Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by SPOTLIGHTKID 
- Chart updated: 03/19/2026 22:15
- (Created: 06/28/2017 18:01).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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61,451
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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6,057
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2017]
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1973
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58,066
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,445
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2018]
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1977
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16,440
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2018]
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1975
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11,612
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2018]
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1967
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38,572
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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17,224
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2017]
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1994
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17,762
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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11,798
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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 | 7 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| XTC | 2 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 5% | |
| Queen | 1 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 1 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 3% | |
| The Velvet Underground & Nico | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 17 from 25th to 8thPink Moon by Nick Drake |
| Up 15 from 21st to 6thA Night At The Opera by Queen |
| Up 13 from 27th to 14thSelling England By The Pound by Genesis |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 32 from 4th to 36thHot Rats by Frank Zappa |
| Down 24 from 10th to 34thBefore And After Science by Brian Eno |
| Down 21 from 9th to 30thBitches Brew by Miles Davis |
| New entries |
|---|
| Skylarking by XTC |
| Well Oiled by Hash Jar Tempo |
| Either/Or by Elliott Smith |
| Black Sea by XTC |
| Powerage by AC/DC |
| Surfer Rosa by Pixies |
| Synchronicity by The Police |
| Six by Mansun |
| Funeral by Arcade Fire |
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From SPOTLIGHTKID 02/05/2018 23:12 | #207271
Updated !
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From JulianR 09/08/2017 04:11 | #197472
JulianR 09/08/2017 04:11 | #197472
It's strange to see Bitches Brew on an otherwise jazz-less chart. And same with Trout Mask Replica; it seems like pretty standard chart aside from these two outliers.
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