Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Petrocelli1960 
- Chart updated: 05/03/2016 17:45
- (Created: 05/02/2016 02:26).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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This album is the perfect bridge between the old Beatles and the new Beatles.
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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47,521
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This album totally changed the direction of rock.
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
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1979
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29,483
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K Lamar takes rap to a new level.
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
Year of Release:
2015
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29,547
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The Stones in their prime.
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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16,778
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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55,048
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Sometimes, I just listen to Keith Moon's drums on this.
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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6,926
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Duane Allman and Eric Clapton at the peak of their careers. The best rock guitar on any album ever. Period.
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
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1970
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5,446
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I hear something new everytime I listen to this album.
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
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2014
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1,700
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Elvis Costello is a genius. Amazing lyrics and melodies. This is his first album with the Attractions.
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
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1978
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5,121
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THis album saved us from Disco.
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2016]
Year of Release:
1977
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10,354
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Total albums: 40. 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 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 1 | 3% | |
| Ryan Adams | 1 | 3% | |
| Elvis Costello | 1 | 3% | |
| Kanye West | 1 | 3% | |
| Steely Dan | 1 | 3% | |
| Sex Pistols | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 9 from 30th to 21stPet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 27th to 30th1989 by Ryan Adams |
| Down 3 from 28th to 31stAja by Steely Dan |
| Down 3 from 29th to 32ndThe Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies |
| New entries |
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| In Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Uprising by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Leavers |
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| Wrote A Song For Everyone by John Fogerty |
| Greatest Hits by Jackson 5 |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/08/2017 18:38 | Seab | 1,999 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2016 09:59 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,828 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2016 23:48 |  corenfro | 128 | 32/100 |
| ! | 05/03/2016 00:41 |  Cojo7 | 37 | 85/100 |
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corenfro 05/11/2016 23:48 | #165769
I dig your list! Props for having Kendrick and Derek + Dominoes so high!
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Cojo7 05/03/2016 00:41 | #165054
I like it a lot, welcome!
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