Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by charliesoonsoon 
- Chart updated: 08/09/2013 16:18
- (Created: 08/19/2011 16:10).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2011]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
6,193
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2011]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
49,501
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
17,666
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,918
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2011]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,152
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2011]
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2011]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
646
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2012]
Year of Release:
2012
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Rank Score:
1,241
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2011]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
16,599
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2011]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
554
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| The Thrills | 2 | 5% | |
| Jesus Jones | 2 | 5% | |
| Scorpions | 1 | 3% | |
| Silver Jews | 1 | 3% | |
| Marillion | 1 | 3% | |
| Air | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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23 | 58% | |
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5 | 13% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 27th to 23rd Life On Other Planets by Supergrass |
| Up 4 from 23rd to 19th Please Please Me by The Beatles |
| Up 3 from 32nd to 29th American Water by Silver Jews |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 11 from 19th to 30th Given To The Wild by The Maccabees |
| New entries |
|---|
| Tape Deck Heart by Frank Turner |
| Random Access Memories by Daft Punk |
| Graffiti On The Train by Stereophonics |
| The Weight Of Your Love by Editors |
| Joyride by Roxette |
| Perverse by Jesus Jones |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Post-Nothing by Japandroids |
| Lonerism by Tame Impala |
| This Is PiL by Public Image Ltd. |
| Opposites by Biffy Clyro |
| The 2nd Law by Muse |
| ANNA by The Courteeners |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/05/2018 13:12 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2017 14:20 | PaperVinnie | 452 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/21/2016 05:54 |  Onater | 458 | 90/100 |
| ! | 10/01/2013 05:26 |  SingingPeasant96 | 780 | 83/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2013 18:33 | Tiuhanen | 51 | 66/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.4/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 5.6.
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From leafthief67 10/10/2012 09:17 | #52034
Well done for including Levelling the Land. Nice chart.
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From skippy.dage 08/22/2012 22:56 | #49044
nice chart the only thing missing is some nickleback
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kev87 10/17/2011 06:44 | #28561
kev87 10/17/2011 06:44 | #28561
Pretty good list, gotta count off for having Nickleback on the chart though.
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