Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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It's so hard to choose just one from the fab four. So I didn't! [First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,207
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Top rated album (92/100 - 4630 votes)  92 (4,630 votes)
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The revolutionary album just before the revolution. [First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]
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1966
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49,371
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Top rated album (91/100 - 4589 votes)  91 (4,589 votes)
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The Beatles.. Together and apart. Still a great album that actually also wins because of the amount of songs on it. So high quality. [First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,186
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Top rated album (89/100 - 3828 votes)  89 (3,828 votes)
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Really the first rock'n' roll concept album. The album was 10 years old when I was born, but it still blows me away song by song. [First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,106
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Top rated album (90/100 - 4597 votes)  90 (4,597 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1965
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26,661
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Top rated album (88/100 - 3378 votes)  88 (3,378 votes)
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11. (12) Up 1
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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225
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13. (14) Up 1
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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5,262
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15. (16) Up 1
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
1,333
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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304
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23. (=)
Paris 
Live
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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344
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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 10 25%
1980s 3 8%
1990s 12 30%
2000s 3 8%
2010s 0 0%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


The Beatles 5 13%
Simon & Garfunkel 2 5%
Jethro Tull 2 5%
D-A-D 1 3%
James Taylor 1 3%
George Harrison 1 3%
Nirvana 1 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 19 48%
United Kingdom 16 40%
Denmark 2 5%
Mixed Nationality 2 5%
Canada 1 3%
Live? Albums %
No 39 98%
Yes 1 3%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 3 from 13th to 10thDéjà Vu
by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Climber Up 1 from 34th to 33rdWoodface
by Crowded House
Climber Up 1 from 33rd to 32ndAfter The Gold Rush
by Neil Young
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 23 from 11th to 34thThe Who Sell Out
by The Who
Faller Down 2 from 10th to 12thYounger Than Yesterday
by The Byrds
New entries
New entry In The Pocket
by James Taylor
Leavers
Leaver Purple
by Stone Temple Pilots
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