Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Scott26pt2 
My first chart - all time favorite albums. It's a work in progress obviously. A colossal task, and I'm just getting started. Obviously a lot of refinement required... oh and NO GREATEST HITS ALLOWED, RIGHT???
- Chart updated: 01/19/2014 18:46
- (Created: 01/16/2014 12:46).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Every single song on it I love. Fantastic lyrics and music. Probably my most favorite album ever.
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1992
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1,084
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,293
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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21,008
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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5,698
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
772
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,882
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
49,778
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9,039
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
3,048
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Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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21,168
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Total albums: 37. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 43% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 4 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 10% | |
| The Police | 2 | 5% | |
| Rush | 2 | 5% | |
| Derek & The Dominos | 1 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 3% | |
| Widespread Panic | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 23 from 40th to 17th The Stranger by Billy Joel |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 17th to 18th Amorica by The Black Crowes |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19th Lifes Rich Pageant by R.E.M. |
| Down 1 from 19th to 20th Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/21/2021 19:49 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | 74 | 87/100 |
| ! | 12/26/2016 06:10 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2014 22:16 | joathome | 181 | 80/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2014 15:20 |  Tramsned | 106 | 53/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2014 12:47 |  antiloopje | 144 | 81/100 |
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From rockbluesfolkjaz 09/21/2021 19:50 | #274027
rockbluesfolkjaz 09/21/2021 19:50 | #274027
Nice list! It's much like mine in places. But many of yours that aren't on mine will be eventually.
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From joathome 03/02/2014 22:17 | #105182
PG number one : I love it
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From antiloopje 01/16/2014 15:17 | #100780
antiloopje 01/16/2014 15:17 | #100780
This is a nice beginning. Love to see the rarer picks on your second page
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From Scott26pt2 01/16/2014 14:06 | #100778
Thanks! Just started on this site this morning, and just building this first chart. Still figuring out how this works, but seems I need to get this one built before it will let me build others. Really want to start a best of 2014 list.
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Cymro2011 01/16/2014 13:27 | #100775
Cymro2011 01/16/2014 13:27 | #100775
Not enough albums to asign a rating yet but so far pretty cool.
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
