Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 08/04/2016 19:45
- (Created: 04/13/2011 20:43).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,586
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1975
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1,262
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[First added to this chart: 07/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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3,856
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,992
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[First added to this chart: 07/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
807
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2011]
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1971
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8,930
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2011]
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1970
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14,632
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,177
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[First added to this chart: 07/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,617
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2011]
Year of Release:
1965
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15,618
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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 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 50% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 5 | 13% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| Mike Oldfield | 3 | 8% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 5% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 5% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 5% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 10th to 3rdThe Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman |
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| Down 4 from 6th to 10thA Love Supreme by John Coltrane |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thBlonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan |
| Down 1 from 4th to 5thLate For The Sky by Jackson Browne |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/24/2017 02:37 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2016 14:49 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,830 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2011 12:38 | steve_o_619 | 88 | 68/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2011 11:36 | amirmishali | 16 | 63/100 |
| ! | 11/14/2011 09:52 | cabvo | 118 | 86/100 |
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From steve_o_619 12/29/2011 12:38 | #33934
Good chart - but i never agree with 8 albums by one artist in a top 50!
If you like dylan, you should listen to "the tallest man on earth"
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From amirmishali 12/29/2011 11:36 | #33929
Well, except from some strange stuff like all thos mike oldfield albums, and some pretty weird Dylan choices, very good chart!
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From cabvo 11/14/2011 09:52 | #30574
This is great, and you put some original stuff!
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ffudnebbuh 04/15/2011 11:45 | #20393
nice chart.
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