Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by fahrenheit451 
- Chart updated: 12/05/2013 17:35
- (Created: 11/06/2013 01:20).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Quite simply my favourite album of all time.
[First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
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2011
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660
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A beautiful sprawling exploration of suburbia.
[First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
Year of Release:
2010
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18,939
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]
As perfect a dreampop album as you're gonna get, captures all the atmosphere and great songwriting you need.
[First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]
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2010
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460
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]
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2011
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8,408
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As eccentric as it is beautiful, don't let the overblown song names put you off - there are some absolute classics in here, and a whole lot of other great stuff.
[First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]
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2005
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20,014
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When I first heard this record it made me feel a fool for ever saying I didn't like Radiohead. Songwriting Genius.
[First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
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2000
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41,217
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]
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2010
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10,111
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]
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2004
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33,659
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]
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1998
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31,879
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 23 | 58% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Arcade Fire | 3 | 8% | |
| Japandroids | 2 | 5% | |
| Bon Iver | 2 | 5% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Four Tet | 2 | 5% | |
| The National | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 17th to 12thGulag Orkestar by Beirut |
| Up 4 from 40th to 36thAmerican Football by American Football |
| Up 2 from 36th to 34thCelebration Rock by Japandroids |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 3rd to 7thKid A by Radiohead |
| Down 3 from 10th to 13thAlligator by The National |
| Down 2 from 33rd to 35thThe Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| New entries |
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| The Moon & Antarctica by Modest Mouse |
| Leavers |
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| Apologies To The Queen Mary by Wolf Parade |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 01/04/2017 23:16 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 01/19/2016 21:29 |  alexgagne | 103 | 76/100 | |
| 01/08/2014 00:55 |  sssvnnn | 2,870 | 83/100 | |
| 11/11/2013 12:47 |  Applerill | 972 | 75/100 | |
| 11/09/2013 17:07 |  giulius06 | 13 | 93/100 |
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From alexgagne 01/19/2016 21:28 | #157024
alexgagne 01/19/2016 21:28 | #157024
Beautiful chart. Could easily be mine except for 4-5 albums.
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From sssvnnn 01/08/2014 01:03 | #100184
sssvnnn 01/08/2014 01:03 | #100184
Good contemporary Chart.
Thanks for introducing me to the Youth Lagoon.
Maybe you go on for the 100 and check out some classical albums.
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| 2. Rage Against The Machine | |
| 3. Alice In Chains | |
| 4. Pavement | |
| 5. Aphex Twin | |
| 6. Richard David James | |
| 7. Dr. Dre | |
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