Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 06/17/2025 18:15
- (Created: 02/24/2015 16:47).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1998
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1,052
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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9,369
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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1,587
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
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3,379
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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42,812
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6. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1994
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1,186
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2018]
Year of Release:
1968
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2,011
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2020]
Year of Release:
2018
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2,979
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2015]
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 | 14 | 35% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 4 | 10% | |
| The Kinks | 3 | 8% | |
| Yo La Tengo | 2 | 5% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
| Silver Jews | 2 | 5% | |
| Deerhunter | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 19 from 38th to 19thThe Blue Mask by Lou Reed |
| Up 17 from 35th to 18thThe Natural Bridge by Silver Jews |
| Up 12 from 23rd to 11thParis 1919 by John Cale |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 18 from 17th to 35thRam by Paul & Linda McCartney |
| Down 16 from 13th to 29thNew Morning by Bob Dylan |
| Down 15 from 18th to 33rdManipulator by Ty Segall |
| New entries |
|---|
| Tempest by Bob Dylan |
| New York by Lou Reed |
| Here Come The Warm Jets by Eno |
| Sinister Grift by Panda Bear |
| And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out by Yo La Tengo |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Turtle Soup by The Turtles |
| Scary Monsters by David Bowie |
| Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys |
| Leon Russell And The Shelter People by Leon Russell |
| Midnite Vultures by Beck |
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| ! | 06/23/2025 17:10 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,095 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2023 15:55 |  Applerill | 972 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/04/2018 13:52 |  pa | 457 | 91/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2017 21:52 |  LedZep | 1,103 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2017 01:36 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 |
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