Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by sandwich22

These are some of my favorite albums to listen to from a variety of music genres.

• Chart updated: 05/25/2017 20:15
• (Created: 05/24/2017 18:09).
• Chart size: 40 albums.

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Iron Fist 

 Motörhead

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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

198

Rank in 1982:

106

Rank in 1980s:

953

Overall Rank:

6,522

Average Rating:

 76 (82 votes)

Comments:

1

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Dog & Butterfly 

 Heart

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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

177

Rank in 1978:

122

Rank in 1970s:

1,125

Overall Rank:

7,158

Average Rating:

 73 (78 votes)

Comments:

8

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Operation: Mindcrime 

 Queensrÿche

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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

2,238

Rank in 1988:

13

Rank in 1980s:

121

Overall Rank:

800

Average Rating:

 78 (355 votes)

Comments:

24

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Running On Empty 
Live

 Jackson Browne

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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

844

Rank in 1977:

37

Rank in 1970s:

379

Overall Rank:

1,974

Average Rating:

 76 (204 votes)

Comments:

13

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The Last Temptation 

 Alice Cooper

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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 1994:

129

Rank in 1990s:

1,031

Overall Rank:

6,161

Average Rating:

 75 (67 votes)

Comments:

5

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Rio 

 Duran Duran

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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

446 charts

Rank Score:

3,128

Rank in 1982:

8

Rank in 1980s:

87

Overall Rank:

565

Average Rating:

 76 (549 votes)

Comments:

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Lovedrive 

 Scorpions

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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

494

Rank in 1979:

54

Rank in 1970s:

545

Overall Rank:

3,042

Average Rating:

 78 (178 votes)

Comments:

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Countdown To Extinction 

 Megadeth

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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

862

Rank in 1992:

37

Rank in 1990s:

354

Overall Rank:

1,935

Average Rating:

 78 (304 votes)

Comments:

10

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Fireball 

 Deep Purple

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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

786

Rank in 1971:

47

Rank in 1970s:

403

Overall Rank:

2,102

Average Rating:

 77 (285 votes)

Comments:

14

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The Last In Line 

 Dio

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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

621

Rank in 1984:

42

Rank in 1980s:

388

Overall Rank:

2,529

Average Rating:

 76 (128 votes)

Comments:

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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	10	25%
1980s	18	45%
1990s	11	28%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	1	3%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Megadeth	2	5%
Heart	2	5%
Jackson Browne	2	5%
Alice Cooper	2	5%
Scorpions	1	3%
Baton Rouge	1	3%
Kane Roberts	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	68%
	7	18%
	3	8%
	2	5%
	1	3%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 40th to 39th Crash And Burn by Pat Travers Band
Up 1 from 39th to 38th Crimes Of Passion by Pat Benatar
Up 1 from 38th to 37th Rust In Peace by Megadeth

New entries
Wake Up Screaming by Every Mother's Nightmare

Leavers
Back To Earth by Cat Stevens

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75/100	06/29/2020 16:20	Goliath	348	86/100
80/100	03/01/2018 23:02	LedZep	1,078	84/100

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From LedZep 03/01/2018 23:05

Really good metal choices, but the number one is baffling to me. Haven't even heard the whole record, but it rarely is mentioned among the Ace of Spades, Overkill, Bomber, Motorhead and 1916 group.

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