Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by David Richardson 
Recently updated this chart. There are a alot of more recent albums on this chart which i suppose makes it more interesting.
Although I do look like a bit of a radiohead freak, I really feel that they deserve to sit on top of album lists!
- Chart updated: 08/04/2012 00:35
- (Created: 08/05/2011 00:51).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Let down and hanging around, crushed like a bug in the ground
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,714
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I think your crazy, maybe
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2011]
Year of Release:
2000
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42,347
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All these things into position, all these things we'll one day swallow whole
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1995
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29,118
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Tell me what could you want now you've got it all
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2011]
Year of Release:
2002
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2,895
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How could I end up where I started?
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2011]
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2007
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43,955
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If you can summon the strength, tell me
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2011]
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2009
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2,206
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Anticipation has a habit to lead to disapointment
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2011]
Year of Release:
2006
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16,003
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Close up your mind, relax and float downstream
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,531
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Every time you close your eyes, lies! lies!
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2011]
Year of Release:
2004
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34,183
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Take me out tonight
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,919
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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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 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 18 | 45% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 4 | 10% | |
| Arctic Monkeys | 4 | 10% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 5% | |
| The White Stripes | 2 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 24 from 35th to 11th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Up 14 from 34th to 20th Doolittle by Pixies |
| Up 12 from 31st to 19th Mezzanine by Massive Attack |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 7 from 27th to 34th Origin Of Symmetry by Muse |
| Down 7 from 28th to 35th Hidden by These New Puritans |
| Down 7 from 29th to 36th ( ) [Svigaplatan] by Sigur Rós |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.3/100, a mean average of 80.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.5.
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GeevyDallas 08/03/2012 19:24 | #47753
GeevyDallas 08/03/2012 19:24 | #47753
Nice
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From steve_o_619 01/05/2012 15:03 | #34534
Ever listened to radiohead? you would like them.
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Hayden 08/15/2011 21:23 | #26268
Hayden 08/15/2011 21:23 | #26268
I think you like Radiohead. Maybe.
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From KILLALLHIPPIES 08/15/2011 11:40 | #26247
i like every album on this list. well done
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From eatkhash 08/05/2011 04:31 | #25793
balls
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