Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by pulvinar 
this is my first trial to provide an overall best-ever albums chart. as a rule there should be only one album per artist, but in the case of Black Sabbath, U2 and Kate Bush I couldn't stop myself from putting more...:-)
- Chart updated: 12/01/2011 11:41
- (Created: 12/01/2011 11:41).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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1988
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586
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1985
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18,103
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1984
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3,598
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1988
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12,011
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1981
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1,749
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1983
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721
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| U2 | 3 | 8% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 5% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 5% | |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 5% | |
| Manic Street Preachers | 1 | 3% | |
| Primal Scream | 1 | 3% | |
| Brian Eno | 1 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/04/2019 06:54 | Johnnyo | 2,567 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/07/2014 12:29 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/14/2012 16:18 | ZebraRock | 96 | 87/100 |
| ! | 12/01/2011 15:21 |  The Gollux | 1,009 | 67/100 |
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From Johnnyo 09/04/2019 06:54 | #242186
Very nice chart
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some odd picks, but overall good
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