Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Swagmoney 
Just a personal, list of my favorites (there's more, just gotta get those points am I right?). Also, pretty sure I mention the Arctic Monkeys like once. Would love recommendations.
- Chart updated: 07/19/2014 23:45
- (Created: 07/19/2014 23:18).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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You can never convince me that there should be FOUR Beatles albums, a Nirvana album, and an Arcade Fire album above this one.
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1967
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1995
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1,514
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2004
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13,864
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1999
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1,248
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1963
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12,745
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Although it's significantly less likely that you could convince me that RATM ever released an album better than this one.
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1968
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8,641
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1985
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11,446
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1965
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539
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1994
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Total albums: 39. 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 | 10 | 25% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 35% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 8% | |
| Opeth | 2 | 5% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 1 | 3% | |
| Kanye West | 1 | 3% | |
| Curtis Mayfield | 1 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 1 | 3% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 1 | 3% | |
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| 12/29/2016 21:11 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 08/22/2014 14:48 |  Decurso | 171 | 82/100 | |
| 08/14/2014 02:19 |  Dingerbell | 81 | 95/100 | |
| 07/24/2014 19:59 | MeatIsMurder | 38 | 86/100 | |
| 07/20/2014 20:18 |  sssvnnn | 2,877 | 83/100 |
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From Decurso 08/22/2014 14:49 | #120105
Decurso 08/22/2014 14:49 | #120105
Dynamite! NoMeansNo, Velvet Underground AND Muddy Waters!?! Truly awesome. Can't wait to see your full list.
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From Dingerbell 08/14/2014 02:09 | #119466
Dingerbell 08/14/2014 02:09 | #119466
This chart sucks.
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From MeatIsMurder 07/24/2014 20:01 | #117693
Can't go wrong with the Velvet Underground. Great chart even if I think that your criticism for the Arctic Monkeys is a bit unfair.......
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From sssvnnn 07/20/2014 20:18 | #117187
sssvnnn 07/20/2014 20:18 | #117187
Powerful start.
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Antonio-Pedro 07/20/2014 12:22 | #117150
Antonio-Pedro 07/20/2014 12:22 | #117150
cool, cool,also what goodsir said.
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From Swagmoney 07/20/2014 01:40 | #117140
Thanks man, I try to keep it that way, when I don't rant about the perceived injustice in the rankings of my favorites, I should probably add something about how it's sad how ignored the Blues is.
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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. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
