Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Nkelleyslc 
- Chart updated: 12/27/2024 23:45
- (Created: 12/09/2021 21:02).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top Tracks: Something, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Side 2 Medley [First added to this chart: 12/13/2021]
Top Tracks: Time, Great Gig in the Sky, Money [First added to this chart: 12/13/2021]
Top Tracks: Fixing a Hole, Within You Without You, A Day in the Life [First added to this chart: 12/13/2021]
Top Tracks: Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Wish You Were Here [First added to this chart: 12/13/2021]
Top Tracks: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Blackbird, Helter Skelter [First added to this chart: 12/13/2021]
Top Tracks: I'm Only Sleeping, Here, There, and Everywhere, And Your Bird Can Sing [First added to this chart: 12/13/2021]
Top Tracks: Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks [First added to this chart: 12/13/2021]
Top Tracks: Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker, Ramble On [First added to this chart: 12/13/2021]
Top Tracks: Dogs, Sheep [First added to this chart: 12/13/2021]
Top Tracks: Kashmir, In the Light, Ten Years Gone [First added to this chart: 12/13/2021]
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1970s | 46 | 46% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 7 | 7% | |
| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4% | |
| John Coltrane | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 6 from 100th to 94thIn Utero by Nirvana |
| Up 6 from 99th to 93rdA New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra |
| Up 6 from 98th to 92ndAll Things Must Pass by George Harrison |
| Leavers |
|---|
| The Central Park Concert by Dave Matthews Band |
| Help! by The Beatles |
| Lovers Live by Sade |
| Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin |
| Music From Big Pink by The Band |
| 2112 by Rush |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/16/2025 08:26 | 292 | 82/100 | |
| ! | 02/05/2025 01:42 | AbsurdCheesecake | 8 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2023 10:43 | 650 | 85/100 | |
| ! | 08/07/2023 09:49 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2022 20:22 | Johnnyo | 2,571 | 80/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.1/100, a mean average of 84.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 14.4.
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Classics oriented with a few surprises. The 70s were pretty great eh?
Your loyalty to your favourite artists is to be admired ~ with 30% of chart space dedicated to 5 artists.
Packed full of classic albums. You’ve got all of the basic ingredients here to build on to explore more widely. Great start to what will undoubtedly become a life long passion. Enjoy the journey
You have great taste - nice work! Many albums in common with my chart. You've got a similar problem to mine - that is choosing or separating out the best albums from the best artists and therefore they dominate your chat lol. These albums however can all be justified being in a greatest 100 - even if it's as many as ten, especially when it's a band as good as The Beatles.
Half of these are in my own chart. There are a few 80's albums worth checking out!
sorry dude but this is just kinda basic. I'll come back when you have listened to a lot more!
You have an exquisite taste of music for a chap your age. Well done. Look forward to seeing your list when it branches out to 100
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