Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by wizardalien

Eligible albums: 737

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

My overall average track rating is 76.1 currently

• Chart updated: 08/04/2025 16:45
• (Created: 12/21/2021 20:20).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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Average rating: 88.18
Trimmed average: 88.33
Top rated tracks: Even Flow, Black, Jeremy, Release (90) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,843 charts

Rank Score:

18,929

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,334 votes)

Comments:

180

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The Battle Of Los Angeles 

 Rage Against The Machine

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Average rating: 86.25
Trimmed average: 86.50
Top rated tracks: Guerrilla Radio, Sleep now in the fire (95) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

2,185

Rank in 1999:

18

Rank in 1990s:

143

Overall Rank:

797

Average Rating:

 77 (724 votes)

Comments:

22

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Songs For The Deaf 

 Queens Of The Stone Age

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Average rating: 85.00
Trimmed average: 84.55
Top rated tracks: You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar But I Feel Like A Millionaire, A Song For The Dead (100) [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,137 charts

Rank Score:

10,706

Rank in 2002:

5

Rank in 2000s:

16

Overall Rank:

126

Average Rating:

 83 (1,509 votes)

Comments:

74

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Rage Against The Machine 

 Rage Against The Machine

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Average rating: 84.50
Trimmed average: 84.38
Top rated tracks: Wake Up (95), Killing in the Name, Take The Power Back (90) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,297 charts

Rank Score:

11,969

Rank in 1992:

2

Rank in 1990s:

22

Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

 83 (1,651 votes)

Comments:

94

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Hybrid Theory 

 Linkin Park

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Average rating: 83.75
Trimmed average: 83.50
Top rated tracks: In the End, Papercut (95) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

418 charts

Rank Score:

3,138

Rank in 2000:

12

Rank in 2000s:

90

Overall Rank:

558

Average Rating:

 67 (868 votes)

Comments:

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Hot Fuss 

 The Killers

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Average rating: 83.64
Trimmed average: 85.00
Top rated tracks: On Top, Jenny Was A Friend of Mine, Mr Brightside (95) [First added to this chart: 12/27/2021]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,027 charts

Rank Score:

7,647

Rank in 2004:

5

Rank in 2000s:

35

Overall Rank:

206

Average Rating:

 78 (1,496 votes)

Comments:

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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Average rating: 83.46
Trimmed average: 84.09
Top rated tracks: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are (95) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,215 charts

Rank Score:

39,068

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 87 (4,323 votes)

Comments:

413

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Vs. 

 Pearl Jam

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Average rating: 82.50
Trimmed average: 82.50
Top rated tracks: Rearviewmirror (90), Go, Daughter, WMA, Rats, Glorified G, Indifference (85) [First added to this chart: 12/27/2021]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

684 charts

Rank Score:

5,271

Rank in 1993:

6

Rank in 1990s:

65

Overall Rank:

331

Average Rating:

 80 (1,005 votes)

Comments:

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Strays 

 Jane's Addiction

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Average rating: 82.27
Trimmed average: 82.22
Top rated tracks: Just Because, The Riches, Superhero, True Nature (90) [First added to this chart: 02/23/2022]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

207

Rank in 2003:

123

Rank in 2000s:

1,103

Overall Rank:

6,307

Average Rating:

 69 (80 votes)

Comments:

5

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 

 Kanye West

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Average rating: 82.08
Trimmed average: 82.50
Top rated tracks: Monster, All of the Lights, Hell of a Life (95) [First added to this chart: 10/20/2022]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,739 charts

Rank Score:

23,492

Rank in 2010:

1

Rank in 2010s:

2

Overall Rank:

34

Average Rating:

 85 (2,357 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	2	2%
1970s	7	7%
1980s	10	10%
1990s	18	18%
2000s	38	38%
2010s	24	24%
2020s	1	1%

Artist	Albums	%
Foals	6	6%
Radiohead	5	5%
Elbow	4	4%
U2	4	4%
The Smiths	4	4%
Arctic Monkeys	3	3%
Porcupine Tree	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	61	61%
	26	26%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 28th to 27th A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
Up 1 from 27th to 26th The Witch by Pumarosa
Up 1 from 26th to 25th What Went Down by Foals

Biggest fallers
Down 8 from 20th to 28th All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

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75/100	08/07/2025 20:54	pedro1976	105	85/100
80/100	08/04/2025 07:36	Tamthebam	629	85/100
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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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From Tamthebam 08/04/2025 07:40

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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From Johnnyo 07/01/2023 22:07

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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