Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by mcgaff96 
This chart is based on my personal favourite albums, not on what are considered masterpieces by critics, ones that I have enjoyed the most in my life so far.
- Chart updated: 06/17/2015 12:45
- (Created: 10/28/2011 19:54).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Pinkerton is one of those rare albums which gets better with every listen, no matter how many times you have heard it. It will never be bettered, due to the fact that Weezer didn't know they were making a masterpiece when they did. Every artist that attempts to replicate Pinkerton will fail. Dark beauty, and every song delivers. It's addictive.
[First added to this chart: 03/13/2013]
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1996
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9,379
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A true masterpiece. An album of unmistakable beauty and haunting emotion. Each song is powerful and expertly crafted, and each full listen is a joy from the start to finish.
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2011]
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1997
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58,884
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The Beatles changed pop music, and this album is an example of them doing so in terrific style. Packed with great songs and psychedelic goodness, "Revolver" is a pleasure to the ears.
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2011]
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1966
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45,891
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Billy Corgan blends angst-fuelled guitar sounds with beautiful melodies and heartbreakingly emotional lyrics to create the Pumpkins finest album. Evidence of a songwriter at his best.
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2011]
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1993
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16,925
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With the last album they ever recorded, The Beatles bow out on a high. Incredible songwriting, each song drenched with a happy, positive vibe. You can tell the Beatles enjoyed making this album.
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2011]
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1969
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53,385
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"Sam's Town" is packed full of great songs, and grows on you with every listen. Delivers so many strong songs. You can feel the emotion in Brandon Flowers' voice.
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2011]
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2006
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2,486
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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2013]
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1998
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29,604
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Each play-through is a magical journey with some of Rock music's best songs rolled into one outstanding package.
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2011]
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1973
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55,511
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2013]
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2009
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2,058
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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2011]
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1967
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40,134
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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 | 8 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 7 | 18% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 10% | |
| Arctic Monkeys | 2 | 5% | |
| Blur | 2 | 5% | |
| Weezer | 2 | 5% | |
| The Strokes | 2 | 5% | |
| The Who | 2 | 5% | |
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| ! | 07/17/2017 15:27 | SMcCrae95 | 19 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/11/2017 23:53 | Seab | 1,998 | 93/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2015 15:20 |  Space-Dementia | 70 | 90/100 |
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RupertRonco 06/19/2013 21:10 | #79402
If you've seen one, you've seen them all. (Edited)
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ars2458 07/10/2013 21:50 | #81001
You sir, have a very wide array of tastes. Green Day, along with Radiohead, along with the oldies all great, but all very different.
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andy_hunter TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/20/2012 10:50 | #42765
Excellent! Not a single album on here I don't like and the majority of them I love.
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zonrod 11/18/2011 17:04 | #30803
nice albums but still needs to be enhanced.
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Space-Dementia 08/19/2015 15:20 | #148011
Cool chart. It's a nice mix of classic albums and albums you're fond of that might not be critically acclaimed.
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