Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by mpj1104 
- Chart updated: 10/27/2014 15:15
- (Created: 10/27/2014 14:37).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,098
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Year of Release:
1972
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1,104
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
56,568
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,088
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1963
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Rank Score:
7,871
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
15,250
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
15,783
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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19,605
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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 | 6 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 24 | 60% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 3% | |
| Prince | 1 | 3% | |
| Willie Nelson | 1 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 3% | |
| Love | 1 | 3% | |
| UFO | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 32 from 38th to 6thAmazing Grace by Aretha Franklin With James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir |
| Up 28 from 33rd to 5thShoot Out The Lights by Richard & Linda Thompson |
| Up 26 from 35th to 9thSongs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 27 from 6th to 33rdRage For Order by Queensrÿche |
| Down 20 from 14th to 34thLive! Alone In America by Graham Parker |
| Down 20 from 16th to 36thMeet John Doe by John Doe |
| New entries |
|---|
| Forever Changes by Love |
| The Band by The Band |
| Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| Leavers |
|---|
| A Live One by Loudon Wainwright III |
| 5150 by Van Halen |
| The Last Command by W.A.S.P. |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/30/2014 18:39 | jdizzle123456 | 206 | 89/100 | |
| 10/27/2014 15:34 | ewhittenburg | 25 | 81/100 |
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From jdizzle123456 10/30/2014 18:39 | #125816
Great stuff. I love Freewheelin' and Astral Weeks is growing on me.
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From ewhittenburg 10/27/2014 15:35 | #125524
Solid list. A lot of less obvious albums in the bottom half.
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