Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
musicmanstu 
These albums are the ones I never grow tired of...the soundtracks to my life!
- Chart updated: 09/09/2012 18:41
- (Created: 07/18/2012 11:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Its a new decade...a festive one, the blueprint for 80s Heavy Metal.
[First added to this chart: 07/18/2012]
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1980
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1,598
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What can I say that hasn't been said??!! RIP Clarence Clemons and Dan Federici.
[First added to this chart: 07/18/2012]
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1975
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14,660
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Fucking brilliant....and yes, he IS an artist!
[First added to this chart: 07/18/2012]
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1984
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15,515
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As Neil Diamond says in the liner notes..."this is a glimpse into Waylon's soul, a beautiful soul, a man who has been high, a man who has been low". RIP Waylon.
[First added to this chart: 07/18/2012]
Masterful production, and of course great songs. RIP Mr. Bonham.
[First added to this chart: 07/18/2012]
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1969
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20,565
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Raw, precise, Victim of Changes, and Rob Halford's screams are deafening
[First added to this chart: 07/18/2012]
This album rises above Magic on my chart.
[First added to this chart: 07/18/2012]
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2002
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1,606
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1st record I ever bought at a Ben Franklin. Remember those chain stores?
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Metal masterpiece!!
[First added to this chart: 07/19/2012]
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1982
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1,536
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Humanity are animals.....
[First added to this chart: 07/18/2012]
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1977
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21,504
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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 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 33 | 33% | |
| 1980s | 44 | 44% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Judas Priest | 12 | 12% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 8 | 8% | |
| Black Sabbath | 8 | 8% | |
| Iron Maiden | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Seger | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/08/2019 18:43 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2018 17:59 | SamNassiri98 | 64 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2017 11:48 |  LedZep | 1,101 | 84/100 |
| ! | 12/18/2016 20:37 | vruslov | 582 | 89/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2016 10:24 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 78.6/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.0.
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SamNassiri98 03/01/2018 17:59 | #209863
Very weird chart...
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LedZep 05/01/2017 11:48 | #190100
LedZep 05/01/2017 11:48 | #190100
This is what I call THE CHART
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Jasonconfused 12/18/2012 23:33 | #58245
Jasonconfused 12/18/2012 23:33 | #58245
Awesome chart man.
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junodog4 10/25/2012 15:17 | #53404
junodog4 10/25/2012 15:17 | #53404
You really do need more Waylon Jennings... and I still see no Aerosmith. Seems they would fit your chart.
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ecwashere 10/25/2012 13:06 | #53392
Very good chart!
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paladisiac 08/16/2012 13:57 | #48717
paladisiac 08/16/2012 13:57 | #48717
70s, 80s, judas and hard rock... we all like what we like and you definitely have a distinct countdown. Rock on!
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dexmc 08/16/2012 01:23 | #48687
Not a bad list. I havent listened to much Iron Maiden yet so I don't really know if I like them. Nice to see Smashing Pumpkins in there.
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Johnnyo 08/13/2012 11:38 | #48391
A bit too metalcentric but you have alsoo included some other very good choices. Just one gripe; don't like compilations in charts but that's just me. Overall, nice chart.
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musicmanstu 08/06/2012 16:16 | #47943
musicmanstu 08/06/2012 16:16 | #47943
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musicmanstu 08/02/2012 20:58 | #47686
musicmanstu 08/02/2012 20:58 | #47686
That is a good point about being honest. Seriously, how many people on here embellish to make themselves look like they have a wider range of tastes???
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