Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by Tugdual Rannou 
- Chart updated: 09/25/2010 18:41
- (Created: 07/18/2008 03:40).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]
Year of Release:
2001
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7,474
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1991
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8,263
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1973
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59,151
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4. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]
Year of Release:
2002
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4,146
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1966
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38,290
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]
Year of Release:
2003
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7,961
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1979
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24,757
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8. (13) 5
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]
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1990
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2,801
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]
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1997
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62,860
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]
Year of Release:
1965
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26,322
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 7 | 14% | |
| Muse | 6 | 12% | |
| Pink Floyd | 6 | 12% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 8% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 6% | |
| Yes | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 22nd to 15thMarquee Moon by Television |
| Up 5 from 13th to 8thRitual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction |
| Up 2 from 16th to 14thBlue by Joni Mitchell |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 9 from 8th to 17thStadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Down 3 from 44th to 47thKid A by Radiohead |
| Down 3 from 45th to 48thFuneral by Arcade Fire |
| New entries |
|---|
| Fragile by Yes |
| Close To You by Carpenters |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin |
| Nevermind by Nirvana |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/04/2017 01:57 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 06/20/2016 04:00 |  Lukeanaderdude | 237 | 91/100 | |
| 02/10/2015 04:07 | GthanSwagson | 15 | 97/100 | |
| 07/14/2011 16:29 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 | |
| 09/14/2010 02:02 | pinkfloyd! | 9 | 71/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 14.6.
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From GthanSwagson 02/10/2015 04:08 | #134556
yeah I like The red hot chili peppers but not that much. Other than that, great chart!
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From pinkfloyd! 09/14/2010 09:07 | #15116
Lots of Muse. Lots of Floyd, who are my favorite band, but even Roger Waters didn't like Atom Heart Mother.
Anyway. Great choices. Lots of ambient artsy music- do you listen to any jazz? Smashing Pumpkins' "1979", maybe?
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maxxy 06/11/2009 04:37 | #4693
maxxy 06/11/2009 04:37 | #4693
A lot of albums on here which I really enjoy, it's just overdone with the chili peppers, muse, and radiohead
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From Alt-Rocker77 06/01/2009 05:42 | #4495
i never understand why people think that Origin of Symmetry is Muse's best album. I sounds almost too Radiohead-me-tooish for my tastes. Not that that's a terrible thing. To summarize my thoughts on this...... interesting.
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telefunker 04/27/2009 18:57 | #3772
telefunker 04/27/2009 18:57 | #3772
i would add to that a surplus of muse and radiohead..
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From noahwalkthisway 02/25/2009 09:09 | #2798
lots of good, but WAY TOO MUCH red hot chili peppers.
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Pixies | |
| 20. The Cure |
