Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 12/30/2014 19:15
- (Created: 07/28/2014 20:45).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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The entries in this chart have a zero rank score because the chart has not been updated within the last ten years (points from overall charts are decayed over a ten year period).
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,618
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,256
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,863
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,290
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
6,116
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,878
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
39,162
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
2009
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Rank Score:
9,205
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
2012
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Rank Score:
22,338
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
2010
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19,150
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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 | 8 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 35% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 30% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 6 | 15% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 10% | |
| Beach House | 2 | 5% | |
| Kanye West | 2 | 5% | |
| Animal Collective | 2 | 5% | |
| The White Stripes | 1 | 3% | |
| TV On The Radio | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 20 from 32nd to 12th Bloom by Beach House |
| Up 15 from 23rd to 8th Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective |
| Up 2 from 35th to 33rd Illmatic by Nas |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 9th to 11th Z by My Morning Jacket |
| Down 2 from 11th to 13th Amnesiac by Radiohead |
| Down 2 from 12th to 14th Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco |
| New entries |
|---|
| Madvillainy by Madvillain |
| Modern Vampires Of The City by Vampire Weekend |
| The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
| Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan |
| Dear Science by TV On The Radio |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/10/2016 03:42 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2015 23:47 | asyty7 | 14 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2015 17:51 |  makerofbuckets | 182 | 87/100 |
| ! | 07/28/2014 23:43 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
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From asyty7 12/31/2015 03:16 | #155399
Not a bad start. Look forward to some updates.
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Amnesiac before Kid A?
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