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West |
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Top 99 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 15:16 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2025 16:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 143 | 98/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2022 18:15 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2022 12:35 | BraddlesHendo | 497 | 91/100 |
| ! | 01/04/2022 12:25 |  Cytoma | 171 | 90/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 1% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 91.2/100, a mean average of 92.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 5.3.
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From leniad 07/20/2022 18:15 | #287650
almos perfect for me, great chart
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From emptysquares 08/27/2020 14:50 | #257482
Interesting selections and a feindishly cunning ranking strategy....
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Ledgin72 10/03/2019 12:35 | #243346
Ledgin72 10/03/2019 12:35 | #243346
Appreciate your technique and the time it takes to pull it off
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sssvnnn 05/23/2019 07:27 | #236568
sssvnnn 05/23/2019 07:27 | #236568
Good idea to make a tactical chart of the underrated albums.
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Paule 04/25/2019 22:36 | #235496
Paule 04/25/2019 22:36 | #235496
Cool chart, good ranking idea!
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From Granny-Smith 02/16/2019 14:11 | #232038
Hey Man! This is a great chart. Thank you
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ForegroundNoise 02/16/2019 10:45 | #232033
ForegroundNoise 02/16/2019 10:45 | #232033
Such a great chart, love all your albums and the lyrics you've chosen are perfect representations of them. Would be really interested to see some of your thoughts on them!
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imimesis 06/13/2018 13:48 | #216651
imimesis 06/13/2018 13:48 | #216651
Solid
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HoldenM 06/13/2018 08:12 | #216628
HoldenM 06/13/2018 08:12 | #216628
This is one of the charts that convinced me to listen to all seven hours of The Disintegration Loops in one sitting. As effortless as an epic avant-garde excursion could be.
Also, I love the albums on this chart.
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From Reppu1976 03/16/2018 01:47 | #211034
Nice Chart! Gene Clark rules!!
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