Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by lifescience 
This is more, my favorite albums, than my critique of already canonized work. The albums that I listen to the most. The albums that I don't listen to because I haven't listened to them so much.
- Chart updated: 09/25/2014 15:45
- (Created: 09/25/2014 01:07).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,012
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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6,124
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1974
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2,832
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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19,562
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2014]
Year of Release:
2000
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407
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2014]
Year of Release:
1999
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1,462
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,610
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,014
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,843
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10. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2014]
Year of Release:
2010
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22,354
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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 | 12 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 3 | 8% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 5% | |
| Beck | 2 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 1 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 14 from 30th to 16th"Heroes" by David Bowie |
| Up 3 from 39th to 36thFirst Rays Of The New Rising Sun by Jimi Hendrix |
| Up 3 from 31st to 28thSea Change by Beck |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 22nd to 25thMy Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne |
| Down 2 from 15th to 17thMicrocastle by Deerhunter |
| Down 2 from 28th to 30thThe Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips |
| New entries |
|---|
| The Next Day by David Bowie |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/26/2017 21:04 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2014 11:19 |  SingingPeasant96 | 780 | 83/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2014 21:27 |  Martinborras | 300 | 79/100 |
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From Martinborras 09/25/2014 21:27 | #122710
Martinborras 09/25/2014 21:27 | #122710
Excellent variety of music! In only 40 spots you made a complex chart. The only thing is the compilation, wich personally i prefer not to see in a chart.
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