Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by johnnykav 
The 40 albums that I love most from track 1 to Track .... if I don't love every track it doesn't make the list.
- Chart updated: 04/02/2015 13:45
- (Created: 04/02/2015 12:45).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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More than any other album I listen to this is truly unique in every way
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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11,544
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,102
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
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2006
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8,419
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1983
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4,491
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The Icelandic genius's most complete and beguiling set of songs
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
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1995
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6,666
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The folk king announces himself with this startling set of songs - the sheer force of his creativity and his boldness is still overwhelming today
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1963
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7,868
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I am a bruce acoustic fan - the one who like all the great american artists peel back the skin of american life to reveal the blood underneath. Nebraska is frightening and unsettling and beautiful
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1982
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5,745
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
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A unique sound with a unique perspective on black culture
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
Year of Release:
2012
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8,694
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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 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 28% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 5% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 5% | |
| Nick Drake | 1 | 3% | |
| Portishead | 1 | 3% | |
| Frank Ocean | 1 | 3% | |
| Prince | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 18 from 26th to 8thMicah P. Hinson And The Red Empire Orchestra by Micah P. Hinson |
| Up 15 from 18th to 3rdYs by Joanna Newsom |
| Up 13 from 28th to 15thAn Awesome Wave by alt-J |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 21 from 3rd to 24thThe Flying Club Cup by Beirut |
| Down 6 from 8th to 14thFear Fun by Father John Misty |
| Down 3 from 15th to 18thWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys |
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