Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 04/05/2016 20:45
- (Created: 04/05/2016 20:38).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1998
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34,010
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431
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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61,769
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2016]
Year of Release:
2004
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35,300
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1979
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22,474
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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32,405
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2016]
Year of Release:
2002
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17,559
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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44,646
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
50,657
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
65,633
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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40,894
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Total albums: 39. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 23% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 6 | 15% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 5% | |
| Weezer | 2 | 5% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 5% | |
| King Crimson | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 5th to 6th Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco |
| Down 1 from 6th to 7th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8th Revolver by The Beatles |
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90/100  | 07/27/2017 11:05 | robinmkick19 | | 87/100 |
75/100 | 07/17/2017 15:25 | SMcCrae95 | | 78/100 |
90/100 | 07/27/2016 10:04 | TheSmiths82-87 | | 83/100 |
90/100 | 06/07/2016 12:44 | Seab | | 93/100 |
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