Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by Matoro183

This should not really be taken as a "greatest ever" chart, as I have not listened to every album ever released. However, I have to tried to represent here the best of those albums that I have heard. Naturally, there are many albums missing.

• Chart updated: 05/24/2012 01:30
• (Created: 05/13/2011 04:25).
• Chart size: 40 albums.

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The entries in this chart have a zero rank score because the chart has not been updated within the last ten years (points from overall charts are decayed over a ten year period).

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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Eleanor Rigby, For No One, I'm Only Sleeping, Tomorrow Never Knows [First added to this chart: 08/14/2011]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,552 charts

Rank Score:

52,716

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,555 votes)

Comments:

484

2. (3) 1

OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Let Down, Paranoid Android, Climbing Up the Walls, Lucky [First added to this chart: 05/12/2011]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,395 charts

Rank Score:

68,350

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,594 votes)

Comments:

847

3. (6) 3

Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels), Wake Up, Rebellion (Lies), In the Backseat [First added to this chart: 05/17/2011]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,876 charts

Rank Score:

36,964

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,649 votes)

Comments:

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, A Day in the Life, With a Little Help From My Friends, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds [First added to this chart: 08/14/2011]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,464 charts

Rank Score:

46,360

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,562 votes)

Comments:

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The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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Greatest tracks:
Back in the USSR, Dear Prudence, Happiness is a Warm Gun, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Helter Skelter [First added to this chart: 08/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,921 charts

Rank Score:

39,639

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,801 votes)

Comments:

341

6. (2) 4

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Favorite tracks:
Wouldn't It Be Nice, Sloop John B. [First added to this chart: 08/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,838 charts

Rank Score:

41,370

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 88 (3,254 votes)

Comments:

356

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,808 charts

Rank Score:

33,011

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,137 votes)

Comments:

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Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Shelter From the Storm, Tangled Up in Blue, If You See Her, Say Hello [First added to this chart: 01/06/2012]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,853 charts

Rank Score:

22,175

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,180 votes)

Comments:

167

9. (10) 1

Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Come Together, Something, Oh! Darling, Here Comes the Sun, Golden Slumbers [First added to this chart: 08/22/2011]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,705 charts

Rank Score:

60,808

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,593 votes)

Comments:

472

10. (12) 2

Merriweather Post Pavilion 

 Animal Collective

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Bluish, Summertime Clothes, Daily Routine [First added to this chart: 06/01/2011]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

1,124 charts

Rank Score:

9,818

Rank in 2009:

1

Rank in 2000s:

22

Overall Rank:

148

Average Rating:

 82 (1,579 votes)

Comments:

157

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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	9	23%
1970s	4	10%
1980s	1	3%
1990s	2	5%
2000s	16	40%
2010s	8	20%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	7	18%
Radiohead	4	10%
Bob Dylan	3	8%
Fleet Foxes	2	5%
Animal Collective	2	5%
Bon Iver	2	5%
Arcade Fire	2	5%
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Country	Albums	%
	21	53%
	15	38%
	2	5%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 4 from 38th to 34th Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter
Up 3 from 24th to 21st Person Pitch by Panda Bear
Up 3 from 6th to 3rd Funeral by Arcade Fire

Biggest fallers
Down 5 from 19th to 24th Since I Left You by The Avalanches
Down 4 from 2nd to 6th Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Down 4 from 9th to 13th Who's Next by The Who

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From TheKing 08/24/2024 12:22

Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)

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From glass24 03/09/2013 22:10

nice

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From twoheadedboy 10/11/2012 02:03

This is a pretty sweet list.

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From dfulfo01 02/19/2012 04:02

very nice chart. check out parallax by atlas sound i think you'll really like it

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From daftpunter 10/25/2011 05:11

The chart really starts kicking in to gear around #20. Anyone who ranks John Wesley Harding in the top ten is all right by me. I'd love to see the extended list. Good commentary. Keep up the good work.

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From pvn271 09/07/2011 09:01

Also,I must say,I freaking love your chart,You and I have similar tastes !!

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From pvn271 09/07/2011 08:52

Why do you disagree ? :)

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From Boogn1sh 07/15/2011 13:14

Ok start but you're missing a LOT of great albums from that time frame....Neon Bible higher than OK Computer or the myriad of albums that are better than it

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From Captain_Dude 07/07/2011 05:47

It's a good start. The past 15 years have been represented nicely. Sow, go forth and listen to the artists and works that inspired those on your list. I'll swing back around later and see it again soon.

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