Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Astralweeks2512 
My favorite artists are Van Morrison and Jerry Lee Lewis. I also love the expressive voices of Bobby Bland and Jerry Butler and my favorite rock bands are The Who and The Rolling Stones. Newer artists I like are Josh Ritter, The National and Alabama Shakes. This will probably be relective of my chart. For the most part I have tried to avoid compilation albums.
- Chart updated: 12/14/2015 01:15
- (Created: 11/21/2015 20:10).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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This album is just perfect. I could listen to it anytime and Van can take you on a wonderful musical journey.
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1968
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16,088
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I just love his voice and his rendition of St. James Infirmary gives me chills.
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1961
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425
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An epic. Hope out of the ashes.
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1975
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15,187
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Blueprint for what a rock album should sound like.
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1971
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20,917
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Great songwriting on the edge of mayhem.
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1976
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622
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The break-up album. "It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe."
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1975
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20,465
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Booze and drugs and pretty amazing Rock 'n' Roll.
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1972
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19,502
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1965
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26,311
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Jerry at his self-referencing best. He conquered rock, why not country.
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I was trying to avoid compilations but this set of songs is too important and they don't come in album form.
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1976
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490
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 28% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 53% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Van Morrison | 2 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 5% | |
| The Who | 2 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
| Arlo Guthrie | 1 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 06/25/2016 12:25 |  sssvnnn | 2,870 | 83/100 | |
| 12/01/2015 17:47 | edubs | 247 | 89/100 | |
| 11/28/2015 06:59 | daftpunter | 174 | 84/100 | |
| 11/22/2015 07:39 | york59 | 90 | 87/100 |
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From Astralweeks2512 12/02/2015 04:57 | #153777
I'm working on it.
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From edubs 12/01/2015 17:47 | #153759
Grow this chart!
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From Astralweeks2512 11/29/2015 05:22 | #153630
Thanks. I'm looking forward to it.
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From daftpunter 11/28/2015 06:59 | #153599
Over 30% of the choices are in common with my top 100. This should be very interesting once you hit 100. I look forward to seeing the full chart.
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