Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by redsox6 
Hip-hop and alt rock, with a good dose of psychedelic rock and R&B.
- Chart updated: 02/27/2017 14:15
- (Created: 04/27/2015 22:36).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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The perfect close to the career of the most hallowed pop musicians the world has seen. Flawless throughout.
Favorites: Come Together, Something, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh! Darling, Octopus's Garden, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Here Comes The Sun, Because, You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr. Mustard, Polythene Pam, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End, Her Majesty [First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
Favorites: Come Together, Something, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh! Darling, Octopus's Garden, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Here Comes The Sun, Because, You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr. Mustard, Polythene Pam, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End, Her Majesty [First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
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1969
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2015]
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1972
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19,701
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George, John, and Paul take turns showcasing their unparalleled songwriting gifts, tackling a range of subjects from love and death to loneliness and excessive taxation. Innovative drum parts, melodic yet experimental guitar riffs, tape loops, and punchier basslines provide the framework for the group to explore the artistic boundaries of pop music.
Favorites: Taxman, I'm Only Sleeping, Tomorrow Never Knows [First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
Favorites: Taxman, I'm Only Sleeping, Tomorrow Never Knows [First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,548
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
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1975
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20,875
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Facing the impossible task of following up OK Computer, Radiohead somehow managed to outdo themselves and record this impossibly good record.
[First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
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2000
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42,293
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Raw, beautiful, harsh, artistic, and dark, In Utero is the definitive Nirvana album.
Favorites: Serve the Servants, Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle, All Apologies [First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
Favorites: Serve the Servants, Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle, All Apologies [First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
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1993
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17,549
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
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1967
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43,271
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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2016]
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1966
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24,967
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A 21st Century landmark, Dark Fantasy finds Kanye at his genre-bending best. A true present-day rock star, Kanye embodies all the contradictions and absurdities that define our time. And Dark Fantasy is his most soul-bearing work, embracing his genius and foolishness with equal measure.
Favorites: Dark Fantasy, Hell Of A Life, Lost In The World [First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
Favorites: Dark Fantasy, Hell Of A Life, Lost In The World [First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
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2010
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22,668
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My favorites will surely be very different than yours, but that's what makes The White Album so brilliant and so compelling. There's something here for everyone to like (and dislike: Piggies is far and away my least favorite Beatles song).
Favorites: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, I'm So Tired, Birthday, Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey, Helter Skelter [First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
Favorites: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, I'm So Tired, Birthday, Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey, Helter Skelter [First added to this chart: 05/22/2015]
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1968
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 30% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kanye West | 6 | 15% | |
| The Beatles | 6 | 15% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 13% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 10% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 8% | |
| Tame Impala | 3 | 8% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 8% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 37th to 29th Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan |
| Up 7 from 8th to 1st Abbey Road by The Beatles |
| Up 4 from 14th to 10th The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 4th to 8th Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan |
| Down 3 from 6th to 9th My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West |
| Down 3 from 9th to 12th Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan |
| New entries |
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| A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead |
| Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones |
| Leavers |
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| Aquemini by OutKast |
| Surfer Rosa by Pixies |
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| ! | 01/05/2017 00:44 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2015 01:38 |  awesomness425 | 248 | 91/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2015 07:59 |  HoldenM | 480 | 95/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2015 11:33 | Roal | 149 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2015 05:42 | BrandonC375 | 22 | 82/100 |
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Solid start. Can't wait to see where else this goes.
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
