Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 11/09/2012 00:34
- (Created: 12/05/2009 11:06).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2012]
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2000
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5,454
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1994
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5,369
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2012
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22,348
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2006
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659
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2004
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8,438
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1994
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16,343
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1999
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1,870
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2002
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2,523
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1996
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639
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2012]
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1996
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2,149
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 18 | 45% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 38% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Jay-Z | 3 | 8% | |
| Eminem | 3 | 8% | |
| The Notorious B.I.G. | 2 | 5% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 5% | |
| Mos Def | 2 | 5% | |
| Lupe Fiasco | 2 | 5% | |
| J. Cole | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 21 from 27th to 6th Illmatic by Nas |
| Up 19 from 32nd to 13th The Slim Shady LP by Eminem |
| Up 14 from 24th to 10th Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 28 from 8th to 36th Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent |
| Down 20 from 20th to 40th The Predator by Ice Cube |
| Down 17 from 17th to 34th The Ecstatic by Mos Def |
| New entries |
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| The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory by Makaveli |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/06/2017 00:57 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2010 19:40 | hehateme416 | 7 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2010 17:44 |  RaineyWins | 247 | 74/100 |
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From hehateme416 01/06/2010 03:42 | #8152
Pretty good mix of artists - love that you included 2001 & Doggystyle. But you've missed on the album picks for a few: 2 Mos Def albums including his most recent, but no Blackstar? Common has several albums better than Go, including Resurrection & Like Water For Chocolate. I love vol. 2, but Jay-Z's first, Reasonable Doubt, is undeniably his best. The 50 cent and, probably, Kid Cudi don't belong, especially without Illmatic on your list.
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From RaineyWins 01/06/2010 01:44 | #8148
RaineyWins 01/06/2010 01:44 | #8148
From a rap prospective i'll give it 70, but, my if it wasn't just rap, it would be much lower
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