Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
Helios 
Hi, welcome to my chart!
To rate the albums I listen I use the next math operation:
"Total tracks of the album" minus "tracks I like" divided by "Total tracks of the album" and the result multiplied by 100
This give me a % which I will use to put the album inside of the next ranges:
100|All the songs are good
95|Just 1 song it's bad
90|[15-29%]
85|[30-39%]
80|[40-49%]
75|[50-59%]
70|[60-75%]
65|[76-and low]
[Example: [1991] Queen - Innuendo
A total of 12 songs and I like 9.
12-9=3/12=0.25*100=[25%]
[25%] it's inside the [15-29%] range, so I should rate it "90"]
Exeptions: 2-long-tracks albums (Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells), short songs (The Gerogerigegege - Tokyo Anal Dynamite) and nearly empty tracks (Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On). Compilations gets a +15 and Lives gets +5 (to be fair because some of those are full of good tracks).
And yes, this is a subjetive chart.
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The real life it's consuming my listening time, so re-doing all lists it's always a challenge.
I hope you can enjoy some of my pick-ups and if you find some grammal errors, sorry.
Thanks for your ratings and comments!
.:Helios:.
- Chart updated: 03/16/2025 21:15
- (Created: 10/01/2012 05:04).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Gary Numan | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Aphrodite's Child | 2 | 2% | |
| マキシマム ザ ホルモン [Maximum The Hormone] | 2 | 2% | |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 2% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| Virus (AR) | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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31 | 31% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/19/2025 18:25 | StreakyNuno | 131 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2025 11:01 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2025 22:12 | ThuramThugood | 106 | 90/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2023 22:09 | Johnnyo | 2,566 | 80/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2021 05:43 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.7/100, a mean average of 83.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 19.0.
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From StreakyNuno 04/19/2025 18:25 | #308613
Nice chart !!
Good to see Jon & Vangelis
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From Johnnyo 01/07/2023 22:09 | #292598
Nice chart
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From leniad 12/05/2020 06:44 | #262010
algunas agradabes sorpresas, muy buenos discos en general
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From pctrooper 10/09/2019 16:22 | #243588
Really nice and diverse chart. Tons of interesting picks on here. Music from the Penguin Café is a really special album. I also love the later Johnny Cash albums and American IV is my favorite.
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ExTeaSea 04/24/2019 17:53 | #235454
ExTeaSea 04/24/2019 17:53 | #235454
I like this! Nice and different. Pretty cool you have Morodor on here. You should check out Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark based off this chart.
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sssvnnn 04/24/2019 08:44 | #235444
sssvnnn 04/24/2019 08:44 | #235444
Fresh and unique chart.
I like it.
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From 
Boltzmann 10/02/2018 06:42 | #221946
Boltzmann 10/02/2018 06:42 | #221946
I really dig the synth pop picks, and love to see some love for James Brown. I’m looking forward to exploring the rest.
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CharlieBarley 10/02/2018 01:08 | #221938
CharlieBarley 10/02/2018 01:08 | #221938
It's a great chart, the ones that I know on here. Very eclectic mix of nationalities, so many countries here. Some very interesting picks. Good to see Out of The Blue by ELO. Hello to you in Chile!
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arthurbittencourt 10/01/2018 15:18 | #221923
arthurbittencourt 10/01/2018 15:18 | #221923
Personality, one thing a value in this site.
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ForegroundNoise 10/01/2018 08:29 | #221915
ForegroundNoise 10/01/2018 08:29 | #221915
What a unique and diverse chart! Though I'm not personally a huge believer in rating albums by aggregating their track scores (I often find myself loving certain tracks within the context of an album, but without their surroundings more difficult to enjoy) I'm hugely impressed with the diverse nationalities present. Well done!!
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