Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by kazomike 
This is a work in progress. I hope to have 100 albums. I only put the first that came to my head.
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:47
- (Created: 10/26/2008 20:05).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 45% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 20% | |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 10% | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | 2 | 10% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 1 | 5% | |
| Prince | 1 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 5% | |
| Public Enemy | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/19/2015 01:59 | dangerous30 | 27 | 50/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2015 17:30 |  calsper | 646 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2010 22:50 | haleyyew | 270 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2009 21:47 | SAISON33 | 38 | 65/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2009 13:15 |  Detroit Rock Cit | 72 | 69/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 66.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 29.5.
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Exceleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenttttt!!!!!!! The best albums in the history!!!!
calsper 04/11/2015 18:04 | #139339
Great chart!
A bit unvaried I think but a great pop/funk/disco guy you seem as! =)
Best C
great list!!
Detroit Rock Citizen 05/16/2009 20:15 | #4296
nice R&B dominated chart. my low score is based on the fact that you included two Greatest hits albums. how about That's The Way Of The World and Burnin' instead?
telefunker 03/17/2009 05:38 | #3133
Quality. Just suffers a bit of a dip with the Prince though imo.
maxxy 11/03/2008 02:08 | #1632
I guess stevie wonder's pretty good, too. But I still don't understand why michael jackson is #1 and 2
maxxy 11/03/2008 02:01 | #1629
nation of millions-good
what's goin on-good
michael jackson, kanye west-not so good
1234567890 11/02/2008 13:30 | #1628
FINALLY! a list thats mostly black, (insert sigh of relief here).
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