Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by discolapin 
Perhaps not neccesarily the BEST ever, but my favorites.
- Chart updated: 05/22/2020 12:15
- (Created: 06/14/2010 05:29).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2010]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
30,810
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2010]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
37,280
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2010]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,321
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2010]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,507
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2010]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,649
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
13,810
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2011]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8,785
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2010]
Year of Release:
2006
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Rank Score:
533
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2010]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
6,576
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[First added to this chart: 02/04/2018]
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 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 55% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 5% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Steely Dan | 2 | 5% | |
| John Grant | 1 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 17 from 40th to 23rd Kid A by Radiohead |
| Up 1 from 18th to 17th After The Gold Rush by Neil Young |
| Up 1 from 17th to 16th Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 6 from 30th to 36th The Long Run by Eagles |
| Down 3 from 23rd to 26th The Globe by Big Audio Dynamite II |
| Down 3 from 37th to 40th John Prine by John Prine |
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| ! | 09/22/2015 17:52 |  rafalink | 180 | 77/100 |
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