Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 05/30/2017 17:45
• (Created: 08/21/2012 09:26).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Volta 

 Björk

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Varies between intense and calm. Antony's vocals in "The Dull Flame of Desire" and "My Juvenile" are lovely, as are, of course, Björk's. [First added to this chart: 10/20/2012]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

353

Rank in 2007:

74

Rank in 2000s:

697

Overall Rank:

4,050

Average Rating:

 70 (259 votes)

Comments:

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The Meadowlands 

 The Wrens

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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2017]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

1,236

Rank in 2003:

28

Rank in 2000s:

213

Overall Rank:

1,392

Average Rating:

 79 (229 votes)

Comments:

15

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Ghosts I-IV 

 Nine Inch Nails

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36 wonderful ambient, sometimes metallic tracks. The first is a favorite. A soundbath. [First added to this chart: 10/20/2012]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

248

Rank in 2008:

81

Rank in 2000s:

945

Overall Rank:

5,428

Average Rating:

 70 (131 votes)

Comments:

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It's A Wonderful Life 

 Sparklehorse

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It's a Wonderful Album. "King of Nails" is a favorite. [First added to this chart: 10/20/2012]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

1,139

Rank in 2001:

24

Rank in 2000s:

237

Overall Rank:

1,497

Average Rating:

 78 (183 votes)

Comments:

8

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Kurr 

 Amiina

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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2017]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

115

Rank in 2007:

186

Rank in 2000s:

1,823

Overall Rank:

10,293

Average Rating:

 72 (16 votes)

Comments:

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The Fame Monster 

 Lady Gaga

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"Dance in the Dark", "Monster" [First added to this chart: 10/20/2012]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

1,074

Rank in 2009:

19

Rank in 2000s:

258

Overall Rank:

1,583

Average Rating:

 67 (368 votes)

Comments:

18

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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"You are my center when I spin away" [First added to this chart: 02/17/2013]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,910 charts

Rank Score:

44,669

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,937 votes)

Comments:

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Kid A 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2012]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,210 charts

Rank Score:

43,535

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 89 (4,454 votes)

Comments:

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Vespertine 

 Björk

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Beauty in Bjork form. I love this album and I love this artist. Track pick: Unison. [First added to this chart: 10/20/2012]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

828 charts

Rank Score:

9,373

Rank in 2001:

4

Rank in 2000s:

22

Overall Rank:

152

Average Rating:

 83 (1,000 votes)

Comments:

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Good News For People Who Love Bad News 

 Modest Mouse

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"Bukowski", "Satin in a Coffin", "The View", "Dance Hall"; Just about everything on this album. [First added to this chart: 06/20/2016]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

663 charts

Rank Score:

4,229

Rank in 2004:

7

Rank in 2000s:

63

Overall Rank:

403

Average Rating:

 80 (972 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	1	2%
1970s	7	14%
1980s	1	2%
1990s	8	16%
2000s	20	40%
2010s	13	26%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Björk	5	10%
Radiohead	4	8%
Pink Floyd	4	8%
Sparklehorse	3	6%
Depeche Mode	3	6%
The Decemberists	2	4%
Jethro Tull	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	21	42%
	19	38%
	7	14%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 10 from 23rd to 13th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
Up 5 from 50th to 45th The Bends by Radiohead
Up 1 from 15th to 14th In Rainbows by Radiohead

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 7th to 11th The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga
Down 4 from 13th to 17th Post by Björk
Down 3 from 12th to 15th Rabbits On The Run by Vanessa Carlton

New entries
Random Access Memories by Daft Punk
Mandatory Fun by "Weird Al" Yankovic

Leavers
Revolver by The Beatles
Never For Ever by Kate Bush

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80/100	01/04/2018 00:56	JulianR	570	75/100
80/100	10/06/2017 03:44	Strangel	64	84/100
85/100	10/05/2017 12:22	Nyoink77	272	89/100
100/100	10/05/2017 08:03	HoldenM	479	95/100
95/100	03/13/2017 14:33	Seab	2,005	93/100

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This chart is rated in the top 6% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.4/100, a mean average of 90.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.7.

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80/100

From JulianR 01/04/2018 00:58

A nice mix of classics and fairly unique stuff. I'll have to check out those Sparklehorse albums. And, its really interesting to see Ghosts I-IV up there. I always thought it was underappreciated just because of who it was released by.

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From HoldenM 10/05/2017 08:03

Love it. Lot of neat, unconventional choices.

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From wolfj74 01/01/2017 17:53

Awesome chart; it's great to see classics intermingling with contemporary hidden gems like "Rabbits on the Run."

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From sageamagoo 06/27/2013 02:34

Dude! Your taste in music is so similar to mine!

I've always loved two genres: Alternative Rock and Progressive Rock. Everyone I talk to seems to only fall into one of those two categories, but you, like me, seem to be split somewhere in middle. This deserves a favourite on Sparklehorse alone, I added Good Morning Spider to my top 30 just today.


And ps, you're about to thank me for introducing you to a certain band... check your private messages.

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From Michaelo16 11/12/2012 05:24

I really like this chart haha
Bjork, The Decemberists :P

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From C_Krug2009 10/25/2012 20:44

I would give you a 77.5 but i cannot do that so i give you the benefit of the doubt, its an interesting list

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From junodog4 10/23/2012 16:34

Quite the varied list... I like it! I'd like to see what else you can add to this site. Hooray for Iceland, apparently...

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