Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Josue 
The best albums I have heard so far
- Chart updated: 03/01/2014 19:15
- (Created: 11/30/2013 15:46).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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58,580
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
2007
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42,492
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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
6,712
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
2000
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40,683
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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62,206
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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43,757
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
2004
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33,275
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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24,394
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
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1995
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28,236
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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37,799
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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 | 7 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 13% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 10% | |
| Tool | 3 | 8% | |
| The National | 3 | 8% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 21st to 23rdDisintegration by The Cure |
| Down 2 from 22nd to 24thThe Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| Down 2 from 23rd to 25thYankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco |
| New entries |
|---|
| Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys |
| Leavers |
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| Brothers by The Black Keys |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 01/14/2017 01:15 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 04/04/2015 23:19 | cobbo95 | 266 | 81/100 | |
| 08/19/2014 05:20 |  SingingPeasant96 | 780 | 83/100 | |
| 02/20/2014 18:25 | joathome | 181 | 80/100 | |
| 02/03/2014 10:09 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
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luker 12/01/2013 02:27 | #95715
luker 12/01/2013 02:27 | #95715
Nice man! lots of similarities with mine.
Love bits of tool, but could never get into a whole album, will give them another try.
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Antonio-Pedro 11/30/2013 18:14 | #95656
Antonio-Pedro 11/30/2013 18:14 | #95656
Good chart but it looks so popular
anyway try to listen to albums that aren't in the BEA's Top 100
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| Best Artists of 1974 | |
|---|---|
| 1. King Crimson | |
| 2. Neil Young | |
| 3. Genesis | |
| 4. Supertramp | |
| 5. Queen | |
| 6. Brian Eno | |
| 7. Eno | |
| 8. Robert Wyatt | |
| 9. Joni Mitchell | |
| 10. David Bowie | |
| 11. Jorge Ben | |
| 12. Camel | |
| 13. Sparks | |
| 14. Steely Dan | |
| 15. Big Star | |
| 16. Kraftwerk | |
| 17. Van Morrison | |
| 18. Frank Zappa | |
| 19. Gene Clark | |
| 20. Roxy Music |
