Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by 
strafvollzieher 
This list contains albums I consider a work of a genius. One guy or a band doesn't matter. Genre doesn't matter either. Thanks in advance for input and recommendations. I´m looking forward to expand the list slowly.
- Chart updated: 12/28/2013 16:35
- (Created: 12/08/2013 10:13).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,151
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1999
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14,942
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1992
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6,694
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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59,311
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1994
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16,025
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1959
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21,873
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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26,608
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1995
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14,746
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,314
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2013]
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2013
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7,863
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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 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| King Crimson | 2 | 5% | |
| Daft Punk | 2 | 5% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5% | |
| The Knife | 2 | 5% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 5% | |
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19 | 48% | |
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11 | 28% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 23 from 32nd to 9thThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 9th to 10thRandom Access Memories by Daft Punk |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11thIn The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12thThe Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/16/2017 11:50 | Johnnyo | 2,571 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2017 17:43 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2016 22:25 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2015 11:16 | Granny-Smith | 140 | 88/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2014 01:22 |  SingingPeasant96 | 780 | 83/100 |
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From Johnnyo 10/16/2017 11:50 | #199569
Good chart
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From Granny-Smith 02/08/2015 11:17 | #134348
Sehr abwechlsungsreich, bin ebenfalls auf die nächsten 60 Alben gespannt.
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tgarritsen 12/28/2013 01:56 | #98926
tgarritsen 12/28/2013 01:56 | #98926
This chart really jumps around from one style to another.
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From TracyJacks 12/15/2013 16:35 | #97687
Sehr gute Alben und Bands, gratuliere. Wir haben 10 Bands und 10 Alben gemeinsam!
Ich bin neugierig auf die nächsten 60 Alben auch.
p.s. mir gefällt dein Name. :-D
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sssvnnn 12/10/2013 23:08 | #97202
sssvnnn 12/10/2013 23:08 | #97202
Good Chart, I like Pink Floyd and Miles.
But...your name sounds somehow scheiße..
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