Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 08/04/2016 18:15
- (Created: 08/04/2016 17:42).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Year of Release:
1971
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1,735
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Year of Release:
1978
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2,086
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Year of Release:
1972
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Year of Release:
1970
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1,724
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Year of Release:
1973
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1,837
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Year of Release:
1979
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1,367
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Year of Release:
1978
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848
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Year of Release:
1973
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498
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sun Ra And His Astro-Infinity Arkestra | 1 | 3% | |
| The Mountain Goats | 1 | 3% | |
| Dälek | 1 | 3% | |
| Infinity Frequencies | 1 | 3% | |
| Vashti Bunyan | 1 | 3% | |
| Beat Happening | 1 | 3% | |
| The Field Mice | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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23 | 58% | |
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5 | 13% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 15th to 11th Silver Apples by Silver Apples |
| Up 3 from 20th to 17th The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu |
| Up 2 from 11th to 9th Journey In Satchidananda by Alice Coltrane |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 2nd to 10th Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Down 7 from 5th to 12th Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes |
| Down 5 from 13th to 18th Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro |
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