Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 10/14/2016 15:45
- (Created: 12/23/2015 23:20).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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This Album changed my 15 year old life.
[First added to this chart: 01/28/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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5,101
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It jumped around a bit and got me listening to Tull for the next 24 years.
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1977
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928
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It sounded like it was from a different time and place, in a very stoned way.
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1972
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3,438
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One of the first Zappa albums i got into. The rest is history...
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1979
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448
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Because it's the best Young Album of course.
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1970
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14,690
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A recent discovery, but my current fave Kate Bush record.
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1982
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6,292
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This is a complete work of genius. From beginning to End.
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1975
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451
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Oh how i love this record, it still haunts me to this day!
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Quality, through and through.
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1977
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9,101
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This record has some darn good memories attached to it. Even though it's Death metal, each song is distinctive, and runs like a greatest hits album.
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 38% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Jethro Tull | 3 | 8% | |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 8% | |
| Frank Zappa | 3 | 8% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 5% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 2 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 5% | |
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