Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by wizardalien

IN PROGRESS - CHANGING RATING METHOD

Eligible albums: 781

My Top 100 (no live albums or greatest hits albums)

Albums must be listened to twice to be rated and considered for the chart

Albums ranked by:
1) Average track rating (tracks rated 50 to 100 in intervals of 5)
2) Trimmed average track rating (removing best and worst song)
3) Best track rating
4) 2nd best track rating
and so on...

Track ratings logic:
100 - flawless, could be in my top 20 easily
90 - in the conversation for top 100
80 - not quite top 100 material, but pretty damn good
70 - too good for 60, but definitely not 5 stars
60 - can't remove this song from my itunes
50 - wouldn't skip if it came up on shuffle
40 - would probably skip if it came up on shuffle, but still decent
30 - there is a redeeming quality about the track but I'd always skip if it came up on shuffle
20 - I get nothing from listening to this track, not unpleasant but it's filler
10 - actually annoying or difficult to listen to
5 - the absolute worst

My overall average track rating is 49.3 currently

• Chart updated: 02/02/2026 23:45
• (Created: 12/21/2021 20:20).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Bends 

 Radiohead

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Average rating: 80.42
Trimmed average: 81.00
Top rated tracks: Planet Telex, Just, High and Dry, Fake Plastic Trees, My Iron Lung (all 85) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,679 charts

Rank Score:

28,554

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 87 (3,940 votes)

Comments:

316

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Meat Is Murder 

 The Smiths

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Average rating: 77.78
Trimmed average: 78.57
Top rated tracks: Well I Wonder, Barbarism Begins at Home (90) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

830 charts

Rank Score:

6,257

Rank in 1985:

4

Rank in 1980s:

32

Overall Rank:

259

Average Rating:

 82 (1,302 votes)

Comments:

68

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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Average rating: 77.00
Trimmed average: 78.13
Top rated tracks: Weird Fishes (95), All I Need (90) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,928 charts

Rank Score:

43,057

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,958 votes)

Comments:

397

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Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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Average rating: 76.36
Trimmed average: 77.22
Top rated tracks: Even Flow, Black, Jeremy, Release, Garden (all 85) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,852 charts

Rank Score:

18,433

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 82 (2,355 votes)

Comments:

181

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Average rating: 76.25
Trimmed average: 77.50
Top rated tracks: Karma Police (95), Let Down, Climbing up the walls, No Surprises (90) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,437 charts

Rank Score:

63,131

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,656 votes)

Comments:

859

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In Absentia 

 Porcupine Tree

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Average rating: 75.42
Trimmed average: 75.00
Top rated tracks: Sound of Muzak (100), Trains, The Creator has a Mastertape (both 95) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

410 charts

Rank Score:

3,248

Rank in 2002:

11

Rank in 2000s:

86

Overall Rank:

535

Average Rating:

 81 (608 votes)

Comments:

30

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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Average rating: 75.00
Trimmed average: 77.50
Top rated tracks: There is a light (100), The Boy with the Thorn in his Side, Some girls are bigger than others (95) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,490 charts

Rank Score:

33,349

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,932 votes)

Comments:

265

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Total Life Forever 

 Foals

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Average rating: 75.00
Trimmed average: 73.75
Top rated tracks: Blue Blood (95), Black Gold (85) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

268 charts

Rank Score:

1,317

Rank in 2010:

19

Rank in 2010s:

197

Overall Rank:

1,298

Average Rating:

 76 (431 votes)

Comments:

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Holy Fire 

 Foals

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Average rating: 74.09
Trimmed average: 74.44
Top rated tracks: Inhaler, My Number, Everytime (85) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

901

Rank in 2013:

36

Rank in 2010s:

297

Overall Rank:

1,855

Average Rating:

 73 (350 votes)

Comments:

20

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Average rating: 73.89
Trimmed average: 75.71
Top rated tracks: Money, Us & Them (90) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,141 charts

Rank Score:

59,402

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,340 votes)

Comments:

594

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Country	Albums	%
	60	60%
	28	28%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
75/100  !	08/07/2025 20:54	pedro1976	106	85/100
80/100  !	08/04/2025 07:36	Tamthebam	650	85/100
45/100  !	04/17/2025 15:59	DrewHamster	316	79/100
80/100  !	03/31/2025 12:56	SomethingSpecial	1,096	85/100
90/100  !	01/16/2025 11:27	Bach	956	78/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 81.0/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.3.

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80/100

From Tamthebam 08/04/2025 07:40 | #310399

I dont know if you have or not but try listening to some more stuff from the late 60's and the 70's. Overall its an ok chart and reflects your personality

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80/100

From Johnnyo 07/01/2023 22:07 | #297901

Very nice chart. Could do with a tad more earlier stuff but that’s not a criticism, simply an observation. Overall, I like it

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