Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by raysnalp 
1 album a year since 1969
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:57
- (Created: 03/22/2009 00:11).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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1969
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58,640
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1970
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2,440
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1971
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19,387
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1972
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44,680
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1973
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61,813
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1974
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6,334
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1975
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15,779
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1976
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7,067
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1977
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5,576
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1977
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1,074
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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 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Supertramp | 1 | 3% | |
| Hot Chip | 1 | 3% | |
| Prefab Sprout | 1 | 3% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 1 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 3% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 1 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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19 | 48% | |
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12 | 30% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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95/100  | 01/23/2017 00:59 | Seab | | 93/100 |
60/100 | 10/02/2013 18:52 |  greatson | | 80/100 |
20/100 | 03/09/2011 03:38 | Leonar | | 37/100 |
60/100 | 11/17/2010 21:58 | chris lancaster | | 81/100 |
 75/100 | 04/04/2010 11:33 |  cartoken | | 75/100 |
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From greatson 10/02/2013 18:52
greatson 10/02/2013 18:52
Nice Idea - 1 album a year.
Are You a brother of monerris???
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75/100
From cartoken 04/04/2010 18:36
cartoken 04/04/2010 18:36
glad to see Hercules And Love Affair in your chart too, even if from 2008 i do prefer Dear Science/TV on the Radio. i suggest Animal Collective for 2009.
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NowhereMan 03/23/2009 03:47
NowhereMan 03/23/2009 03:47
You get one hundred for including The Electric Light Orchestra!
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From raysnalp 03/22/2009 08:12
1 album a year since 1969
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From NowhereMan 03/22/2009 04:41
NowhereMan 03/22/2009 04:41
Some very good albums, and nice to see Let It Be in there, although many albums other than your top 10 are very average in my view.
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