Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by MasterOfPuppets 
- Chart updated: 05/26/2025 20:45
- (Created: 05/28/2020 12:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
38,592
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
6,341
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
12,144
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
2,220
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,877
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
5,009
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
44,704
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
1,625
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
3,760
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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3,666
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Total albums: 17. Page 1 of 2
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 9 | 9% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 7 | 7% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Michael Jackson | 4 | 4% | |
| Blind Guardian | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 4 | 4% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 4 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 94th to 93rdHeaven And Hell by Black Sabbath |
| Up 1 from 93rd to 92ndWe're Here Because We're Here by Anathema |
| Up 1 from 92nd to 91stViolator by Depeche Mode |
| New entries |
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| Dimension Hatröss by Voïvod |
| One Foot In Hell by Cirith Ungol |
| Cruel Magic by Satan (UK) |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Second Helping by Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Achtung Baby by U2 |
| Amplifier by Amplifier |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/29/2025 12:43 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2024 21:11 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2024 05:37 | mikepen | 58 | 93/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2022 18:42 | fabm0 | 4 | 98/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2021 21:22 |  Rhyner | 1,457 | 99/100 |
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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 88.7/100, a mean average of 90.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 5.5.
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From fabm0 01/16/2022 18:42 | #279487
Excellent chart
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DommeDamian 06/27/2021 10:54 | #271091
DommeDamian 06/27/2021 10:54 | #271091
like your choices.
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EyeKanFly 04/11/2021 17:36 | #268448
EyeKanFly 04/11/2021 17:36 | #268448
Not a ton of variety but it's completely clear what genres you like. And within those genres, there's some absolutely amazing albums here. Nice chart
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