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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53,559
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1970
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2,345
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1971
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18,230
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1972
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40,475
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1973
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55,978
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1974
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6,116
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1975
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14,264
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1976
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6,850
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1977
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5,252
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1977
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1,071
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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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| Depeche Mode | 1 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 1 | 3% | |
| Fischerspooner | 1 | 3% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 3% | |
| Massive Attack | 1 | 3% | |
| Curtis Mayfield | 1 | 3% | |
| Björk | 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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cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/04/2010 18:36 | #10308
cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/04/2010 18:36 | #10308
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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greatson 10/02/2013 18:52 | #87466
greatson 10/02/2013 18:52 | #87466
Nice Idea - 1 album a year.
Are You a brother of monerris???
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NowhereMan 03/23/2009 03:47 | #3258
NowhereMan 03/23/2009 03:47 | #3258
You get one hundred for including The Electric Light Orchestra!
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NowhereMan 03/22/2009 04:41 | #3231
NowhereMan 03/22/2009 04:41 | #3231
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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