Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by kurthomas 
- Chart updated: 06/04/2013 21:09
- (Created: 06/04/2013 21:08).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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1965
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25,252
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1979
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28,919
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1970
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8,924
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1973
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56,220
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1968
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35,262
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1966
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46,426
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1967
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40,437
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1969
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53,899
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1977
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10,326
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1967
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25,464
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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 | 14 | 35% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| The Stooges | 2 | 5% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 5% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 5% | |
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| ! | 04/10/2022 19:44 | bobnickmad | 31 | 88/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2017 17:41 | Seab | 1,998 | 93/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2013 06:46 | york59 | 90 | 87/100 |
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bobnickmad 04/10/2022 19:47 | #284006
My favorite chart from what I saw on this site till now. Lots of great choices and most importantly it does not feel too generic, which is usually the problem I have with the lists on this site.
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bobnickmad 04/10/2022 19:43 | #284005
Great top 10, specially the first two records.
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meruizh 06/04/2013 19:32 | #78085
meruizh 06/04/2013 19:32 | #78085
Perfect, you've got the 60's and the 70's well covered, now give us some of your actual taste of music, you must have some
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MrFrogger 06/04/2013 17:11 | #78075
MrFrogger 06/04/2013 17:11 | #78075
Great start, looking forward to seeing this increase.
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