Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by willabeejones60 
Music has the ability to transport us, to act as a form of escapism from our real, mundane lives that, without music, wouldn't be worth living. Music is food for the soul. So, bearing that in mind:
- Chart updated: 03/14/2013 22:18
- (Created: 02/21/2013 04:10).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 4 | 10% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 5% | |
| Sex Pistols | 1 | 3% | |
| Ramones | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 30th to 29thThe Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| New entries |
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| Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Leavers |
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| Goo by Sonic Youth |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 19 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/2017 11:08 | 162 | 90/100 | ||
| 01/15/2017 03:01 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 10/19/2016 11:02 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 | |
| 11/29/2014 20:19 | 3 | 92/100 | ||
| 09/10/2013 05:28 | dcnfreire | 21 | 82/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.6/100, a mean average of 84.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.5.
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thats amazing, i like it a lot and i'll definetly listen to ones i haven't yet
Solid chart, solid choices all.
As far as charts go I'm pretty big on variety, but this is a solid rock-centric list. RItual is an eyebrow raising choice (beyond the singles and "Three Days" I find it far inferior to Nothing's Shocking)
Thanks. You have awesome comments too, if only the ten first. Great albums as well. :)
Looking forward to this expanded to 100
A solid chart. No alarms and few surprises but some good comments. I'll be interested to see how this chart evolves.
FANTASTIC! Especially like your 11-20, very cool.
very solid collection of albums. i would love to see more picks from the 60s, 70s and 80s when you have the ability to expand your chart. i like the "best moments" in your top 10 as well.
I really dig it, we seem to have similar tastes. Check out my chart if you want some suggestions similar to these.
Your friend sounds cool :) Nice chart, I like the idea of best moment and totally agree with your best moment on The Bends!
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