Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by hellboy76 
A few things.
1. This is not a greatest albums list, more a favorite albums to listen to list. More specifically a favorite albums to listen to all the way through list ( which seems to be a rarer and rarer quality in albums as time passes). This was insanely difficult to narrow down to 40 albums. my music is so rapidly changing (for instance a relatively new band like Vampire Weekend might not make the cut in a week).
2. I tried not to double up appearances by artist, or else the list would be dominated by The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and so on, rather I chose my favorite of that particulat artist.
3. I tried to pick a wide range of artists, from different genres, eras, etc.
Some of the albums that appear are purely situational, such as Tom Waits " Nighthawks at the Diner" ; an almost perfect album to put on, and sit around late at night and drink coffee and smoke to.
Or even humor with Teancious D's self titled album ( Don't be fooled though, those guys play excellent music.)
So don't be too hard on me, most of these albums are familiar, and some even seme cliched, but remember they got that way for a reason.
Feel free to rip it apart, I love when people argue about musicicans or bands and their merit, or place, it just concretes what we all really already know, that music is all opinion and no one should be able to change someone elses mind on what they like.
Hope someone at least enjoys some of this!
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:49
- (Created: 03/08/2009 21:51).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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1971
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1989
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1996
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1968
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16,104
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2004
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9,254
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1992
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3,094
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1967
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21,381
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1963
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7,873
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1969
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6,430
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1967
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Jeff Buckley | 1 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 1 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 3% | |
| Vampire Weekend | 1 | 3% | |
| Alice In Chains | 1 | 3% | |
| The Beach Boys | 1 | 3% | |
| The Band | 1 | 3% | |
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| 01/24/2017 22:28 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 09/09/2012 10:20 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 | |
| 12/04/2011 10:19 | Johnnyo | 2,576 | 80/100 | |
| 07/14/2011 16:22 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 | |
| 09/25/2010 01:29 | Billy79 | 9 | 72/100 |
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From Johnnyo 12/04/2011 10:19 | #31954
Really good chart.
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From Billy79 09/25/2010 08:27 | #15374
Near perfect chart! My diagnosis: B
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maxperenchio 08/26/2009 07:16 | #5875
maxperenchio 08/26/2009 07:16 | #5875
good list whos next rules
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maxxy 05/09/2009 21:03 | #3967
maxxy 05/09/2009 21:03 | #3967
Well, it's honest, and that's what counts, right?
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JohnnyRocketFingers 05/03/2009 04:21 | #3844
JohnnyRocketFingers 05/03/2009 04:21 | #3844
Solid
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Mandro 03/28/2009 09:37 | #3350
Mandro 03/28/2009 09:37 | #3350
American Idiot?, not my kind of music. Good chart anyway
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From NathanTen 03/19/2009 02:37 | #3182
Favorite albums chart or not, it's still a damn cool list.
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