Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by sebfox 
These are my favourite albums. I regularly update this chart as I re-listen a lot and there are great new albums coming out all the time. Well, there were in 2016.
"I wasn't born so much as I fell out"
- The Clash
- Chart updated: 10/14/2020 10:15
- (Created: 04/30/2015 12:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Tomorrow Never Knows, I'm Only Sleeping, Taxman
10.0 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
10.0 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
48,230
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Wouldn't It Be Nice, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, I Know There's An Answer
10.0 [First added to this chart: 07/26/2015]
10.0 [First added to this chart: 07/26/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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37,690
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Sunday Morning, Venus In Furs, Femme Fatale
10.0 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
10.0 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
38,660
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Ballad of a Thin Man, Like A Rolling Stone, Queen Jane Approximately
10.0 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
10.0 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1965
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26,407
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A Day In The Life, Getting Better, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
9.9 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
9.9 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
42,219
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Pale Blue Eyes, I'm Set Free, What Goes On
9.8 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
9.8 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
12,271
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Hung Up On A Dream, Time of The Season, Beechwood Park
9.7 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
9.7 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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13,575
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Dear Prudence, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Long Long Long
9.7 [First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
9.7 [First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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36,412
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Sweet Thing, Astral Weeks, Madame George
9.7 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
9.7 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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15,964
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You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, Help, I've Just Seen A Face
9.6 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
9.6 [First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1965
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6,791
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 100th to 97thFetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple |
| Up 3 from 99th to 96thRain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| Up 3 from 98th to 95thHalcyon Digest by Deerhunter |
| New entries |
|---|
| A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships by The 1975 |
| Let England Shake by PJ Harvey |
| The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin |
| Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin |
| The Smiths by The Smiths |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/27/2025 15:21 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 11/17/2020 22:19 | BoC | 80 | 84/100 | |
| 10/14/2020 18:36 | Szyfman | 173 | 85/100 | |
| 10/14/2020 14:28 | BraddlesHendo | 496 | 91/100 | |
| 10/14/2020 10:20 | Larcx13 | 1,139 | 86/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.3/100, a mean average of 89.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.4.
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From Larcx13 10/14/2020 10:20 | #259283
Larcx13 10/14/2020 10:20 | #259283
Nice list
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From pctrooper 10/09/2019 19:47 | #243592
Marquee Moon is an awesome album to have at number one.
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From jpajovich 06/28/2019 01:33 | #238506
Nice picks of classics and great deep cuts!
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ForegroundNoise 10/13/2018 08:30 | #222468
ForegroundNoise 10/13/2018 08:30 | #222468
Nice chart!!
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jdenny2018 07/31/2018 16:42 | #218992
jdenny2018 07/31/2018 16:42 | #218992
Not a lot of qualms with this list. Well done
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C_Krug2009 03/23/2018 18:03 | #211565
C_Krug2009 03/23/2018 18:03 | #211565
Talk Talk and Detones, don't see those on a lot of charts
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From PaperVinnie 01/22/2018 14:51 | #206286
25 albums in common, awesome chart!
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From platus 07/16/2017 07:59 | #194398
Very very good chart!
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From RandolphCarterJr 07/16/2017 04:08 | #194393
I like it, especially the top 20
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From Seventiesfan 07/16/2017 00:07 | #194383
Awesome chart, many classic albums! All I would recommend is to see some representation from the 1950s. Other than that, keep up the good work.
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