Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by billybluebird 
- Chart updated: 10/01/2013 11:34
- (Created: 09/17/2013 21:23).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
796
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
Year of Release:
1985
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2,777
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,329
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
11,584
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
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2005
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None
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None
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
5,686
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
984
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
750
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
10,034
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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 | 14 | 35% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 38% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| ABBA | 6 | 15% | |
| Dire Straits | 3 | 8% | |
| U2 | 3 | 8% | |
| Marillion | 2 | 5% | |
| Queen | 2 | 5% | |
| Kate Bush | 1 | 3% | |
| Michael Jackson | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/04/2021 01:39 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2014 18:15 |  Listmeister | 30 | 93/100 |
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From Listmeister 02/21/2014 18:17 | #103891
Listmeister 02/21/2014 18:17 | #103891
Awesome set of picks. Never heard a Marillion album, but I'm gonna! Also, Boney M's Nightflight to Venus is an amazing album. I think you'd like ELO's Time (1981).
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