Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by fractaljazz

The records I just keep coming back to...

• Chart updated: 07/16/2017 16:45
• (Created: 04/23/2016 19:53).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2016]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,014 charts

Rank Score:

24,102

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

34

Average Rating:

 86 (2,276 votes)

Comments:

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Tapestry 

 Carole King

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

840 charts

Rank Score:

6,795

Rank in 1971:

10

Rank in 1970s:

59

Overall Rank:

246

Average Rating:

 82 (936 votes)

Comments:

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The Smiths 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

968 charts

Rank Score:

8,256

Rank in 1984:

3

Rank in 1980s:

23

Overall Rank:

188

Average Rating:

 83 (1,466 votes)

Comments:

86

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Psychocandy 

 The Jesus And Mary Chain

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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2016]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

754 charts

Rank Score:

5,678

Rank in 1985:

5

Rank in 1980s:

41

Overall Rank:

305

Average Rating:

 79 (912 votes)

Comments:

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5. (4) 1

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven 

 Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2016]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

1,097 charts

Rank Score:

13,541

Rank in 2000:

2

Rank in 2000s:

10

Overall Rank:

92

Average Rating:

 86 (1,321 votes)

Comments:

107

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2016]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,186 charts

Rank Score:

40,021

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 87 (4,297 votes)

Comments:

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The Soft Bulletin 

 The Flaming Lips

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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2016]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,264 charts

Rank Score:

11,425

Rank in 1999:

2

Rank in 1990s:

25

Overall Rank:

120

Average Rating:

 83 (1,516 votes)

Comments:

120

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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space 

 Spiritualized®

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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2016]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

751 charts

Rank Score:

6,772

Rank in 1997:

5

Rank in 1990s:

51

Overall Rank:

249

Average Rating:

 82 (942 votes)

Comments:

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,136 charts

Rank Score:

41,657

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 90 (3,970 votes)

Comments:

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Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2016]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,352 charts

Rank Score:

28,530

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,794 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	4	4%
1970s	7	7%
1980s	18	18%
1990s	33	33%
2000s	29	29%
2010s	9	9%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	4	4%
Primal Scream	3	3%
Massive Attack	2	2%
Sun Kil Moon	2	2%
Wilco	2	2%
Mercury Rev	2	2%
LCD Soundsystem	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	47	47%
	44	44%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 44th to 42nd Doolittle by Pixies
Up 1 from 20th to 19th For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
Up 1 from 19th to 18th LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem

Biggest fallers
Down 55 from 29th to 84th Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen
Down 34 from 51st to 85th The House Of Love by The House Of Love
Down 18 from 34th to 52nd Sign "O" The Times by Prince

New entries
The Smiths by The Smiths
Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues
Technique by New Order
This Is The Sea by The Waterboys

Leavers
Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
Dead Elvis by Death In Vegas
Homework by Daft Punk
High Violet by The National

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90/100	03/20/2025 15:14	SomethingSpecial	1,024	85/100
90/100	12/07/2018 11:22	Julelios	100	90/100
95/100	02/11/2018 00:23	CharlieBarley	480	94/100
80/100	02/10/2018 21:27	kadupheming	158	93/100
90/100	02/10/2018 21:12	Davy	445	87/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.7/100, a mean average of 86.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.3.

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95/100

From CharlieBarley 02/11/2018 00:24

Good number one. Great to see Housemartins, Waterboys and KLF. Enjoyed viewing this chart.

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From Jimmy Dread 02/10/2018 16:18

Nowt wrong with putting your 100 favourite albums in your chart regardless of what decade they were made in. Especially if you exquisite taste such as this user. Love it.

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From LedZep 02/10/2018 14:37

Great top 10, it's pretty heavy on some decades and genres but that's alright as long as it's interesting. :)

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From PaperVinnie 10/28/2017 14:38

Cool chart, a lot of awesome albums up there.

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95/100

From LittleM1971 12/14/2016 10:05

Lots to like here...nice chart

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From sssvnnn 05/26/2016 02:05

good top ten.
interesting mix of artists but too many average, i think:
House Of Love, Housemartins, AC/DC...
Some pretty nice and rare picks as well: Gil Scott-Heron, Money, Hauschka, Howe Gelb...

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From fractaljazz 04/23/2016 19:54

Work in progress...

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