Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by music789

40 albums essential for every music lover around im going to make another few lists so in total it'll be the 100 most essential albums of all time, oh and by the way these albums arent in a real paticular order

• Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:50
• (Created: 05/06/2009 06:35).
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1.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,417 charts

Rank Score:

50,769

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (4,487 votes)

Comments:

480

2.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

71,069

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,204 votes)

Comments:

582

3.

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,779 charts

Rank Score:

45,040

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,197 votes)

Comments:

354

4.

Are You Experienced 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,163 charts

Rank Score:

24,227

Rank in 1967:

4

Rank in 1960s:

12

Overall Rank:

39

Average Rating:

 87 (2,420 votes)

Comments:

169

5.

Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,611 charts

Rank Score:

25,005

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 89 (2,213 votes)

Comments:

166

6.

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,310 charts

Rank Score:

31,035

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 89 (2,737 votes)

Comments:

226

7.

Revolver 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,480 charts

Rank Score:

56,880

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,475 votes)

Comments:

477

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Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,909 charts

Rank Score:

22,577

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 85 (2,295 votes)

Comments:

209

9.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,071 charts

Rank Score:

44,254

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,901 votes)

Comments:

300

10.

Who's Next 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,130 charts

Rank Score:

24,135

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,487 votes)

Comments:

200

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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	2	5%
1960s	18	45%
1970s	14	35%
1980s	5	13%
1990s	1	3%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	5	13%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	5%
Bob Dylan	2	5%
The Rolling Stones	2	5%
Led Zeppelin	2	5%
The Who	2	5%
John Coltrane	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	18	45%
	18	45%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

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From normshorg 05/31/2015 22:24

A lot like Rolling Stone 500

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From BazGarner 03/25/2014 16:46

a wide range of teastes and eras

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From skelter54 07/24/2013 20:43

Very nice chart!

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From Mandro 06/04/2009 22:42

no real particular order? great picks anyway

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From NowhereMan 05/06/2009 20:34

I think that's about right - this list could've come out of any music magazine.

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From NowhereMan 05/06/2009 20:34

I think that's about right - this list could've come out of any music magazine.

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