Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by benjameen 
- Chart updated: 03/17/2020 12:45
- (Created: 06/18/2013 08:04).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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13,254
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2013]
Year of Release:
2005
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20,304
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1985
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18,148
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2014]
Year of Release:
2011
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5,890
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2017]
Year of Release:
1998
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5,017
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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1968
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2,108
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2019]
Year of Release:
2019
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Rank Score:
981
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1999
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15,093
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,592
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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 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 33% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 30% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Björk | 2 | 5% | |
| עפרה חזה [Ofra Haza] | 1 | 3% | |
| Tim Hecker | 1 | 3% | |
| Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges | 1 | 3% | |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie | 1 | 3% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 1 | 3% | |
| Kanye West | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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12 | 30% | |
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9 | 23% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 21st to 19th Love Deluxe by Sade |
| Up 1 from 18th to 17th Maxinquaye by Tricky |
| Up 1 from 10th to 9th 勝訴ストリップ [Shōso Strip] by 椎名林檎 [Ringo Sheena] |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 19th to 21st Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8th Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós |
| Down 1 from 9th to 10th OK Computer by Radiohead |
| New entries |
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| The Velvet Rope by Janet |
| Leavers |
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| Music From SimCity 4 by Jerry Martin |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/25/2019 07:18 |  arthurbittencour | 162 | 90/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2019 21:59 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2017 18:32 |  antiloopje | 144 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2017 03:15 | CactusOfShame | 15 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2017 02:17 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.9/100, a mean average of 94.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 94.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 4.4.
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From foxjohn2012 08/06/2014 03:08 | #118827
lots in common here!
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Anti 06/02/2014 02:29 | #113513
Anti 06/02/2014 02:29 | #113513
Wow! Brilliant chart!
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Patman360 07/06/2013 00:12 | #80516
Patman360 07/06/2013 00:12 | #80516
It's a good start, I know you said the albums are mainly from the 90's on, but that takes nothing away from this chart, there are some really great choices in there. I do hope you try delve deeper into past decades over time and discover more albums you enjoy (Trust me, it's worth it). Anyway, really cool chart!
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meruizh 06/19/2013 15:28 | #79358
meruizh 06/19/2013 15:28 | #79358
This is an amazing chart,just Fever Ray and The Knife are incredibly original top 10 choices.
What are your feelings on Unkle? or Dj Shadow?
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SingingPeasant96 06/19/2013 12:15 | #79339
SingingPeasant96 06/19/2013 12:15 | #79339
You have such a good taste! I hope you find more good albums in this site and expand yer chart
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