Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by 
Mandro 
The 50 best album i own and i know...
And the best albums from the 00s: 1.Whatever People Say I Am (Arctic Monkeys; 2.Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Wilco); 3.Is This It (The Strokes); 4.Up The Bracket (The Libertines); 5.White Blood Cells (White Stripes); 6.Sound of Silver (LCD Soundsystem); 7.A Funk Odyssey (Jamiroquai); 8.Sea Changes (Beck); 9.Funeral (Arcade Fire); 10.Kid A (Radiohead)
- Chart updated: 05/11/2011 19:08
- (Created: 01/15/2009 22:11).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2009]
Year of Release:
1972
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19,702
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2009]
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1965
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27,371
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2009]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,310
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2009]
Year of Release:
1969
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4,738
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2009]
Year of Release:
1969
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17,157
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2009]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,987
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2009]
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1967
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39,909
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2010]
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1969
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6,780
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2009]
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1979
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30,890
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2009]
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1985
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11,692
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 34% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 6% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 6% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 4% | |
| The Kinks | 1 | 2% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 6 from 42nd to 36th After The Gold Rush by Neil Young |
| Up 6 from 41st to 35th Astral Weeks by Van Morrison |
| Up 2 from 45th to 43rd Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 4 from 34th to 38th Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols |
| Down 4 from 40th to 44th Odelay by Beck |
| Down 3 from 38th to 41st King Of The Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson |
| New entries |
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| The Smiths by The Smiths |
| Leavers |
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| Hatful Of Hollow by The Smiths |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/22/2021 17:17 |  sszwalbenest | 30 | 79/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2017 22:47 |  Dankel | 175 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2016 19:17 |  Applerill | 974 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2013 12:42 |  SingingPeasant96 | 780 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2013 21:00 |  MrFrogger | 207 | 88/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.7/100, a mean average of 83.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 11.6.
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From SingingPeasant96 07/14/2013 12:42 | #81397
SingingPeasant96 07/14/2013 12:42 | #81397
Classic :)
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junodog4 09/30/2012 18:05 | #51509
junodog4 09/30/2012 18:05 | #51509
Can't argue with the selection of classic albums.
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Facetious 12/30/2011 08:21 | #33990
Facetious 12/30/2011 08:21 | #33990
This chart has the most perfect top 3 ever.
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From Johnnyo 11/17/2011 13:04 | #30722
Pretty awesome chart there Mandro.
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From cabvo 11/14/2011 09:50 | #30573
Hehe, excellent place for Exile and Let It Bleed :) Like it!
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ffudnebbuh 07/06/2011 12:52 | #24025
ffudnebbuh 07/06/2011 12:52 | #24025
great chart.
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From sammac 06/05/2011 20:38 | #22732
Oh and, by the way, velvet underground and nico is absolute classic. Thanks for reminding me. Roll on that top 100 albums then he he.
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From sammac 06/05/2011 20:34 | #22730
Hello mandro. I just noticed your comment on my page from last month. Thanks about the comments about "bigging up" of undervalued albums. I'm a big fan of undervalued albums as you may have guessed :0). Talking of them I don't quite know what it's about but I do think that the wonderfully playful Smile is Brian Wilsons masterpiece and easily stands up against Pet Sounds as such. Then again, I'd have Pet Sounds too if it was a list of a hundred albums :0D.
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Ledzedman 05/11/2011 04:26 | #21523
Ledzedman 05/11/2011 04:26 | #21523
About Arctic Monkeys, yes! It seems they've regressed since then. specially with their last album. and Mandro, I like your classical rock taste and your chart also would be one of my references about it!
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From Dekk 05/10/2011 11:14 | #21382
You should definitely try In the Court of the Crimson King, that's a timeless classic and a masterpiece, and maybe Red. The other albums you should get only if you're a King Crimson fan.
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