Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1998
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3,889
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[First added to this chart: 03/18/2014]
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2010
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22,437
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Top rated album (85/100 - 2369 votes)  85 (2,369 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 02/08/2011]
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2002
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10,765
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[First added to this chart: 02/08/2011]
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2006
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6,263
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5. (4) Down 1
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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24,794
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Top rated album (87/100 - 3508 votes)  87 (3,508 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2011]
Year of Release:
2005
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9,494
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1995
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8,594
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[First added to this chart: 02/08/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
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62,963
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5658 votes)  92 (5,658 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 02/08/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
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42,679
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Top rated album (90/100 - 3557 votes)  90 (3,557 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
2011
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4,193
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 4 10%
1970s 3 8%
1980s 1 3%
1990s 12 30%
2000s 14 35%
2010s 6 15%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 20 50%
United States 19 48%
Mixed Nationality 1 3%
Compilation? Albums %
No 39 98%
Yes 1 3%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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by Kanye West
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 2nd to 3rdYoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
by The Flaming Lips
Faller Down 1 from 3rd to 4thBlack Holes And Revelations
by Muse
Faller Down 1 from 4th to 5thThe Wall
by Pink Floyd
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86/100 (from 17 votes)
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11/03/2014 13:15 SMcCrae95   1978/100
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04/21/2013 20:41 TheSmiths82-87   1,82983/100

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From 08/12/2013 04:45 | #83769
Nice chart, very unconvential
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From 10/07/2012 20:12 | #51887
Flaming Lips = YAY
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From 05/25/2011 21:08 | #22258
I like Muse. 5 entries might be too much but good to see them represented. Good choices mostly overall
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From 05/25/2011 17:17 | #22252
The Lonely Island? Really? I don't have much to comment besides, so I'm gonna rate you high anyway. Nice to see some Cash inhere!
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From 02/20/2011 20:07 | #18572
Excellent choice at number one! Give us thirty more..
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From 02/12/2011 10:30 | #18327
doolittle = YAY
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From 02/10/2011 10:51 | #18256
bin the resistance
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