Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 01/21/2017 14:45
- (Created: 08/30/2015 17:30).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
6,236
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,046
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
489
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Year of Release:
2002
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Rank Score:
830
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Year of Release:
1973
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1,047
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
7,524
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Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
2,372
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Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
8,036
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Total albums: 13. Page 1 of 2
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 48% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Public Image Ltd. | 1 | 3% | |
| The Abyssinians | 1 | 3% | |
| Holger Czukay | 1 | 3% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 1 | 3% | |
| Dr. Feelgood | 1 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 1 | 3% | |
| The Zombies | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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16 | 40% | |
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13 | 33% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 22nd to 20th Horses by Patti Smith |
| Up 1 from 39th to 38th Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies |
| Up 1 from 38th to 37th Movies by Holger Czukay |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 28th to 39th Grand Guignol by Naked City |
| Down 3 from 19th to 22nd Strange Weather by Marianne Faithfull |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18th Ill Communication by Beastie Boys |
| New entries |
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| Islands by King Crimson |
| Leavers |
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| In The Wake Of Poseidon by King Crimson |
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| ! | 05/27/2017 00:41 |  Cardboardfolder | 205 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2017 16:02 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2017 21:07 |  Onater | 458 | 90/100 |
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From Drzozzy 02/01/2017 18:46 | #184725
Nice chart, lots of interesting albums to investigate!
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