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:
1991
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37,036
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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21,276
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1991
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18,152
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1998
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31,256
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[First added to this chart: 12/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1993
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17,097
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[First added to this chart: 12/20/2013]
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1996
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6,499
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
6,486
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[First added to this chart: 12/20/2013]
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2002
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16,783
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[First added to this chart: 12/20/2013]
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2010
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Rank Score:
10,445
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[First added to this chart: 12/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1992
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11,481
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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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