Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 02/16/2025 18:45
• (Created: 07/05/2012 15:31).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Carrie & Lowell 

 Sufjan Stevens

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Extraordinarily beautiful and moving. [First added to this chart: 10/06/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,247 charts

Rank Score:

16,395

Rank in 2015:

2

Rank in 2010s:

5

Overall Rank:

68

Average Rating:

 86 (1,476 votes)

Comments:

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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My dissertation title: Pink Freud [First added to this chart: 07/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,125 charts

Rank Score:

61,159

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,329 votes)

Comments:

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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As though you look through 13 different kalaidescopes. [First added to this chart: 09/11/2013]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,482 charts

Rank Score:

43,830

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,589 votes)

Comments:

491

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Ágætis Byrjun 

 Sigur Rós

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Viorar vel til loftrasa reminds me of why I like living [First added to this chart: 03/02/2014]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,403 charts

Rank Score:

15,278

Rank in 1999:

1

Rank in 1990s:

14

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 86 (1,713 votes)

Comments:

139

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Astral Weeks 

 Van Morrison

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I wish I could write this all for a special somebody... [First added to this chart: 11/07/2013]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,526 charts

Rank Score:

16,504

Rank in 1968:

3

Rank in 1960s:

17

Overall Rank:

67

Average Rating:

 84 (1,706 votes)

Comments:

138

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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A mountain range of sounds. It is a fantastic piece of art. [First added to this chart: 11/07/2013]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,911 charts

Rank Score:

44,365

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,938 votes)

Comments:

395

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Marking the end of the decade and the Beatles [First added to this chart: 07/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,724 charts

Rank Score:

57,865

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,621 votes)

Comments:

476

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Laughing Stock 

 Talk Talk

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Noise can be beautiful [First added to this chart: 03/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

779 charts

Rank Score:

8,890

Rank in 1991:

7

Rank in 1990s:

35

Overall Rank:

169

Average Rating:

 84 (896 votes)

Comments:

81

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Blond 

 Frank Ocean

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Self control and seigried destroy me [First added to this chart: 09/30/2018]

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

894 charts

Rank Score:

12,949

Rank in 2016:

2

Rank in 2010s:

8

Overall Rank:

93

Average Rating:

 84 (1,112 votes)

Comments:

91

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Grace 

 Jeff Buckley

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What could this guy not do musically? [First added to this chart: 07/19/2015]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,725 charts

Rank Score:

18,028

Rank in 1994:

1

Rank in 1990s:

8

Overall Rank:

54

Average Rating:

 84 (1,960 votes)

Comments:

172

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	2	2%
1960s	19	19%
1970s	29	29%
1980s	6	6%
1990s	17	17%
2000s	10	10%
2010s	16	16%
2020s	1	1%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	7	7%
Pink Floyd	6	6%
Radiohead	5	5%
Supertramp	3	3%
The Who	3	3%
David Bowie	3	3%
Tame Impala	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	50	50%
	32	32%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 100th to 99th Submarine by Alex Turner
Up 1 from 99th to 98th Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 98th to 100th Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Down 1 from 11th to 12th John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon
Down 1 from 12th to 13th Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

New entries
Promises by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Leavers
Debussy: Clair De Lune And Other Piano Favorites by Francois-Joël Thiollier

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90/100	02/17/2025 12:32	SomethingSpecial	1,106	85/100
90/100	11/13/2023 15:58	chavaloricardin	16	83/100
90/100	09/18/2021 21:50	DommeDamian	1,001	89/100
75/100	10/30/2020 04:23	areminder	52	79/100
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This chart is rated in the top 7% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.3/100, a mean average of 87.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 11.2.

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90/100

From SomethingSpecial 02/17/2025 12:33

I really like your list. Songs for a Blue Guitar is such a special album.

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From chavaloricardin 11/13/2023 15:58

"Carrie & Lowell" at number 1 is insane, i love it.

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From CharlieBarley 07/17/2019 23:36

great chart

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90/100

From Tamthebam 07/17/2019 10:32

Great chart 18 albums in common and yet our charts are so different, it just shows you how music is so diverse and yet so uniform.

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From gidgidi 07/17/2019 10:11

Great chart!

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From PeterSmith 06/22/2019 18:24

I like your chart and know and like or love most of the albums you have here.
Here's a suggestion - Mogwai "Come On Die Young" - very ambient and predominantly instrumental.
Was surprised to see Bon Iver Bon Iver and not see For Emma - both are superb

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90/100

From bobbyb5 09/30/2018 00:34

I remember Murray Head, but not the song that you mentioned. I only remember One Night in Bangkok and I actually kind of like it. And I also remember him from the movie Sunday Bloody Sunday.

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100/100

From Lgk21 09/27/2018 00:03

A lot of similarities between our tastes. Or in other words, I really like this chart.

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80/100

From mdbaxter 09/26/2018 22:48

Nice list! Are you sure you didn't switch the descriptions for In Rainbows and Kid A?

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