Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by thehorsesei 
- Chart updated: 11/12/2013 21:53
- (Created: 10/22/2013 01:30).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
50,637
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486
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
11,131
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
6,594
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,802
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
39,940
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
27,373
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,890
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,498
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
1,225
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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 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 38% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 10% | |
| XTC | 3 | 8% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 3 | 8% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 8% | |
| Big Star | 2 | 5% | |
| Genesis | 2 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 9 from 18th to 9th Skylarking by XTC |
| Up 8 from 13th to 5th Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Up 4 from 19th to 15th One Size Fits All by Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 21 from 9th to 30th A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles |
| Down 10 from 8th to 18th Oranges & Lemons by XTC |
| Down 3 from 3rd to 6th Rubber Soul by The Beatles |
| New entries |
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 Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robotsby The Flaming Lips |
| Leavers |
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 Ramby Paul & Linda McCartney |
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90/100  | 01/23/2017 23:27 | Seab | | 93/100 |
85/100 | 11/01/2015 21:23 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
 95/100 | 11/12/2013 13:59 | rorymac | | 97/100 |
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From sssvnnn 11/01/2015 21:23
sssvnnn 11/01/2015 21:23
very good start.
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