Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by jimmymbu

Some classics, some guilty pleasures, my personal favorites.

Chart updated: 12/04/2017 02:45
(Created: 01/10/2016 19:35).
Chart size: 40 albums.

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Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

Robert Plant is the only person who can sing about squeezing his lemon and still make it sound beautiful.
Graceful, edgy, pure sonic bliss. The best. [First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,882 charts

Rank Score:

22,892

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (2,680 votes)

Comments:

174

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Boston

40 years later, every song on this album is still played regularly on the radio. Timeless gold. [First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

711 charts

Rank Score:

6,206

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Overall Rank:

286

Average Rating:

78 (925 votes)

Comments:

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Quadrophenia

The Who

Better than Tommy [First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

918 charts

Rank Score:

8,465

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An Ocean In Between the Waves, Disappearing, In Reverse [First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

911 charts

Rank Score:

9,951

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

159

Average Rating:

82 (1,130 votes)

Comments:

103

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Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Stevie Nicks might actually be a goat. Phenomenal music though. [First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,195 charts

Rank Score:

34,095

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Average Rating:

87 (2,535 votes)

Comments:

183

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Van Halen

I've jumped off my furniture listening to this music. I'm not ashamed. [First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

658 charts

Rank Score:

4,807

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

374

Average Rating:

80 (855 votes)

Comments:

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Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes

[First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

891 charts

Rank Score:

9,463

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

166

Average Rating:

82 (1,287 votes)

Comments:

104

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Yeah [First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

71,217

Rank in 1973:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

92 (5,202 votes)

Comments:

581

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Ziggy didn't die, he just went home [First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,934 charts

Rank Score:

50,138

Rank in 1972:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

90 (3,446 votes)

Comments:

298

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Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

[First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,767 charts

Rank Score:

20,412

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (2,157 votes)

Comments:

174

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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	20	50%
1980s	3	8%
1990s	2	5%
2000s	5	13%
2010s	4	10%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%

Led Zeppelin	4	10%
The Who	3	8%
Pink Floyd	3	8%
Yes	2	5%
The Allman Brothers Band	1	3%
The Beatles	1	3%
Boston	1	3%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	18	45%
	16	40%
	2	5%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	39	98%
Yes	1	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	38	95%
Yes	2	5%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 5 from 31st to 26th You Don't Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce
Up 3 from 22nd to 19th Meddle by Pink Floyd
Up 1 from 24th to 23rd Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Biggest fallers
Down 3 from 19th to 22nd Late Registration by Kanye West
Down 1 from 23rd to 24th Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Down 1 from 26th to 27th Funeral by Arcade Fire

New entries
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Leavers
Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller Band

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