Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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colonelchibbers 
- Chart updated: 05/23/2024 10:15
- (Created: 10/29/2012 02:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2013]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,867
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2013]
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1969
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57,257
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,978
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,072
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,290
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2013]
Year of Release:
2001
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28,471
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,618
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,566
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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2015]
Year of Release:
2015
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31,451
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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7,827
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Swans | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| Aphex Twin | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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52 | 52% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 61 from 92nd to 31st Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin |
| Up 57 from 69th to 12th What's Going On by Marvin Gaye |
| Up 45 from 85th to 40th Dummy by Portishead |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 49 from 39th to 88th Surfer Rosa by Pixies |
| Down 45 from 44th to 89th 98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare] by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] |
| Down 41 from 22nd to 63rd The Legend Of Zelda Original Sound Track by 近藤浩治 [Koji Kondo] |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/24/2025 10:05 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2024 19:47 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2024 09:34 | bryatk | 4 | 86/100 |
| ! | 06/12/2024 01:44 |  corenfro | 128 | 32/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2022 14:40 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.9/100, a mean average of 91.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.3.
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From bryatk 11/26/2024 09:36 | #306271
Great chart, I've got very similar tastes. Ill certainly be checking out some of the albums I've not listened too.
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From corenfro 06/12/2024 01:44 | #303935
corenfro 06/12/2024 01:44 | #303935
I came here because of the inclusion of Mercurial World by Magdalena Bay and stayed for the rest.
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From Moondance 12/07/2022 23:05 | #291826
Interesting (unique) mix and nice spread through the decades that sets this chart apart from most on this site. Not necessarily my style of preferred music, but I respect your choices.
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From Johnnyo 12/07/2022 14:41 | #291816
Really interesting chart and not the usual suspects. Love it
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StefanR10 06/08/2020 15:28 | #253076
StefanR10 06/08/2020 15:28 | #253076
Good chart all albums i know very good and i like it interesting is you put Aphex Twin at One. But you have The Beatles here to and so ok some special albums i know but ok i gave you 85 ponts.
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ForegroundNoise 08/23/2019 07:20 | #241571
ForegroundNoise 08/23/2019 07:20 | #241571
Really like the mix of genres and time periods; could do with some notes to know why these albums so dear to you ...
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gidgidi 08/22/2019 10:33 | #241518
gidgidi 08/22/2019 10:33 | #241518
35 in common! Very good chart
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arthur237 05/06/2019 16:50 | #235909
arthur237 05/06/2019 16:50 | #235909
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DommeDamian 10/17/2018 09:38 | #222651
DommeDamian 10/17/2018 09:38 | #222651
I'm not the biggest fan of Endtroducing...., but the summaries keeps it all on high-level.
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From Thad 02/19/2018 04:03 | #208799
39 in common, might be the most I've seen on this site
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