Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by newbands1 
- Chart updated: 07/11/2015 14:15
- (Created: 05/27/2012 15:03).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1996
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9,712
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2012]
Year of Release:
1966
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37,930
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2013]
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1966
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48,218
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1986
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32,843
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2012]
Year of Release:
1996
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9,986
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1967
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38,754
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
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2004
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33,344
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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2015]
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1994
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1,988
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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2015]
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1995
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6,534
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[First added to this chart: 08/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1998
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4,926
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 37 | 37% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Velvet Underground & Nico | 1 | 1% | |
| Elliott Smith | 1 | 1% | |
| PJ Harvey | 1 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 1% | |
| Wilco | 1 | 1% | |
| Manic Street Preachers | 1 | 1% | |
| Neutral Milk Hotel | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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58 | 58% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| New entries |
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| The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| Leavers |
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| Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico by Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico |
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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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| 04/16/2025 15:52 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 03/24/2025 09:59 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,090 | 85/100 | |
| 01/15/2025 18:01 | Exist-en-ciel | 156 | 97/100 | |
| 11/02/2016 20:47 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 08/15/2016 04:47 |  CA Dreamin | 134 | 88/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 6% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.6/100, a mean average of 89.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.8.
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grohly 05/02/2016 10:20 | #164986
grohly 05/02/2016 10:20 | #164986
Awesome seeing the underrated Graduation in there!
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From LordMark 05/02/2016 09:34 | #164983
It's great to see a list with Pinkerton at #1.
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Mattdup279 07/08/2015 20:05 | #145343
Mattdup279 07/08/2015 20:05 | #145343
Awesome chart, love your top picks
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louisjwyatt 07/01/2015 03:54 | #144897
louisjwyatt 07/01/2015 03:54 | #144897
As much as I dislike Aeroplane and Arcade Fire, Pinkerton at No. 1 is just undeniably awesome, especially with Spiderland and Loveless also in the top 10. Misfits just seal the deal. Well job friend! Lot's of great stuff here and plenty of variety.
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decemberhotel 06/16/2015 18:26 | #143952
decemberhotel 06/16/2015 18:26 | #143952
great list! Disagree with Weezer being number 1 though:)
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HoldenM 06/16/2015 08:34 | #143914
HoldenM 06/16/2015 08:34 | #143914
Still such an awesome chart.
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Mercury 11/21/2014 04:58 | #127581
Mercury 11/21/2014 04:58 | #127581
just dropping in to say hi in public.also i still love this. american fb were so amazing werent they
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Martinborras 10/13/2014 00:11 | #124262
Martinborras 10/13/2014 00:11 | #124262
Nice chart! Good top ten, with many classics. I like the predominance of the 90' in the chart, as you did it of excellents album that in a few years will be classics, like "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" and "OK Computer". However, there are some albums i find not interesting, and you only included 8 albums of the 60', so maybe you are losing some great albums. Overall, good chart!
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From ThisisaCall 07/07/2014 06:24 | #116175
Nice to see Pinkerton at #1!
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pa 07/05/2014 10:50 | #116062
pa 07/05/2014 10:50 | #116062
I dig your top ten!
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