Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,649
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5636 votes)  92 (5,636 votes)
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Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
43,887
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Top rated album (90/100 - 3945 votes)  90 (3,945 votes)
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Year of Release:
2010
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22,683
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Top rated album (85/100 - 2360 votes)  85 (2,360 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
49,588
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Top rated album (91/100 - 4586 votes)  91 (4,586 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2011]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
1,101
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2011]
Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
3,552
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
57,282
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Top rated album (92/100 - 4628 votes)  92 (4,628 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2011]
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
8,317
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2011]
Year of Release:
2005
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2,204
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
17,877
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 6 15%
1970s 5 13%
1980s 0 0%
1990s 4 10%
2000s 18 45%
2010s 7 18%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


The Beatles 4 10%
Radiohead 4 10%
Pink Floyd 3 8%
Kings Of Leon 3 8%
Bob Dylan 2 5%
Coldplay 2 5%
The Mars Volta 2 5%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 19 48%
United States 15 38%
Australia 5 13%
Mixed Nationality 1 3%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 7 from 47th to 40th
Blonde On Blonde
by Bob Dylan
Climber Up 7 from 46th to 39th
Fleet Foxes
by Fleet Foxes
Climber Up 6 from 44th to 38th
Rubber Soul
by The Beatles
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 3 from 12th to 15th
Aha Shake Heartbreak
by Kings Of Leon
Faller Down 2 from 16th to 18th
XX
by The xx
Faller Down 2 from 22nd to 24th
Innerspeaker
by Tame Impala
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81/100 (from 12 votes)
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From 12/11/2012 05:41 | #57410
Great chart. I'm glad to see someone else with Kings of Leon high on their list. The top four bands on your list match my favorite 4 bands too. I'd recommend checking out Arcade Fire if you haven't already.
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From 11/06/2012 02:03 | #54356
Not bad choices but I completely agree with the King of Limbs comment to Kid A
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From 10/25/2012 21:37 | #53435
Pretty solid.
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From 06/22/2011 09:41 | #23375
Nice chart, but I have a question:
Do you really prefer TKOL to Kid A??
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From 06/22/2011 03:25 | #23365
Nevertheless, I share your appreciation for new music.
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