Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by dmihans

This is a list of my Top 40 Favorite Albums, all based on personal experiences and reasons. I could add plenty of other records to this list, but ultimately, this is temporarily how I feel. Enjoy the list, and feel free to leave feedback! Keep in mind once more though that this is entirely MY opinion, and you are beyond entitled to have yours. Thanks! - Drew

Honorable Mentions:
John Mayer- Born & Raised
Kanye West- The College Dropout
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis- The Heist
Muse - The Resistance
Eminem- The Marshall Mathers LP

• Chart updated: 02/14/2015 13:15
• (Created: 10/16/2014 01:24).
• Chart size: 40 albums.

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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I grew up as a Beatles fanatic, which I credit to my Dad especially, who idolized John Lennon growing up. I used to make photo albums using all of our printer ink illustrating the lives of the Fab Four, my favorite member always being George Harrison. Abbey Road doesn't have the quirks of Sgt. Pepper's or Revolver, but the medley completing my favorite Beatles masterpiece easily cements its place at the top of this list. [First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,743 charts

Rank Score:

57,010

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,639 votes)

Comments:

477

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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I always remembered Pink Floyd growing up as "the band with the long songs". My parents both grew up loving their music and collecting their records, and eventually I gave them a try. While "Dark Side of the Moon" is their most renowned album in their strong discography, "Wish You Were Here" flows so smoothly and the title track was one I played all throughout my early high school years during the lowest part of my life. Powerful. [First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

3,011 charts

Rank Score:

44,539

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,062 votes)

Comments:

314

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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I gave Dark Side of the Moon a chance after "Wish You Were Here", "Animals", and "The Wall". Both of my parents had the record, but didn't own it on CD, which was what I grew up on. Last year, I set my record player up, and I put on Dark Side first and foremost and finally got to really appreciate it for what it was. Great, great album from start to finish. [First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,139 charts

Rank Score:

59,768

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,337 votes)

Comments:

592

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Parachutes 

 Coldplay

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A flawless debut from my favorite modern day band, stripped down from the mega band they'd soon become. Every time I've listened to this, I've been able to clear my mind, and it will forever serve as a personal classic. [First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

991 charts

Rank Score:

7,201

Rank in 2000:

5

Rank in 2000s:

37

Overall Rank:

219

Average Rating:

 78 (1,724 votes)

Comments:

99

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The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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The White Album has some better songs than Abbey Road and Let it Be. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was always my favorite Beatles song, and "Rocky Raccoon" was a bonfire classic every year at my dad's family reunions. However, there a few duds, and don't get me wrong; I can listen to the entire album from start to finish (there are few BAD Beatles tracks), but it's just not quite on the same level as the aforementioned albums in my opinion. Remember, this is a list of my personal favorite albums of all time, or else I would've thrown some Radiohead on here (haven't gotten into that phase yet). [First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,956 charts

Rank Score:

37,105

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,832 votes)

Comments:

342

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Let It Be 

 The Beatles

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If you couldn't tell, I lean towards the later Beatles discography as opposed to the "Beatlemania" and crazy acid phase. My aunt came over one time when I was younger with a boom box and her, my sister, and I spent all day recording our voices over classic songs. I'm a terrible singer, but I remember reciting "Let it Be" perfectly over the microphone and putting her in shock. I was just one of those kids growing up. [First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,083 charts

Rank Score:

7,297

Rank in 1970:

11

Rank in 1970s:

51

Overall Rank:

215

Average Rating:

 80 (2,162 votes)

Comments:

128

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A Rush Of Blood To The Head 

 Coldplay

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I'll always remember hearing this album play on my family vacation car rides, and it was what got me into Coldplay. I always loved the tunes, but didn't actually realize who they were until Viva la Vida was released. At that point, I went back in their catalog and found this album and fell in love with it all over again, and I was at the age where it permanently left a mark in my music taste. It doesn't quite top Parachutes, but some songs such as "Amsterdam", "Warning Sign", and "In My Place" became some of my favorite songs. [First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,348 charts

Rank Score:

11,894

Rank in 2002:

3

Rank in 2000s:

12

Overall Rank:

108

Average Rating:

 79 (2,214 votes)

Comments:

186

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Man On The Moon: The End Of Day 

 Kid Cudi

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I'm so lucky I got over my "hip hop sucks" years in time for this classic. MOTM is the epitome of stoner, lonely rap, and even though I've never smoked weed; this album sometimes puts me in a whole other world. There is never-ending nostalgia for me when this is put on, and I remember back to my early lonely high school years when all I wanted was a girlfriend. Cudi got me through that, and I can't thank him enough for that. [First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

238 charts

Rank Score:

1,753

Rank in 2009:

10

Rank in 2000s:

150

Overall Rank:

995

Average Rating:

 77 (352 votes)

Comments:

22

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Graduation 

 Kanye West

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I always hated hip-hop growing up. I remember being in the car during a friend's birthday party and 50 Cent came on the radio. Everyone was bobbing their heads, and I refused to acknowledge it because I was a stubborn little brat, and because I was too used to listening to "good music". My babysitter was over one night a few years later, and she was showing me around iTunes, and it was around the time "Stronger" was at the top of the charts. I loved it. And that was the first rap album I ever listened to, and it is now a genre that I can discuss almost as fully as any other genre. It's a great album from top to bottom, and my adjustment to rap was made much easier when Chris Martin's voice appeared on "Homecoming". [First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

571 charts

Rank Score:

3,982

Rank in 2007:

9

Rank in 2000s:

69

Overall Rank:

425

Average Rating:

 78 (1,145 votes)

Comments:

65

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Blunderbuss 

 Jack White

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Jack White is my 2014 breakout musician (even though to the common folk that's been established for a while), because for some ridiculous reason I never gotten into The White Stripes or any of Jack's side projects. Blunderbuss is a beautiful album, with tons of cool unique sounds rare especially in the current scene of music today. I love how he blends old and new pieces of music to his projects, paying his respects to the legends while paving his own path. I have more to hear from his discography, but so far, this one easily is my favorite. [First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

433 charts

Rank Score:

1,940

Rank in 2012:

13

Rank in 2010s:

127

Overall Rank:

897

Average Rating:

 77 (785 votes)

Comments:

77

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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

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90/100  !	03/11/2015 02:51	makerofbuckets	182	87/100
85/100  !	02/13/2015 23:18	cobbo95	266	81/100
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From AMEIER 03/30/2015 14:53 | #138247

For me your chart kisses the perfect…
You have such a nice taste, that I can even count on that.
Congratulations!!

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From makerofbuckets 03/11/2015 02:51 | #136535

seems like you've had a lot of musical experiences in a car

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From cobbo95 02/13/2015 23:20 | #134902

A lot of good choices on this list. I also really like the comments section of why they mean so much. Gives it that personal touch instead of just being a list.

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From AMEIER 01/23/2015 18:34 | #132338

I simply LOVED your list. So nice to see it, with our many some interests.
Great, job, and nice to have charts like you do have here, Cheers!!!

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From Martinborras 10/16/2014 22:10 | #124620

Great chart! Full of classics with many albums of the Floyd and The Beatles. I'd like to see the top 100!

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