Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by PTLegz 
- Chart updated: 12/04/2012 03:02
- (Created: 11/22/2012 14:05).
- 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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 43 | 43% | |
| 1980s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Thin Lizzy | 6 | 6% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Motörhead | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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52 | 52% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 8 from 96th to 88thHello Tokyo, Bye Bye Osaka - Live In Japan 1999 by Blue Cheer |
| Up 2 from 91st to 89thBlonder And Blonder by The Muffs |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 89th to 91stChocolate City by Parliament |
| Down 2 from 90th to 92ndPiece Of Mind by Iron Maiden |
| Down 1 from 92nd to 93rdLove Songs For The Retarded by The Queers |
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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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/24/2025 10:04 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 10/13/2016 02:34 |  Helios | 33 | 70/100 | |
| 02/02/2014 20:00 | newjlp | 96 | 81/100 | |
| 08/18/2013 12:55 |  sssvnnn | 2,875 | 83/100 | |
| 05/14/2013 17:51 |  sulmagnificent | 18 | 83/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 79.2/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.5.
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Nice metal selections! Unleashed in the East!! Thanks for introducing me to Paul Pena, and the Cock Sparrers.
sageamagoo 04/24/2013 19:53 | #74374
THE classic 70's chart.
Nice to see Clouds on here too, even if it is far down.
junodog4 12/02/2012 04:53 | #56443
Some Thin Lizzy love going on here... Your taste is clear-cut. Nice to see the Misfits.
Really nice list
Jasonconfused 11/25/2012 07:33 | #55856
Glad to see Sabotage so high on your list!!
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