Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by troy 
Not enough space to include jazz, hip-hop or classical so keeping the selections closer to the realm of pop/rock (for the most part anyway)
- Chart updated: 10/23/2021 04:15
- (Created: 07/11/2017 23:24).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
There are 2 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 40 Greatest Music Albums has an average rating of 86 out of 100 (from 4 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 58,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
[First added to this chart: 07/11/2017]
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,979
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 07/11/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,787
Rank in 1969:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 01/09/2021]
4. (=)
Safe Mode: On Certain images on this site may contain sensitive content and are flagged as 'unsafe'. BestEverAlbums.com does not display these images by default, but you may choose to show or hide these images from your profile page. If you choose to hide these images, you'll see an image with a warning message instead of the actual image. If you choose to show them, you'll see these images no differently than regular (safe) images.
[First added to this chart: 07/11/2017]
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,983
Rank in 1998:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 01/09/2021]
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,045
Rank in 1998:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 01/09/2021]
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,384
Rank in 2004:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 07/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,524
Rank in 1977:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 01/09/2021]
[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,452
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 01/09/2021]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,483
Rank in 1976:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 33% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Felt (UK) | 1 | 3% | |
| Queens Of The Stone Age | 1 | 3% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 1 | 3% | |
| Oasis | 1 | 3% | |
| ミドリ [Midori] | 1 | 3% | |
| Massive Attack | 1 | 3% | |
| Betty Davis | 1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
 |
18 | 45% | |
 |
14 | 35% | |
 |
1 | 3% | |
 |
1 | 3% | |
 |
1 | 3% | |
 |
1 | 3% | |
 |
1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 23rd to 22ndAround The World In A Day by Prince And The Revolution |
| Up 1 from 22nd to 21stTransference by Spoon |
| Up 1 from 21st to 20thThe Agent Intellect by Protomartyr |
| New entries |
|---|
| Nasty Gal by Betty Davis |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 38 Greatest Music Albums | jezza | Overall chart | 2013 | |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | Kobert17 | Overall chart | 2020 | |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums |  luizast | Overall chart | 2026 |  |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | PartridgeAHA | Overall chart | 2022 | |
| Top 30 Greatest Music Albums | CactusOfShame | Overall chart | 2015 | |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | RuckusCamby | Overall chart | 2013 | |
| Top 35 Music Albums of the 2010s |  DaVGManiac | 2010s decade chart | 2019 |  |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | boyracer | Overall chart | 2014 | |
| Top 53 Greatest Music Albums | ornot27 | Overall chart | 2026 | |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | patstineman | Overall chart | 2018 | |
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Gain access to a Dark Mode theme.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing all 4 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/14/2021 12:59 |  Jbalbinolr | 39 | 81/100 | |
| 09/10/2021 20:49 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | 74 | 87/100 | |
| 10/03/2020 12:38 |  salahshoori | 29 | 83/100 | |
| 07/14/2020 18:49 | RioBravo | 200 | 84/100 |
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums favourites
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums comments
Showing all 2 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From rockbluesfolkjaz 09/10/2021 20:50 | #273624
rockbluesfolkjaz 09/10/2021 20:50 | #273624
Nice list!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From salahshoori 10/03/2020 12:39 | #258944
salahshoori 10/03/2020 12:39 | #258944
Interesting!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Your feedback for Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
