Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by awightma

• Chart updated: 02/07/2025 03:45
• (Created: 12/05/2009 04:17).
• Chart size: 40 albums.

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Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2010]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,843 charts

Rank Score:

18,837

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,340 votes)

Comments:

180

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Metallica 

 Metallica

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2010]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

962 charts

Rank Score:

7,381

Rank in 1991:

9

Rank in 1990s:

44

Overall Rank:

215

Average Rating:

 78 (1,561 votes)

Comments:

92

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Harvest 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2010]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,380 charts

Rank Score:

12,722

Rank in 1972:

5

Rank in 1970s:

26

Overall Rank:

97

Average Rating:

 85 (1,725 votes)

Comments:

96

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Fully Completely 

 The Tragically Hip

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2010]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

983

Rank in 1992:

28

Rank in 1990s:

319

Overall Rank:

1,729

Average Rating:

 78 (148 votes)

Comments:

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Twice Removed 

 Sloan

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2010]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

293

Rank in 1994:

98

Rank in 1990s:

790

Overall Rank:

4,739

Average Rating:

 75 (47 votes)

Comments:

4

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Appetite For Destruction 

 Guns N' Roses

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2010]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,397 charts

Rank Score:

11,360

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 78 (1,949 votes)

Comments:

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Dookie 

 Green Day

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2010]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,002 charts

Rank Score:

7,347

Rank in 1994:

11

Rank in 1990s:

45

Overall Rank:

217

Average Rating:

 79 (1,508 votes)

Comments:

99

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Pinkerton 

 Weezer

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2010]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

1,097 charts

Rank Score:

10,237

Rank in 1996:

2

Rank in 1990s:

29

Overall Rank:

137

Average Rating:

 83 (1,576 votes)

Comments:

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Crash 

 Dave Matthews Band

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2010]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

997

Rank in 1996:

29

Rank in 1990s:

316

Overall Rank:

1,705

Average Rating:

 71 (323 votes)

Comments:

22

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2010]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,152 charts

Rank Score:

39,743

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,994 votes)

Comments:

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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	3	8%
1980s	3	8%
1990s	18	45%
2000s	13	33%
2010s	3	8%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Offspring	2	5%
Pearl Jam	2	5%
Neil Young	2	5%
The Tragically Hip	2	5%
Silversun Pickups	2	5%
The Weakerthans	1	3%
The National	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	68%
	7	18%
	5	13%
	1	3%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 30th to 28th Is This It by The Strokes
Up 2 from 26th to 24th August And Everything After by Counting Crows
Up 1 from 24th to 23rd Smash by The Offspring

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 23rd to 25th Dear Science by TV On The Radio
Down 1 from 6th to 7th Dookie by Green Day
Down 1 from 13th to 14th Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys

New entries
Because Of The Times by Kings Of Leon

Leavers
London Calling by The Clash

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From junodog4 03/08/2013 18:55

Nice Canadian content... I'd like to see this chart updated.

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From 5thbeatle 08/25/2012 17:41

Great chart except for Bon Jovi, some classic Canadian albums.

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From bradwallis 03/10/2012 04:07

Great chart, nice to see Twice Removed getting some respect!

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From jhuik 05/13/2011 04:21

Lot of crossover with my taste, mate, yet lots of other music that deserves listing. Cheers!

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From jhuik 12/24/2010 19:39

Props to Can Con!

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