Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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maxxy 
Completely re-did; deleted all entries and started over. All ratings and comments are still appreciated
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:53
- (Created: 10/04/2008 07:07).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 2 | 5% | |
| Robert Wyatt | 1 | 3% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 1 | 3% | |
| The Jam | 1 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 3% | |
| John Coltrane | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/26/2016 09:17 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2015 21:47 |  sethzzzzz | 5 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/09/2014 10:42 |  bestdressed | 120 | 67/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2014 21:29 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2014 00:04 |  Captain_Dude | 231 | 80/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.9/100, a mean average of 81.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 16.0.
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sethzzzzz 02/03/2015 21:47 | #133852
I like the Jazz inclusions. Always nice to a lot of albums you recognise along with ones you don't, taken a few off your list to listen to, thanks.
Captain_Dude 07/14/2014 00:04 | #116651
Nice choices!
Antonio-Pedro 11/25/2013 14:59 | #94516
We don't have a lot in common but i apreciate your diversity and originality
junodog4 10/11/2012 18:21 | #52120
There's good music after 2000...
sgraham1990 11/26/2011 07:49 | #31402
A little too much jazz for my liking, but I won't mark ya down for that, 'cause the rest of the list is superb.
Nice List, Lot's of varried music.
btener11 07/29/2011 21:39 | #25144
Awesome, original chart! While I love nearly all of your selections, Rock Bottom stands out as an album that is far too often overlooked, or unknown.
Captain_Dude 07/05/2011 07:13 | #23929
Nice section...I'm with you on most choices.
alistamina 04/11/2010 04:36 | #10495
Your list has got more interesting to me.
some good stuff
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