Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by jimmymbu 
Some classics, some guilty pleasures, my personal favorites.
- Chart updated: 12/04/2017 02:45
- (Created: 01/10/2016 19:35).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Robert Plant is the only person who can sing about squeezing his lemon and still make it sound beautiful.
Graceful, edgy, pure sonic bliss. The best. [First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]
Graceful, edgy, pure sonic bliss. The best. [First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
20,747
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40 years later, every song on this album is still played regularly on the radio. Timeless gold.
[First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]
Year of Release:
1976
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5,608
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Better than Tommy
[First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
7,016
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An Ocean In Between the Waves, Disappearing, In Reverse
[First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]
Year of Release:
2014
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8,762
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Stevie Nicks might actually be a goat. Phenomenal music though.
[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
30,859
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I've jumped off my furniture listening to this music. I'm not ashamed.
[First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,436
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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]
Year of Release:
2011
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8,493
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Yeah
[First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
59,806
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Ziggy didn't die, he just went home
[First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,103
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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]
Year of Release:
1992
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19,279
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 50% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 10% | |
| The Who | 3 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| Yes | 2 | 5% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 1 | 3% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 1 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 31st to 26thYou Don't Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce |
| Up 3 from 22nd to 19thMeddle by Pink Floyd |
| Up 1 from 24th to 23rdBridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 19th to 22ndLate Registration by Kanye West |
| Down 1 from 23rd to 24thLed Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 1 from 26th to 27thFuneral by Arcade Fire |
| New entries |
|---|
| The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan |
| Leavers |
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| Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller Band |
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| ! | 12/04/2017 15:57 |  patriciatoledo | 80 | 91/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2017 23:34 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2016 00:08 | cobbo95 | 266 | 81/100 |
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