Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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maierjackson9 
This chart is a compilation of my favorite albums. Enjoy!
- Chart updated: 07/30/2016 02:45
- (Created: 06/08/2016 20:38).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Without a doubt this is the most influential and unique album of all time. I have yet to find an album that makes me feel the way that this one does. With every new listen, I pick up something new. The songwriting is amazing as well as the lyrics, with a great underlying theme of life and death throughout the album. "Speak To Me" starts the album off with a heart beat, and then of course the breath of life in "Breathe (In The Air)". Pink Floyd tackles various themes throughout such as money, power, and life and death. The album closes with a bang in "Eclipse" and of course, the heartbeat. Favorite tracks: "Breathe (In The Air)", "Time", "Us And Them".
[First added to this chart: 06/08/2016]
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1973
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58,332
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In my opinion this is the most original rap album every made, and there's hardly anything else that competes with it. It is so raw and dirty, and it hooks me every time I take a listen. The Wu-Tang Clan never really matched the greatness shown in Enter The Wu-Tang. But you can't really blame them, because no one has. Favorite tracks: "Shame On A Nigga", "Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber", "C.R.E.A.M.".
[First added to this chart: 06/08/2016]
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1993
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12,327
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3. (=)
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This is in my opinion one of the best Rock albums ever made, and is Led Zeppelin's greatest achievement. Favorite tracks: "Over The Hills And Far Away", "No Quarter", "The Ocean".
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1973
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11,296
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This is in my opinion one of the best Electronic/Dance album ever made. Favorite tracks: "One More Time", "Something About Us", "Voyager".
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2001
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10,062
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Favorite tracks: "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "Wish You Were Here", "Have A Cigar".
Year of Release:
1975
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43,549
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Every song was a hit, I even knew them before I listened to the album in its entirety. Favorite tracks: "More Than A Feeling", "Foreplay / Long Time", "Something About You".
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1976
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5,660
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Favorite tracks: "So What", "Blue In Green", "Flamenco Sketches".
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1959
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21,482
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Favorite tracks: "N.Y. State Of Mind", "One Love", "Represent".
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1994
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15,841
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Favorite tracks: "Excursions", "Check The Rhime", "Jazz (We've Got)".
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1991
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Favorite tracks: "Breadcrumb Trail", "Washer", "Good Morning, Captain".
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1991
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 33% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Daft Punk | 2 | 5% | |
| OutKast | 2 | 5% | |
| Michael Jackson | 1 | 3% | |
| UGK | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 29 from 40th to 11thAnimals by Pink Floyd |
| Up 1 from 10th to 9thThe Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest |
| Up 1 from 9th to 8thIllmatic by Nas |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 6 from 6th to 12thIn Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Down 4 from 14th to 18thATLiens by OutKast |
| Down 4 from 15th to 19thAbbey Road by The Beatles |
| New entries |
|---|
| Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Autobahn by Kraftwerk |
| Be by Common |
| Bitches Brew by Miles Davis |
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