Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 05/05/2014 21:00
- (Created: 12/09/2012 01:45).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,649
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2013]
Year of Release:
2000
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42,324
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2013]
Year of Release:
2004
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34,247
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1998
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32,874
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2013]
Year of Release:
2001
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28,483
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2013]
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2007
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43,887
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2013]
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2002
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17,161
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2013]
Year of Release:
2009
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9,208
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2013]
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2010
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22,683
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2005
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 68 | 68% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Animal Collective | 4 | 4% | |
| Kanye West | 4 | 4% | |
| The National | 3 | 3% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 3 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| Modest Mouse | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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66 | 66% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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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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| ! | 11/02/2016 18:47 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 10/14/2016 07:20 |  Xxnu99etxX | 142 | 90/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2014 23:13 |  HoldenM | 480 | 95/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2014 21:01 |  Anti | 356 | 87/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2014 20:11 | pjr428 | 22 | 88/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 27.4.
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From TheKing 08/24/2024 12:10 | #304902
Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)
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sg6 06/12/2014 03:10 | #114300
sg6 06/12/2014 03:10 | #114300
pitchfork .-.
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From HoldenM 06/11/2014 23:13 | #114291
HoldenM 06/11/2014 23:13 | #114291
Even though this is Pitchfork through and through, this is still a good list.
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From Anti 06/11/2014 21:00 | #114287
Anti 06/11/2014 21:00 | #114287
You really like Pitchfork, don't you?
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reverendgreen 06/11/2014 09:03 | #114281
reverendgreen 06/11/2014 09:03 | #114281
This is the pitchfork people\'s list 1996-2011 http://pitchfork.com/peopleslist/\r\nThink for yourself a bit, pitchfork barely skims the surface.
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From quadrophenia17 06/11/2014 15:34 | #114263
Lots of good choices!
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Kaiser 06/11/2014 11:32 | #114257
Kaiser 06/11/2014 11:32 | #114257
What happened before the nineties?
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FlorianJones 04/12/2014 00:09 | #109043
FlorianJones 04/12/2014 00:09 | #109043
I'm not quite the Radiohead nut you are ,they still break my top 10 though, and you have Kanye which I just don't get. But the rest is top notch picking, nice list. 16 albums in common.
Also, you should try some older albums. Maybe you have and older than the 90's just isn't your thing, but I'm sure there's some stuff you'd like.
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sssvnnn 08/28/2013 07:35 | #84669
sssvnnn 08/28/2013 07:35 | #84669
Classical 90/00 choices. OK.
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From Vicotor 07/26/2013 15:37 | #82465
Impresionante!!!
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
