Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by drivebytornado

Top 100 of all time! Looking forward to being able to add my decade charts!

• Chart updated: 03/05/2013 05:55
• (Created: 02/21/2013 03:55).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

There are 9 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Greatest Music Albums has an average rating of 86 out of 100 (from 14 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.

• Summary
• Composition
• Ratings
• Favourites
• Comments
• Your feedback

The entries in this chart have a zero rank score because the chart has not been updated within the last ten years (points from overall charts are decayed over a ten year period).

View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.

Sort by

• Overall Rank ◼
• Num. Charts ◼
• Avg. Rating ◼
• Num. Ratings ◼
• Release Date ◼
• Title ◼
• Artist ◼

1. (=)

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 02/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,363 charts

Rank Score:

27,541

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,816 votes)

Comments:

227

2. (=)

Rust Never Sleeps 
Live

 Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 02/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

679 charts

Rank Score:

4,275

Rank in 1979:

8

Rank in 1970s:

96

Overall Rank:

396

Average Rating:

 84 (882 votes)

Comments:

44

3. (=)

Ten 

 Pearl Jam

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 02/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,840 charts

Rank Score:

18,595

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,341 votes)

Comments:

180

4. (=)

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 02/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,125 charts

Rank Score:

61,069

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,330 votes)

Comments:

592

5. (=)

Sad Wings Of Destiny 

 Judas Priest

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 02/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

1,281

Rank in 1976:

23

Rank in 1970s:

263

Overall Rank:

1,341

Average Rating:

 79 (275 votes)

Comments:

16

6. (=)

The Dirty South 

 Drive-By Truckers

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 02/20/2013]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

767

Rank in 2004:

33

Rank in 2000s:

343

Overall Rank:

2,123

Average Rating:

 78 (117 votes)

Comments:

7

7. (=)

The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 02/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,249 charts

Rank Score:

25,474

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,495 votes)

Comments:

267

8. (=)

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 02/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,151 charts

Rank Score:

39,283

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,996 votes)

Comments:

311

9. (=)

Screaming For Vengeance 

 Judas Priest

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 02/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

1,545

Rank in 1982:

17

Rank in 1980s:

176

Overall Rank:

1,126

Average Rating:

 78 (380 votes)

Comments:

21

10. (=)

The Joshua Tree 

 U2

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 02/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,858 charts

Rank Score:

18,366

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,454 votes)

Comments:

228

• « prev
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• ...
• 9
• 10
• next »
• Goto Page: 

Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10

Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	15	15%
1970s	24	24%
1980s	11	11%
1990s	26	26%
2000s	19	19%
2010s	5	5%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Bob Dylan	5	5%
Judas Priest	4	4%
Drive-By Truckers	4	4%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
Wilco	3	3%
Todd Snider	3	3%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	3	3%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	67	67%
	21	21%
	7	7%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 36 from 96th to 60th Old No. 1 by Guy Clark
Up 33 from 92nd to 59th Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
Up 2 from 93rd to 91st Who's Next by The Who

Biggest fallers
Down 11 from 89th to 100th American V: A Hundred Highways by Johnny Cash
Down 2 from 59th to 61st Middle Brother by Middle Brother
Down 2 from 60th to 62nd I'm Dead, Serious by Micah Schnabel

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similar charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Overall Top 100 Ranked Correctly	Mother Nature's Son	Custom chart	2014
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	rsongster	Overall chart	2014
Top Hard Rock Albums of All-Time	nas062080	Custom chart	2013
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	EveryCheapHood	Overall chart	2013
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	adnielsen	Overall chart	2023
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	adbrack1988	Overall chart	2024
TOP 100 IN THE FUTURE	exileonthehell	Custom chart	2016
ranking the overall top 100	OKC1	Custom chart	2016
An Objective Ranking Of BEA'S Top 100...	covecove	Custom chart	2017
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	jon5417	Overall chart	2021

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums similarity to your chart(s)

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings

Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 14 ratings for this chart.

Sort by

• Rating ◼
• Date updated ▼
• Member ◼

Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
85/100	10/05/2019 20:37	iannicolson	309	90/100
80/100	11/23/2018 01:04	covecove	331	81/100
80/100	12/26/2017 21:18	Dankel	174	84/100
5/100	01/29/2017 23:11	corenfro	128	32/100
85/100	02/27/2015 10:54	manurock	228	83/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.6/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 21.8.

• Related links:
• Top charts

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums comments

Showing all 9 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  

85/100

From manurock 02/27/2015 10:54

Nice chart. I am another one of the few you name on the "Smile" review who love the Jayhawks, especially post-Olson albums :) Maybe they could have a little more recognition on this chart? Still nice to see they're present.

#135722 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

90/100

From Mercury 01/17/2014 04:20

Our top 5s aren't too different! "Rust Never Sleeps" is the bomb.

Cool chart. Come by the forums sometimes. And check out the album "Girlfriend" by Matthew Sweet. You'll love it!

#100817 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

80/100

From antiloopje 11/11/2013 11:00

Quite a broad taste

#91830 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

95/100

From samistake2ice 06/25/2013 00:19

Dang Dude. Great List. Im gonna have to start working my way through it and listen to the ones I haven't heard before.

#79763 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

90/100

From MrFrogger 06/12/2013 21:37

Great choices!

#78706 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

80/100

From SingingPeasant96 04/02/2013 03:06

Nice Chart :)

#71034 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

90/100

From Mercury 03/08/2013 01:32

Nice chart! Some definite agreement we have that I see!

#67379 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

100/100

From Jasonconfused 02/21/2013 22:52

14/40 in common so far! We are gonna get along just fine.

#65777 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

80/100

From Cymro2011 02/21/2013 19:55

Good choices! It takes a while before you can rack up enough points to make a top 100 but you'll get there eventually.I've only just increased my chart to top 50. Welcome to BEA!

#65759 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Top 100 Greatest Music Albums

Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!