Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Timbo71 
- Chart updated: 01/29/2014 02:59
- (Created: 01/16/2014 03:10).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2014]
Year of Release:
2010
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,986
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It's Alright Ma (I'm only Bleeding)
Gates of Eden
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Mr. Tambourine Man [First added to this chart: 01/17/2014]
Gates of Eden
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Mr. Tambourine Man [First added to this chart: 01/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,674
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#2 - With a Little Help From My Friends
#5 - Fixing a Hole
#6 - Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite
#9 - When I'm Sixty-Four
#13 - A Day in the Life [First added to this chart: 01/20/2014]
#5 - Fixing a Hole
#6 - Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite
#9 - When I'm Sixty-Four
#13 - A Day in the Life [First added to this chart: 01/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
42,826
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,908
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,793
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#1 - Like a Rolling Stone
#5 - Ballad of a Thin Man
#9 - Desolation Row [First added to this chart: 01/20/2014]
#5 - Ballad of a Thin Man
#9 - Desolation Row [First added to this chart: 01/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
Rank Score:
26,821
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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,102
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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
38,409
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2014]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
41,418
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,294
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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 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 33% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 5 | 13% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 8% | |
| U2 | 3 | 8% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 8% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| Miles Davis | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 27th to 20thIn Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Up 4 from 23rd to 19thBorn To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
| Up 4 from 22nd to 18thFuneral by Arcade Fire |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 6 from 15th to 21stThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan |
| Down 5 from 18th to 23rdSomethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley |
| Down 4 from 20th to 24thModern Sounds In Country And Western Music by Ray Charles |
| New entries |
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| Tapestry by Carole King |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Slow Train Coming by Bob Dylan |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/16/2017 02:34 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2014 20:33 |  FlorianJones | 72 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2014 15:21 |  Tramsned | 106 | 53/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2014 14:57 | SingingPeasant96 | 780 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2014 20:04 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
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From FlorianJones 04/13/2014 20:33 | #109183
FlorianJones 04/13/2014 20:33 | #109183
A very BEA friendly chart, not much new here, but the album choices are quite good.
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From sssvnnn 01/28/2014 20:04 | #101769
sssvnnn 01/28/2014 20:04 | #101769
I hope you go on and don´t stick on the old socks.
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tgarritsen 01/20/2014 15:59 | #101053
Fun to see Ray Charles so high.
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