Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by 2jbchandler 
- Chart updated: 08/21/2016 22:15
- (Created: 08/21/2016 22:09).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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The song, the album, the icon of a generation.
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1991
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36,888
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Master musicians at the top of their game.
Year of Release:
1973
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58,290
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The album that allowed anybody to try anything. Up beat techno with lyrics picked out of a hat. Yup. Down beat drone rock, why not. Best listened to with headphones.
Year of Release:
2000
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40,356
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Rap, country, techno, rock, all in the same song. On every song.
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1996
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6,054
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10 out of 12 songs are hits, the other two kick ass too. The secret song leads you to listening to the album again.
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1994
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2,711
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Nevermind set the stage for grunge and punk music. In Utero set the stage for the heavy metal explosion of the late 90s.
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1993
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17,073
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When rock didn't need to rock anymore, but the words still carry lots of meaning.
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1997
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61,638
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Best double album of all time. Smashing Pumpkins only dreamed of equaling the Wall.
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1979
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24,367
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Fun, dance, lights, camera, fun, fun, fun music.
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2001
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10,057
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Sci-Fi rap for a generation of video gamers and dreamers.
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2000
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1,576
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 20 | 50% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Beck | 3 | 8% | |
| Stone Temple Pilots | 3 | 8% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Beastie Boys | 2 | 5% | |
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| 01/16/2017 17:33 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 |
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