Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by AlexaPhilips 
- Chart updated: 05/10/2016 22:45
- (Created: 09/18/2015 17:45).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1983
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1,760
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,599
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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30,730
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,327
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1987
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12,229
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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2,995
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2015]
Total albums: 7. Page 1 of 1
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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 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 50% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 4 | 10% | |
| Genesis | 4 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| Pearl Jam | 2 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 39th to 35th Aqualung by Jethro Tull |
| Up 4 from 38th to 34th Foxtrot by Genesis |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 34th to 36th Nursery Cryme by Genesis |
| Down 2 from 35th to 37th Amère America by Luc De Larochellière |
| Down 2 from 36th to 38th Live Through This by Hole |
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From crimson 05/09/2016 22:15
Such an entretaining chart. I recommend that you listen to classic stuff like Van der Graaf Generator or King Crimson if you haven't. Check my chart, they are some albums that I think you will like there.
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| Best Artists of 1980 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Talking Heads | |
| 2. Joy Division | |
| 3. AC/DC | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Dead Kennedys | |
| 6. Peter Gabriel | |
| 7. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 8. The Cure | |
| 9. Rush | |
| 10. Pretenders | |
| 11. Dire Straits | |
| 12. The Feelies | |
| 13. The Clash | |
| 14. Black Sabbath | |
| 15. Motörhead | |
| 16. U2 | |
| 17. Genesis | |
| 18. Elvis Costello | |
| 19. Steely Dan | |
| 20. Elvis Costello And The Attractions |