Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by matterhornrider 
- Chart updated: 05/31/2025 04:15
- (Created: 02/07/2020 06:54).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,048
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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38,397
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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59,352
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,333
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1969
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56,755
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,067
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1967
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42,824
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1968
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36,919
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,454
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,773
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1970s | 26 | 26% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 9 | 9% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 6 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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54 | 54% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 93rd to 90thThe Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 90th to 91stPower, Corruption & Lies by New Order |
| Down 1 from 91st to 92ndAftermath by The Rolling Stones |
| Down 1 from 92nd to 93rdViva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends by Coldplay |
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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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| ! | 11/09/2025 21:28 | BurndenAce | 5 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2025 08:22 |  MadhattanJack | 277 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2025 12:50 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,095 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2024 22:47 | StreakyNuno | 130 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2024 06:18 |  CharlieBarley | 476 | 94/100 |
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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 88.6/100, a mean average of 89.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 5.7.
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From StreakyNuno 11/05/2024 22:48 | #305896
Too much "The Beatles" but a very nice chart
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From Johnnyo 01/09/2023 06:47 | #292645
Very good chart. Full of the classics
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From Rm12398 01/09/2023 03:17 | #292644
Can't go wrong with the classics!
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From KineticEchoes02 01/08/2023 23:15 | #292641
Hey man, really cool list - I like it a lot! Many albums in common with mine. You have the indisputable best bands and their classic works well represented here. Inevitably that means multiple albums from the usual suspects, a problem I also have (and that level of respect to those artists is absolutely deserved) but there's great diversity of music here too.
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From Moondance 01/08/2023 21:46 | #292631
There's a lot to like about this chart - the usual classics with a touch of uniqueness (Moby, Human League).
However, IMHO, with 40 greatest 100 places devoted to only 8 artists, it seems too restrictive of the amazing diversity of music on offer over the past 60+ years.
And as an aside ~ there is much much more to Australian music over the past 60 years than 3 Tame Impala albums from the 2010's.
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rockbluesfolkjaz 10/13/2021 15:02 | #274945
rockbluesfolkjaz 10/13/2021 15:02 | #274945
Great choices and positions. A lot like my own, kind of.
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From Santiago 07/30/2021 04:51 | #272053
This is a very honest list!
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From WillyMac 11/02/2020 03:06 | #260081
Very good chart. You have good variety, especially over the decades, but 22 albums from three bands (Beatles, Stones, Zep) is a bit excessive.
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From CharlieBarley 06/04/2020 07:47 | #252829
CharlieBarley 06/04/2020 07:47 | #252829
Good solid chart, man.
Great number one.
Great to see Editors, Billy Idol and Thomas Dolby.
Some notes would be nice.
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