Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by TimBou 
A work in progress... of course showing no bias whatsoever ;-)
- Chart updated: 05/29/2013 13:28
- (Created: 10/24/2011 14:33).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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The best album of all time. Period.
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,648
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My number 1 up until I heard OK Computer... near perfection.
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,078
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Always a favourite - closing with "A Day in the Life" has to make for one of the best album endings ever.
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,310
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Grows on you if you can overcome the discomfort at a first (and second, and third) listen...
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
2000
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42,324
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Very much underrated I think - have a listen and judge for yourself! Amazing that they had so many good tracks they had to leave a song like "Beverly Penn" off.
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1985
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1,888
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Showing my age... I remember when this album (and Bohemian Rhapsody) first came out. I didn't realise then just how good an album it was.
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1975
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11,647
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Great stuff and easier to get into than Kid A. The opening with 15 Steps is unforgettable.
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,885
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Talk to the animals...
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,547
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Cannot think of another album anything like this - unique and so diverse.
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,279
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Punk classic - many many good songs here and captures a moment in musical history perfectly.
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,890
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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 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 10% | |
| Coldplay | 3 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 8% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 5% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 32nd to 34th Automatic For The People by R.E.M. |
| Down 2 from 33rd to 35th Gossip by Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls |
| Down 2 from 34th to 36th The Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| New entries |
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| Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin |
| Trouble Will Find Me by The National |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/24/2017 22:19 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2014 10:48 |  Ottokar | 16 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2013 06:47 |  SingingPeasant96 | 780 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2013 18:29 |  ~SMiLE~ | 315 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2012 14:53 |  jhuik | 171 | 89/100 |
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From Ottokar 07/29/2014 10:49 | #118040
Ottokar 07/29/2014 10:49 | #118040
I really like this chart - no wonder, quite a few of my favourites are in it.
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From jhuik 09/15/2012 14:54 | #50568
jhuik 09/15/2012 14:54 | #50568
A short list but absolutely great. I've never heard about Beverly Penn until now, so thanks for that, too. Add more, so more people can see what else they're missing.
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| Best Artists of the 1960s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Beach Boys | |
| 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
| 8. The Doors | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Rolling Stones | |
| 11. John Coltrane | |
| 12. King Crimson | |
| 13. Frank Zappa | |
| 14. The Kinks | |
| 15. Love | |
| 16. Neil Young | |
| 17. Charles Mingus | |
| 18. Van Morrison | |
| 19. Miles Davis | |
| 20. The Zombies |
