Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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Top 40! each artist gets one album. (Incomplete)
- Chart updated: 03/11/2015 02:15
- (Created: 03/10/2015 05:41).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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From the first crack of the drums from the lead single Like A Rolling Stone, I couldn't stop listening.
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,096
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The Unique flare of using feedback as a instrument started all right here.
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]
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1967
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39,648
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Where punk hit it's highest point, with still many good albums from other punk artists to come. This album is such a weird idea put together with some of the best lyrics and it works perfect.
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]
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1979
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30,585
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Where hip-hop truly gained it's "Dylan"
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]
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1988
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6,942
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No words needed for one of the greatest R&B/soul Albums.
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]
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1971
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18,920
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One of my favorite Indie Folk albums with a zany concept and great lyrics to boot.
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]
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1998
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32,484
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One of the greatest guitar lines ever on the title track.
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]
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1977
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19,859
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Shaolin style with east coast attitude.
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]
Year of Release:
1993
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12,513
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What the f*ck, love it.
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]
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1972
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43,163
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One of the first truly amazing Alternative Rock albums, a must listen.
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1984
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7,451
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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 | 10 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Replacements | 1 | 3% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 1 | 3% | |
| Iggy Pop | 1 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 3% | |
| Wire | 1 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 3% | |
| Titus Andronicus | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 18th to 17thRevolver by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 17th to 19th69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields |
| Down 1 from 19th to 20thPet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Down 1 from 20th to 21stMidnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest |
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