Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Wat 
100 Favorite Albums. One album per artist, as I didn't want to have my favorite artists take up all the space. This list is a bit arbitrary and subject to change at any given time.
- Chart updated: 09/11/2013 03:01
- (Created: 02/22/2013 00:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
7,036
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,587
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,078
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
Year of Release:
2000
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42,324
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
Year of Release:
1994
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17,877
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
Year of Release:
1993
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2,382
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
11,834
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,914
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,084
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,987
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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 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| R.E.M. | 1 | 1% | |
| The Kinks | 1 | 1% | |
| Hum | 1 | 1% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 1% | |
| The Velvet Underground & Nico | 1 | 1% | |
| The Afghan Whigs | 1 | 1% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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55 | 55% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom |
| Leavers |
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| What's Going On by Marvin Gaye |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/23/2020 16:06 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/22/2017 07:25 |  JulianR | 570 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2017 21:27 |  craola | 218 | 96/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2017 23:50 |  arthurbittencour | 162 | 90/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2017 02:12 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 13% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.5/100, a mean average of 85.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 17.4.
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From craola 03/15/2018 21:15 | #211000
craola 03/15/2018 21:15 | #211000
'sa good chrt.
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From JulianR 12/22/2017 07:25 | #203713
JulianR 12/22/2017 07:25 | #203713
solid picks
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From arthurbittencourt 01/31/2017 23:43 | #184678
arthurbittencourt 01/31/2017 23:43 | #184678
cool list.it has a lot of me in it, youbactually made me realise a lot about myself. i rethink cocteau twins and plastic ono band
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SuedeSwede 07/31/2015 01:15 | #146782
SuedeSwede 07/31/2015 01:15 | #146782
nice mix of canon and original picks, I like it
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From BraddlesHendo 11/02/2014 09:58 | #126000
Love seeing Tim Buckley Star Sailor on a list very strange album.
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tgarritsen 04/20/2014 00:44 | #109576
tgarritsen 04/20/2014 00:44 | #109576
Lovely diverse chart.
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From quadrophenia17 10/23/2013 17:14 | #88965
Some good choices here, especially the top ten!
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SingingPeasant96 08/15/2013 01:38 | #83949
SingingPeasant96 08/15/2013 01:38 | #83949
love the diversity
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From tonagamu 07/16/2013 09:38 | #81579
Needs more /mu/ albums!
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Cymro2011 06/02/2013 00:09 | #77894
Cymro2011 06/02/2013 00:09 | #77894
Nice chart, quite a lot of my favourites here to. I haven't seen a chart with that GY!BE album on it in a while.
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