Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by eagertom21 
I'd like to quote myself as saying that 'the album is the ultimate art form'; I honestly reckon it's a perfect period of time to be able to build and ease suspense, and to take a listener on an auditory journey, encouraging them to experience a range of emotions whilst also being able to highlight their favourite moments for repeated listening.
All the albums in this chart are albums I enjoy listening to in their intended form, from start to finish. There are many albums from which I enjoy a few tracks which don't make it here. I am also only allowing one album per artist, until such a time as I'm allowed to add more than 40 albums to the list.
Hopefully there's something for everyone!
- Chart updated: 01/28/2017 20:15
- (Created: 01/28/2017 19:57).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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1997
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3,540
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1972
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5,061
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1998
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905
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2016
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420
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1980
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26,269
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1991
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26,602
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1993
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1,146
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1988
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970
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 35% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Fat Freddy's Drop | 1 | 3% | |
| Paul Simon | 1 | 3% | |
| Moderat | 1 | 3% | |
| Penguin Cafe Orchestra | 1 | 3% | |
| Can | 1 | 3% | |
| Idris Muhammad | 1 | 3% | |
| Modeselektor | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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17 | 43% | |
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8 | 20% | |
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4 | 10% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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