Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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SorenHighwind 
This is just a collection of my favorite albums, not which ones I think are the "best". These are also listed in the order I thought of them, rather than least favorite to most favorite. I feel that there are simply far too many good albums out there for me to pick just one to stand over the rest, you know?
- Chart updated: 12/05/2014 21:15
- (Created: 07/05/2014 19:26).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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12,144
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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3,491
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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16,895
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
13,862
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
9,969
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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6,404
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
21,012
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
3,666
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1974
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1,277
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 73% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 10% | |
| Yes | 3 | 8% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 2 | 5% | |
| Genesis | 2 | 5% | |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 5% | |
| Renaissance | 2 | 5% | |
| McCoy Tyner | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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26 | 65% | |
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5 | 13% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 23rd to 22ndUntitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin |
| Up 1 from 22nd to 21stPlanet Pimp by Soil & "Pimp" Sessions |
| Up 1 from 21st to 20thFoxtrot by Genesis |
| New entries |
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| Romantic Warrior by Return To Forever |
| Leavers |
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| Quadrophenia by The Who |
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| ! | 01/22/2017 02:51 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2017 01:40 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2015 16:51 |  SuedeSwede | 321 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2014 01:29 |  Martinborras | 300 | 79/100 |
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From Martinborras 12/06/2014 01:30 | #128813
Martinborras 12/06/2014 01:30 | #128813
Great chart! Very original with a nice variety of music. Also, the top ten is really good, it is not common to see Physical Graffiti in the first place. Expand!
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From gussteivi 07/10/2014 00:13 | #116371
So interesting to see Crucis here! Not many people know that album.
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