Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 09/20/2015 16:45
- (Created: 07/09/2014 01:11).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Salt of the Earth. Dirt of the ground. Mud in your eye. High in the sky.
[First added to this chart: 07/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,795
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A fabulous black beauty. Ridiculous in its perfection. An ode to silence. Where did all these sounds come from? It must have taken 1000 years to create.
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1985
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11,719
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Iconic. I know every word. Every nuance.
[First added to this chart: 07/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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7,859
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The soundtrack to my final year of high school. My first copy got so scratched up I had to buy a second. Still resonates powerfully.
[First added to this chart: 07/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,330
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The flip side for me to Joshua Tree. I listen to these songs now, decades later, and have a totally new take on them. Consciousness waiting to expand. Thank you!
[First added to this chart: 07/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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5,981
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My intro to Mr. Waits. So authentic. I'll never figure this out, but I'll die in ecstasy trying.
[First added to this chart: 07/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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4,544
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Such a fantastic collection of grooves.
[First added to this chart: 07/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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3,240
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Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake... Diamonds on the souls of her shoes... It was like being 3 again...
[First added to this chart: 07/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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10,746
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The holiest of holies.
[First added to this chart: 07/13/2014]
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1984
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3,379
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To my ears, this is Van Morrison at his best, and that's really saying something, 'cause he's got so much to offer. Each song brings back personal memories... Dancing and singing with friends long ago...
[First added to this chart: 07/13/2014]
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 33% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 3 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 5% | |
| The Yardbirds | 1 | 3% | |
| U2 | 1 | 3% | |
| Todd Snider | 1 | 3% | |
| Moby | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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18 | 45% | |
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11 | 28% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/05/2018 12:04 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2017 01:07 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 10/04/2015 16:17 | BraddlesHendo | 497 | 91/100 |
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Cool stuff love Bob Dylan
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| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Genesis | |
| 5. Elton John | |
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