Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 12/29/2025 19:45
- (Created: 01/24/2014 02:29).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Choosing a Beatles album is hard, I constantly listen to this, Magical Mystery Tour, Revolver and Love, but I guess this album has A Day In The Life, so it wins. Still managed to name drop the others, though.
[First added to this chart: 01/23/2014]
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1969
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56,334
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First Pink Floyd album I heard and it represents everything I love about progressive and ambient music, especially considering the time it came out. I don't really need to explain this one, do I?
[First added to this chart: 01/23/2014]
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1973
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59,076
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I like a lot of Radiohead, I could probably pick a personal greatest hits with a couple tracks from each album but this is definitely the one I come back to all the time. Bass lines for days.
[First added to this chart: 09/22/2020]
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2007
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42,752
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A really comprehensive collection of career spanning songs performed by some of the finest musicians around, and to have the accompanying DVD really just makes this album so special. A real mix of emotional, catchy, groovy and rocky songs that ticks every box.
[First added to this chart: 01/23/2014]
I can never decide between NIN albums. Current favourite.
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2014]
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1999
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2,587
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Great album by a great band. Came to The Cure later in life but they were huge influences on a lot of my favourite bands.
[First added to this chart: 09/02/2020]
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1989
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26,234
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My favourite ever pop album, heard Green Light and thought it was decent so checked out the rest of the album and WOW it blew me away. Just can't stop listening to it.
[First added to this chart: 04/08/2018]
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2017
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5,565
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I love all Placebo but this album has my favourite songs on. I'm probably more 'attached' to SWG but this one is probably my favourite.
[First added to this chart: 08/09/2014]
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1998
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2,157
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First Tool album I got and has the best mix of angst, prog and melody.
[First added to this chart: 01/23/2014]
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1996
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6,565
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2016]
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1992
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11,412
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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 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 38% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 3% | |
| Slipknot | 1 | 3% | |
| System Of A Down | 1 | 3% | |
| Primus | 1 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 1 | 3% | |
| Tyler, The Creator | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 39th to 38thRave Tapes by Mogwai |
| Up 1 from 33rd to 32nd"V" Is For Vagina by Puscifer |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 31st to 36thIgor by Tyler, The Creator |
| Down 4 from 29th to 33rdDe-Loused In The Comatorium by The Mars Volta |
| Down 3 from 36th to 39thThe Take Off And Landing Of Everything by Elbow |
| New entries |
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| The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails |
| Värähtelijä by Oranssi Pazuzu |
| Alphaville by Imperial Triumphant |
| Leavers |
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| The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails |
| Currents by Tame Impala |
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From Zenmaster59 08/03/2014 20:47 | #118643
Interesting list. Like the inclusion of Primus and the comment about learning to play the bass.
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