Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by t1ago 
- Chart updated: 06/26/2019 14:15
- (Created: 01/26/2009 06:43).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2009]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,218
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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1977
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16,635
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2009]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,298
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2009]
Year of Release:
1985
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18,103
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2009]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
14,658
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2009]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,152
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[First added to this chart: 01/04/2010]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
9,324
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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1993
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2,219
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2009]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
6,349
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10. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2009]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
37,313
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 38 | 38% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 6 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| Blur | 4 | 4% | |
| New Order | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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66 | 66% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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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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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 74th to 70thNon-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell |
| Up 2 from 71st to 69thThe Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| Up 2 from 42nd to 40thLondon Calling by The Clash |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 37th to 41stThe Head On The Door by The Cure |
| Down 4 from 38th to 42ndThe Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Down 2 from 69th to 71stSeventeen Seconds by The Cure |
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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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| 02/22/2022 17:54 | Peppermint | 20 | 78/100 | |
| 06/26/2019 12:39 | jpajovich | 91 | 76/100 | |
| 06/19/2018 02:16 |  sophialeviev | 42 | 90/100 | |
| 06/18/2018 16:06 |  marklg | 159 | 87/100 | |
| 06/18/2018 15:21 |  flyingcitrus | 61 | 93/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.7/100, a mean average of 83.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 14.9.
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From Peppermint 02/22/2022 17:55 | #281762
This is a great chart, very 80s heavy, but love that you have included some Cocteau Twins in here, one of the best bands of the 80s and early to mid 90s!
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From sophialeviev 06/19/2018 02:16 | #216988
sophialeviev 06/19/2018 02:16 | #216988
THIS is a chart. Respect for disintegration being #1 and for mellon collie being so high.
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From flyingcitrus 06/18/2018 15:21 | #216968
flyingcitrus 06/18/2018 15:21 | #216968
It's really not very similar to mine, but I can appreciate the amount of work that went into this chart. There's a lot of variation of time periods and genres.
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From Lgk21 12/19/2017 01:34 | #203512
Nice chart, I'm really liking the Kinks heavy representation.
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CharlieBarley 12/19/2017 00:16 | #203507
CharlieBarley 12/19/2017 00:16 | #203507
The Cure, Bowie and Kate Bush. And Smiths. What's not to like? I like Pretty Hate Machine too, that's an underrated album. I like pretty much everything on here, it's a very strong chart.
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LedZep 12/18/2017 18:04 | #203473
LedZep 12/18/2017 18:04 | #203473
Unique, mostly fantastic 80s alternative music which I love too.
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sssvnnn 09/28/2015 01:01 | #150603
sssvnnn 09/28/2015 01:01 | #150603
Good old 80´s music.
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dougotto 07/28/2014 02:15 | #117944
dougotto 07/28/2014 02:15 | #117944
very solid lots of nice 80's choices
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From MeatIsMurder 07/28/2014 01:26 | #117941
Your top ten heavenly
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From 
louisjwyatt 07/28/2014 00:32 | #117938
louisjwyatt 07/28/2014 00:32 | #117938
Excellent picks! Love seeing all this Bowie and The Cure
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
