Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
pedro1976 
albums ranked using my 'Album Rating' score. After ranking all individual songs on a 1-5 star scale albums then
average taken as album score?
Bubbling Under;
After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
Attack & Release by The Black Keys
Danzig II: Lucifuge by Danzig
Bad by Michael Jackson
Audioslave by Audioslave
DIfferent Class by Pulp
Shake Your Money Maker - The Black Crowes (all 8.1)
- Chart updated: 03/27/2025 16:45
- (Created: 04/13/2022 09:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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9.3 (4 of 6 rated 5*)
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
11,876
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9.2
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,557
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9.0
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
18,944
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9.0
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
37,744
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9.0
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9,167
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9.0
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
4,729
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9.0
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,210
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8.8
[First added to this chart: 04/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
Rank Score:
20,315
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8.8
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2022]
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1971
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7,800
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8.7
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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11,324
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 43 | 43% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Led Zeppelin | 7 | 7% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 5% | |
| AC/DC | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 52 from 75th to 23rdA Nod Is As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse by Faces |
| Up 34 from 66th to 32ndParanoid by Black Sabbath |
| Up 25 from 81st to 56thLed Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 7 from 59th to 66thThe Bends by Radiohead |
| Down 5 from 37th to 42ndDefinitely Maybe by Oasis |
| Down 5 from 45th to 50thPresence by Led Zeppelin |
| New entries |
|---|
| Rush by Rush |
| Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths |
| Bridge Of Sighs by Robin Trower |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Brothers by The Black Keys |
| Thickfreakness by The Black Keys |
| B.R.M.C. by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 11/06/2025 19:27 | ThuramThugood | 106 | 90/100 | |
| 05/27/2025 15:07 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 | |
| 05/24/2025 12:33 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 | |
| 05/24/2025 08:19 |  MadhattanJack | 302 | 86/100 | |
| 03/30/2025 20:51 |  slatsheit | 28 | 88/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 17% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.2/100, a mean average of 88.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 4.5.
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From Tamthebam 05/24/2025 12:35 | #309123
Tamthebam 05/24/2025 12:35 | #309123
Really interesting chart dominated by my favourite decades 70's & 90's.
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From slatsheit 03/30/2025 20:52 | #308257
slatsheit 03/30/2025 20:52 | #308257
I like your list because it tilts antiquarian, like mine! I find the areas where we diverge interesting.
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CharlieBarley 08/14/2024 17:25 | #304759
CharlieBarley 08/14/2024 17:25 | #304759
Great chart, man!
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From pedro1976 04/12/2023 22:16 | #296027
pedro1976 04/12/2023 22:16 | #296027
Assigned an Average Score after ranking all individual songs. Ranked on that score
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From Johnnyo 01/12/2023 06:47 | #292738
Can’t believe that it’s taken me this long to check out your overall chart. Very remiss of me. As I expected, right up my street. Excellent chart full of absolute classics and some less well known gems. Great stuff
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