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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Rank Score:
60,087
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
43,877
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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
6,657
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
42,274
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,584
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
44,712
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
34,127
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,131
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
29,128
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,612
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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% | |
| The National | 3 | 8% | |
| Tool | 3 | 8% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5% | |
| Rage Against The Machine | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 21st to 23rd Disintegration by The Cure |
| Down 2 from 22nd to 24th The Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| Down 2 from 23rd to 25th Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco |
| New entries |
|---|
| Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys |
| Leavers |
|---|
| 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 | 2,005 | 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 Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
