Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by Matteo92

This is actually just a part of the chart that I am aiming to build. Since I think that every single genre and every single decade deserves to be included in a chart, I tried to include at least 1 album representing it (to the extent possible within the limits of my musical knowledge). Enjoy!
Rest of the top 80, that I hope I'll include one day, along with the top 100:

41. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
42. Board of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children
43. King Crimson - In the Court of Crimson King
44. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
45. Radiohead - In Rainbows
46. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
47. The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
48. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
49. Radiohead - OK Computer
50. Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating In Space
51. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
52. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
53. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
54. Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
55. Red House Painters - Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)
56. Low - I Could Live in Hope
57. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
58. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
59. Portishead - Dummy
60. Godspeed You! - F♯A♯∞
61. Godspeed You! - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
62. Wire - Pink Flag
63. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
64. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
65. Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand
66. The Beatles - Abbey Road
67. The Doors - The Doors
68. The Replacements - Let It Be
69. Stars of The Lid - The Tired Sounds of Stars of The Lid
70. The Microphones - The Glow Pt.2
71. Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
72. The Stooges - Fun House
73. Suicide - Suicide
74. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
75. Patti Smith - Horses
76. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
77. David Bowie - Low
78. Weezer - Pinkerton
79. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
80. Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth

• Chart updated: 12/28/2014 15:45
• (Created: 11/30/2014 15:53).
• Chart size: 40 albums.

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Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2014]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,109 charts

Rank Score:

33,774

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 86 (2,408 votes)

Comments:

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2014]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,978 charts

Rank Score:

46,010

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,454 votes)

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Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,502 charts

Rank Score:

20,139

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 87 (1,804 votes)

Comments:

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Ys 

 Joanna Newsom

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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2014]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

749 charts

Rank Score:

9,289

Rank in 2006:

2

Rank in 2000s:

28

Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

 82 (827 votes)

Comments:

85

5. (4) 1

Spiderland 

 Slint

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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2014]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,020 charts

Rank Score:

13,715

Rank in 1991:

4

Rank in 1990s:

18

Overall Rank:

95

Average Rating:

 84 (1,235 votes)

Comments:

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6. (9) 3

Illmatic 

 Nas

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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2014]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,311 charts

Rank Score:

18,506

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 86 (1,535 votes)

Comments:

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7. (15) 8

Doolittle 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2014]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,492 charts

Rank Score:

37,383

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,871 votes)

Comments:

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Souvlaki 

 Slowdive

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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2014]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

883 charts

Rank Score:

12,300

Rank in 1993:

4

Rank in 1990s:

22

Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

 85 (978 votes)

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9. (17) 8

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 

 Wu-Tang Clan

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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2014]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,071 charts

Rank Score:

13,491

Rank in 1993:

3

Rank in 1990s:

19

Overall Rank:

99

Average Rating:

 84 (1,231 votes)

Comments:

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Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2014]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,826 charts

Rank Score:

41,745

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,599 votes)

Comments:

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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	5	13%
1980s	8	20%
1990s	11	28%
2000s	7	18%
2010s	1	3%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Pavement	2	5%
Joy Division	2	5%
Talk Talk	2	5%
Sigur Rós	1	3%
Nas	1	3%
Sonic Youth	1	3%
Pixies	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	22	55%
	12	30%
	3	8%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 8 from 17th to 9th Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
Up 8 from 15th to 7th Doolittle by Pixies
Up 5 from 39th to 34th White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Biggest fallers
Down 8 from 8th to 16th Laughing Stock by Talk Talk
Down 7 from 11th to 18th Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
Down 5 from 7th to 12th Marquee Moon by Television

New entries
Is This It by The Strokes

Leavers
In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson

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From badger 08/31/2017 08:44

great list, would be great to see it expanded to 100!

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From exileonthehell 05/23/2015 16:17

No full rating until you have the 100 albums. And you really have some great taste in music, I'm surprised to see The Glow Pt.2 and Suicide on here.

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From SuedeSwede 05/19/2015 14:36

Basically what Hazey said. This reminds me of my chart about a year ago, I'm sure that was my exact top 40 just reordered xD

your little top 80 extension (that I didn't see at first) is actually really good too. Yeah, we have a lot of common. Would be nice if I could find some recs from this, and I've added it to my favourites as I'm eager to see how this progresses! Keep doing what you're doing, because you're doing great :)

I've also heard and enjoy everything that's here, quite a bit, you have a very nice taste :D

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From antiloopje 01/03/2015 14:06

I like your chart a lot: it's a mix of albums I really like and ones I need to check out soon. Nice work.

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From HazeyTwilight 12/28/2014 16:30

Whilst there isn't anything entirely original about this chart, I can assure you that you'll fit right in with BEA forum regulars with your taste. Plus, there's not a single album that I dislike and has also made my chart in one way or another. I would like to see this expand because I know you're eager to make a name for yourself here. ;)

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From Matteo92 11/30/2014 19:12

Thank you, I hope I will be able to keep up until 100 when I'll eventually reach the 4th level :D

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From Martinborras 11/30/2014 18:36

Keep going! Not rating until expand at least to 40, but until now, it is really nice!

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