Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by fictionalorange 
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still moving things around
- Chart updated: 12/30/2014 19:15
- (Created: 07/28/2014 20:45).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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62,420
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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56,015
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
2007
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42,582
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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42,243
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
2010
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6,106
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,111
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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37,961
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
2009
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8,947
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
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2012
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21,854
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
2010
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18,816
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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% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 3% | |
| Stan Getz & João Gilberto | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 20 from 32nd to 12thBloom by Beach House |
| Up 15 from 23rd to 8thMerriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective |
| Up 2 from 35th to 33rdIllmatic by Nas |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 9th to 11thZ by My Morning Jacket |
| Down 2 from 11th to 13thAmnesiac by Radiohead |
| Down 2 from 12th to 14thYankee 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 | 2,001 | 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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From TheShyTeds 10/12/2014 14:48 | #124227
Amnesiac before Kid A?
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| Best Artists of 1960 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Miles Davis | |
| 2. John Coltrane | |
| 3. Etta James | |
| 4. Charles Mingus | |
| 5. Elvis Presley | |
| 6. Max Roach | |
| 7. Joan Baez | |
| 8. Wes Montgomery | |
| 9. Muddy Waters | |
| 10. The Everly Brothers | |
| 11. Hank Mobley | |
| 12. Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 13. Bill Evans | |
| 14. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 15. Johnny Cash | |
| 16. Bo Diddley | |
| 17. John Lee Hooker | |
| 18. Miriam Makeba | |
| 19. Eddie Cochran | |
| 20. The Ventures |
