Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 08/08/2024 21:45
- (Created: 01/05/2013 01:03).
- 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 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Beck | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Talk Talk | 2 | 2% | |
| Can | 2 | 2% | |
| Modest Mouse | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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55 | 55% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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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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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 10 from 14th to 4thHave One On Me by Joanna Newsom |
| Up 1 from 90th to 89thFresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys |
| Up 1 from 89th to 88thExile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 47 from 43rd to 90thAlligator by The National |
| Down 4 from 32nd to 36thScreamadelica by Primal Scream |
| Down 2 from 9th to 11thMirrored by Battles |
| New entries |
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| Rumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Relationship Of Command by At The Drive-In |
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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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| ! | 07/21/2025 17:29 | Johnnyo | 2,565 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2025 17:33 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2024 17:39 |  Tamthebam | 649 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2021 08:20 |  ssteve | 207 | 92/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2021 17:47 |  Cytoma | 171 | 90/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.3/100, a mean average of 89.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.6.
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A lot of great picks here. Really like this chart
Larcx13 02/05/2021 11:57 | #265806
That's a pretty hipster selection.
Great selections, I like the descriptions for the first few records, keep up the good work.
mdbaxter 07/06/2018 16:37 | #217847
Great taste!
JulianR 12/14/2017 05:27 | #203095
Love it! great picks all around
LedZep 05/29/2017 14:18 | #191644
It's a very nice chart, not torturing people with too much Radiohead or someone, balanced and when it gets descriptions it will be even better
Interesting chart
22 albums in common, 4 of which are outside of the BEA top 100.
Awesome Chart, Really
Abbey Road & Animals always will make for a descent chart
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