Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by Faarvang

• Chart updated: 03/30/2013 20:26
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• Chart size: 40 albums.

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Selling England By The Pound 

 Genesis

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,006 charts

Rank Score:

10,703

Rank in 1973:

4

Rank in 1970s:

34

Overall Rank:

125

Average Rating:

 84 (1,265 votes)

Comments:

94

2. (6) 4

Close To The Edge 

 Yes

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,197 charts

Rank Score:

14,028

Rank in 1972:

4

Rank in 1970s:

24

Overall Rank:

88

Average Rating:

 85 (1,469 votes)

Comments:

119

3. (10) 7

Red 

 King Crimson

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

887 charts

Rank Score:

10,432

Rank in 1974:

1

Rank in 1970s:

35

Overall Rank:

131

Average Rating:

 86 (1,098 votes)

Comments:

72

4. (14) 10

Godbluff 

 Van Der Graaf Generator

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

1,046

Rank in 1975:

24

Rank in 1970s:

316

Overall Rank:

1,625

Average Rating:

 79 (193 votes)

Comments:

7

5. (2) 3

Foxtrot 

 Genesis

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

618 charts

Rank Score:

5,260

Rank in 1972:

10

Rank in 1970s:

82

Overall Rank:

329

Average Rating:

 82 (845 votes)

Comments:

62

6. (19) 13

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

3,002 charts

Rank Score:

45,659

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,047 votes)

Comments:

312

7. (25) 18

Gentle Giant 

 Gentle Giant

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

340

Rank in 1970:

76

Rank in 1970s:

719

Overall Rank:

4,191

Average Rating:

 78 (112 votes)

Comments:

4

8. (7) 1

Fragile 

 Yes

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

814 charts

Rank Score:

6,431

Rank in 1971:

11

Rank in 1970s:

62

Overall Rank:

258

Average Rating:

 84 (1,091 votes)

Comments:

57

9. (13) 4

Pawn Hearts 

 Van Der Graaf Generator

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

231 charts

Rank Score:

1,479

Rank in 1971:

33

Rank in 1970s:

245

Overall Rank:

1,187

Average Rating:

 79 (276 votes)

Comments:

13

10. (23) 13

Emerson, Lake & Palmer 

 Emerson, Lake & Palmer

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

908

Rank in 1970:

44

Rank in 1970s:

348

Overall Rank:

1,837

Average Rating:

 78 (293 votes)

Comments:

17

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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	2	5%
1970s	35	88%
1980s	2	5%
1990s	1	3%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Genesis	5	13%
Yes	4	10%
King Crimson	4	10%
Van Der Graaf Generator	4	10%
Gentle Giant	4	10%
Pink Floyd	2	5%
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	2	5%
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Country	Albums	%
	37	93%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 18 from 25th to 7th Gentle Giant by Gentle Giant
Up 13 from 23rd to 10th Emerson, Lake & Palmer by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Up 13 from 19th to 6th Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Biggest fallers
Down 21 from 9th to 30th Relayer by Yes
Down 17 from 22nd to 39th Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Down 14 from 4th to 18th Trespass by Genesis

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
80/100	12/30/2016 18:53	antiloopje	144	81/100
85/100	11/24/2014 14:24	BraddlesHendo	497	91/100
85/100	09/24/2013 07:46	SingingPeasant96	780	83/100
85/100	08/11/2013 10:32	sssvnnn	2,852	83/100

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From BraddlesHendo 11/24/2014 14:24

Really good albums

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From sssvnnn 08/11/2013 10:33

nice to have a prog rock fan here.
I´m looking foreward to your top 100!

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