Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by ThatOneCoolGuy 
This is not a list of albums I consider most influential or culturally significant. That would be a totally different list. These are my personal favorite albums. I also apologize in advance for the lack of Beatles. Subject to change at any time.
- Chart updated: 02/17/2014 06:35
- (Created: 08/17/2013 04:10).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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31,228
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2013]
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1986
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34,230
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2013]
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2011
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8,619
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2013]
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1999
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3,639
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,751
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2013]
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2002
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17,308
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2013]
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2001
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7,733
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,240
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2013]
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1997
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64,390
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2013]
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2007
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11,100
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 38% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 3 | 8% | |
| Weezer | 2 | 5% | |
| Wilco | 2 | 5% | |
| The Microphones | 2 | 5% | |
| Bon Iver | 2 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5% | |
| Bright Eyes | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 10 from 24th to 14th Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective |
| Up 2 from 26th to 24th Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized® |
| Up 2 from 15th to 13th Rain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 22nd to 26th Doolittle by Pixies |
| Down 2 from 13th to 15th Pinkerton by Weezer |
| Down 2 from 14th to 16th Neon Golden by The Notwist |
| New entries |
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 Benjiby Sun Kil Moon |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
86/100 (from 9 votes)
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100/100  | 01/10/2017 02:17 | Seab | | 93/100 |
50/100 | 12/27/2015 17:44 | mandomikey | | 58/100 |
80/100 | 08/10/2015 16:21 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
95/100 | 07/13/2015 23:01 | pantoffeljoscha | | 87/100 |
90/100 | 01/03/2015 05:24 | jdizzle123456 | | 89/100 |
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From TheKing 08/24/2024 12:10
Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)
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50/100
From mandomikey 12/27/2015 17:46
Some respectable classics (ie- "Rain Dogs") sprinkled in there amongst mostly current fare (ie- Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire, etc).
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80/100
From sssvnnn 08/10/2015 16:21
sssvnnn 08/10/2015 16:21
good.
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95/100
From pantoffeljoscha 07/13/2015 23:02
Go on!!! Many records in common
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95/100
From 
FlorianJones 11/23/2014 06:29
FlorianJones 11/23/2014 06:29
-5 for Weezer and Pixies, I know I'm in the minority on both of these bands, but I never cared for them. Everything else is excellent though, we have very similar tastes.
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briggs54 12/30/2013 22:52
briggs54 12/30/2013 22:52
This list is fantastic. Finally somebody puts some Pavement on their list.
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85/100
From 
imnotanotter 08/21/2013 21:28
imnotanotter 08/21/2013 21:28
I love the beatles, but don't feel like you have to have them in your chart because so many people do. Great start, looking forward to more
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80/100
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SingingPeasant96 08/17/2013 04:31
SingingPeasant96 08/17/2013 04:31
Brilliant Start
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