Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by gussteivi 
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Trying to add short description to the ones that aren't completely obvious to everyone.
- Chart updated: 08/16/2022 20:45
- (Created: 02/01/2013 06:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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In the cage, Chamber of 32 doors
[First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1974
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6,507
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Beechwood Park, Friends of mine
[First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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13,797
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Paranoid android, Exit music (for a film)
[First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,700
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Andmoreagain, Old man
[First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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15,447
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Avantgarde metal. This shit is crazy.
Retrovertigo, Goodbye sober day [First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Retrovertigo, Goodbye sober day [First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
1,294
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If I tell you that Serj, Daron & co. are among the greatest musical geniuses of our time, do you believe me?
Radio/Video, Lost in Hollywood [First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Radio/Video, Lost in Hollywood [First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Year of Release:
2005
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2,078
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Victoria, Some mother's son
[First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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4,732
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Sweet leaf, Children of the grave
[First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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5,558
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Shine on you crazy diamond
[First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,768
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Guitar driven, psychedelic pop/rock. These guys have so much more to offer than just the title track (although that alone would be enough to make me a fan). Easybeats are pretty much the most underrated band of all time.
Friday on my mind, Pretty girl [First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
Friday on my mind, Pretty girl [First added to this chart: 01/31/2013]
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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 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1970s | 34 | 34% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Wishbone Ash | 1 | 1% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 1 | 1% | |
| Rainbow | 1 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 1 | 1% | |
| Alice In Chains | 1 | 1% | |
| The Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin | 1 | 1% | |
| Timber Timbre | 1 | 1% | |
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43 | 43% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 98th to 97th Creep On Creepin' On by Timber Timbre |
| Up 1 from 97th to 96th Release The Stars by Rufus Wainwright |
| Up 1 from 96th to 95th Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production Of Eggs by Andrew Bird |
| New entries |
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| Misery Is A Butterfly by Blonde Redhead |
| Leavers |
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| Gulag Orkestar by Beirut |
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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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| ! | 03/20/2025 16:45 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2023 11:12 |  Goliath | 351 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2023 01:16 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2023 21:26 | Johnnyo | 2,560 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2020 10:08 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.1/100, a mean average of 87.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.4.
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From Moondance 02/22/2023 01:23 | #294318
Certainly one of the more diverse (by nation) & interesting 1 album/per artist charts I've seen. Personally, I found the quality of the top 100 albums to be too inconsistent (for a top 100 chart) ~ but I accept that you have unique tastes and are just being honest to those tastes.
I loved seeing The Easybeats & Silverchair representing Australian music.
Enjoyed the commentary - quirky & funny & engaging.
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From Johnnyo 02/21/2023 21:26 | #294313
Interesting chart
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ExTeaSea 10/17/2019 15:35 | #243853
ExTeaSea 10/17/2019 15:35 | #243853
Love how much prog you have on here! That Gandalf album is a rare psychedelic treat, it's so good!
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From mianfei 07/01/2019 03:55 | #238710
Although totally different from my own chart – even regarding preference for albums by Stevie Wonder and George Clinton – this is a really interesting and thoughtful chart, one of the best I have seen here.
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From animals0809 12/30/2017 05:56 | #204122
pretty sweet chart
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JulianR 09/08/2017 04:02 | #197470
JulianR 09/08/2017 04:02 | #197470
good stuff!
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authorunknown 07/18/2017 14:20 | #194525
authorunknown 07/18/2017 14:20 | #194525
Very interesting list. Contains many of my all time favs so I need to check out the rest. Good work!
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LedZep 05/15/2017 19:27 | #190850
LedZep 05/15/2017 19:27 | #190850
"If I tell you that Serj, Daron & co. are among the greatest musical geniuses of our time, do you believe me?"
Any time of the day
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pa 01/09/2017 14:05 | #182081
pa 01/09/2017 14:05 | #182081
yeah that's true! There are a bunch of albums that I want to check out on your list.
starting with "As Day Follows Night"
Love the irony on your Nirvana pick ;)
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From Rhett 07/22/2016 14:04 | #171660
The Lamb is probably the album I've listened to the most in my life. Helluvachart!
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